Google coming out with two new Android phones

SAN FRANCISCO: Google revealed Thursday that it has two new sophisticated Android smartphones in the works, one of which will have the unprecedented distinction of being made in the United States.

An HTC One smartphone customized to be "Google's take on Android" will make its US debut on June 26 at a price of $599, the head of Android, Chrome and Google Apps said at an AllThingsD conference in California.

"It's a great device," Google executive Sundar Pichai said during an on-stage interview.

Google Edition handsets by Taiwan-based HTC will be compatible with carriers AT&T and T-Mobile.

Pichai made the disclosure a day after Motorola Mobility head Dennis Woodside said on the same stage that the company's was preparing to release its first smartphone since being bought by Google.

The smartphone would be called Moto X and be made in a facility near Fort Worth, Texas, Woodside said.

"It is the first smartphone that is going to be built in the United States," Woodside said, noting that the plant would employ about 2,000 people by August.

"We think that it is going to allow us to innovate and iterate that much faster."

Components for Motorola smartphones will come from Taiwan, South Korea, the United States and elsewhere with about 70 percent of the assembly done in Texas, Woodside said.

Moto X would set itself apart from other smartphones with advanced use of sensors such as gyroscopes and accelerometers to make devices adapt to the conditions or circumstances in which they are being used, Woodside said.

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Google gives away devices and gift cards in Play Store sweepstakes

If you like free stuff, Google has some great news: it is giving away ten Nexus 10 tablets, seven Nexus 7 tablets, and (you guessed it) four Nexus 4 phones, as well as 100 gift cards worth $10 a pop in the Google Play Favorite Things Sweepstakes. Only U.S. residents 18 and older need apply, and a Twitter account is required to enter.

First, you'll need to follow @Google Play. Next, pick something you're fond of in the Play Store -- it can be any movie, music, book, app, game, magazine, or TV show. Tweet a link of the item with #favoritethings. The example given by Google is "My favorite movie on @GooglePlay is Toy Story https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Toy_Story?id=c3986gGp3Qs #favoritethings." Finally, complete the official entry form.

Entrants have until 11:59PM PT on April 24, 2013 to complete the above. For a complete list of official rules, follow the link below. Google luck!

Source: Entry Page; Official Rules

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FindLaw Launches New PPC Product and Is a Google AdWords Certified Partner

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Paid search advertising (also known to many as PPC for "pay-per click") represents a great way for our law firm clients to more effectively connect with potential clients online. This highly targeted form of advertising is one of the best ways for clients to be found online and ultimately grow their law practice.

FindLaw is proud to announce that we are taking this service to the next level with our new Google AdWords certification. What this means is that our team of talented campaign managers have passed Google's rigorous industry-standard certification exams and are now even more skilled in this important type of advertising.

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Paid search advertising (also known to many as PPC for "pay-per click") represents a great way for our law firm clients to more effectively connect with potential clients online. This highly targeted form of advertising is one of the best ways for clients to be found online and ultimately grow their law practice.

FindLaw is proud to announce that we are taking this service to the next level with our new Google AdWords certification. What this means is that our team of talented campaign managers have passed Google's rigorous industry-standard certification exams and are now even more skilled in this important type of advertising.

FindLaw's new Paid Search Advertising product not only helps law firm target clients they might not reach otherwise but also adds these identifiable benefits:

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Steven Tyler Cancels ASCAP Expo Appearance, Offers Naked Google+ Hangout Instead

The unfortunate and all-too-common scheduling conflict will prevent Aerosmith's Steven Tyler from appearing at the ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo (the singer was announced as a keynote interview and honoree back in January) on April 18. Instead, the rocker has committed to take part in "the first naked chat room on Google+ Hangout," he announced on April 5, adding, "Be there or be square, I don't want to hear you don't have anything to wear."

The online confab will take place on Monday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. PST / 9:30 p.m. EST, during which Tyler will be interviewed by entertainment journalist Roger Friedman -- no word yet on whether the Showbiz411 columnist is also planning to be in the buff.

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Tyler will answer select questions tweeted to @ASCAPEXPO and using the hashtag #AskSteven.

The reason for the cancelation: Aerosmith's Australian tour requires the band to arrive earlier. Said Tyler in a statement apologizing to Expo attendees: "Due to the lack of time travel, and the shuttle being mothballed, I can't make it in time to be with you."

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Tyler and bandmate Joe Perry were also due to appear at the organization's Pop Music Awards on April 17 and receive the ASCAP Founders award.

Earlier today, the performance rights organization announced that Katy Perry has joined the Expo lineup. She'll be interviewed by ASCAP EVP of Membership, Randy Grimmett.

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Chinese Internet Giant Baidu Developing Its Own Version of Google Glass (Report)

Chinese Internet giant Baidu Inc., often referred to as the “Google of China,” is developing its own version of Google Glass, according to a report in Chinese news portal Sina Tech.

Called “Baidu Eye,” the wearable device has reportedly been in development for several years and is now in the prototype testing stage. Much like Google Glass, the technology is a conventional pair of glasses enhanced with small LCD screens, voice control, image recognition and bone conduction (allowing minute sound to be conducted to the inner ear through the bones of the skull).

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Sina Tech says the project is being led by Baidu’s chief product designer Sun Yun-feng.

Founded in 2000, by Chinese billionaires Robin Li and Eric Xu, Baidu dominates the Chinese Internet search space, with around 70 percent market share, but has recently faced increased competition from local upstart Qihoo 360. At the end of 2012, Baidu had 71.5 percent market share for Chinese search. As of March that figure had dipped to 70.5 percent. Qihoo 360, meanwhile, had jumped from 10.4 percent of all Chinese Internet searches to 13.5 percent by March.

The successful launch of a new piece of innovative hardware, such as the purported Baidu Eye, would be a strong step toward the company’s ongoing goal of diversifying and becoming less dependent on search.

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