Blogs: Cloud Computing

The new Google Play Music app packs in plenty of fresh functionality and design. From the big stuff to the smaller details, here are six cool things worth checking out.

Google's got a bold new plan for the Android platform -- and if you own an Android device new or old, you'd better believe it'll affect you.

Urs Hölzle gets excited. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announces new cloud stuff. The huge ad broker wants to compete better with Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS/EC2. Among the highlights: New pricing, shared instances, replicated NoSQL, and PHP. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sort out the details.

This year's Google I/O conference has been a bit unusual -- but it certainly hasn't been quiet. Here are 11 important things that have happened so far.

Google's I/O 2013 developers' conference kicks off this morning -- and we've got you covered. Click inside for live play-by-play commentary and streaming video from San Francisco's Moscone Center.

We're in the final countdown to Google I/O 2013 -- so what can we expect to see at this year's event?

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Also new policy controls. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is playing Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at its old game. The new version of Chrome allows IT shops to loosen their dependency on ancient versions of Internet Explorer. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers raise an ironic eyebrow.

Ballmer and chums taunt Google some more. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and its friends from Fairsearch accuse Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) of antitrust violations in Europe. They're saying that Google's bundling of its apps in the free OS is illegal. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get a curious case of déjà vu.

Google forks WebKit browser engine. Say 'hello' to Blink. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is parting company with the KHTML-based engine in Chrome—also used by Apple Safari and others. The reason given is that it's too difficult to manage all the special-cases and dependencies. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers keep at least one eye open at all times.