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Google to Cardboard developers: Keep it short and simple, and watch out for nausea

Google Cardboard experiences should be the duration of traditional YouTube videos, said a Google executive

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Intel reportedly close to purchasing Altera for $15 billion

The merger talks were revived after Altera reported weak first-quarter earnings

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, May 29

Google I/O updates mobile, payments, IoT, and more... Apple buys augmented reality startup... Uber wants access to even more user data

Lenovo seeks to be hip 10 years after ThinkPad buy

Lenovo debuted a new company logo this week

Apple acquires Metaio with a view to augmented reality

The German company has supplied the visual interface technology to retailers and others

This smart fabric from Google can change the music and turn off the lights

Google showed off futuristic smart fabric at its I/O conference in San Francisco

Google to widen Maps' offline features

Turn-by-turn navigation and local business reviews will be available without an Internet connection

Google takes another swing at payments with Android Pay

The revamped service will let users make purchases at physical stores

FCC proposal would extend Lifeline voice subsidy to broadband

The so-called Obamaphone program would give poor people more options under a new proposal

Lenovo aims at toppling rivals in the server market

Lenovo's IBM x86 server business purchase has given the Chinese vendor a foothold in the market

Avago is buying Broadcom for $37 Billion to create a networking chip giant

The combined company will develop chipsets for wired and wireless networks

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, May 28

Lenovo smartphone lets users interact with projected images...Google tipped to overhaul payments scheme...FCC will clamp down on spam texts

Sony keeps optical discs alive with storage startup acquisition

Sony has acquired Optical Archive in a bid to get businesses to put 'cold storage' data on optical discs

Chip maker Avago may be close to buying Broadcom

The companies reportedly are in advanced talks

Is this for everyone? The growing global connectivity divide in figures

The 'all-inclusive' Internet is still not a reality for most, according to ITU study

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, May 27

Hyundai rolls with Android Auto... EMC grabs cloud management company... IRS lost data on 100,000 taxpayers

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Computer chips made of wood promise greener electronics

U.S. and Chinese researchers propose high-performance chips that can biodegrade.

Rubrik adds $41m in funding, releases backup appliance

The company's r300 Series hybrid cloud appliance is now generally available

At Google I/O, Android may push deeper into the home

A new version of the mobile OS is said to target low-power devices with little memory

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