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IDC projects global sales of tablets and hybrids to fall 3.8 percent in 2015
Google brings unified search to Google Calendar and Google Drive on the Web
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Gracenote expands its media metadata platform into sports with the $54M acquisition of 2 data firms
Shazam adds visual recognition to its music discovery app
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NeuWave Medical Inc. Closes $25 Million in New Financing
Lenovo demos new smart shoes with a screen that displays your mood
Google unveils Project Soli & Project Jacquard: A radar-powered wearable & touch-sensitive textiles
Trustpilot takes in $73.5M for its consumer review platform
Augmented-reality company Metaio has mysteriously stopped selling its services
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Google may be set to leapfrog Apple in mobile payments with Android Pay
An electric-car future is coming, just more slowly than predicted
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GoPro announces a $3,000 spherical camera rig for capturing VR video
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Email marketing providers: Evolve or die
Gigaom resurrected: 6 media companies that came back from the dead
Microsoft starts cleaning up the Windows Store by removing apps that don’t comply with latest guidelines
Pebble Time begins shipping to Kickstarter backers — everyone else can preorder it June 22
Jawbone sues Fitbit for stealing its talent and trade secrets (updated)
Athenahealth adds 3 startups to its accelerator program: Hale Health, Lifesquare, and PatientPop
Smart air quality monitor Awair connects with Nest, Misfit, IFTTT, and more
Chrome 43 for Android arrives with touch to search, faster Google Wallet checkout, and no more Android 4.0 support
Twitter open-sources Kit and Digits developer tools for Android
How Reddit’s fixed salary policy is diversifying its workforce
Analysis
CBS will probably be part of Apple TV’s ‘skinny bundle’
Flash storage provider Tegile Systems raises $70M
Apple exec: Native Watch app development kit is coming June 8
Xiaomi officially opens for online sales in the U.S. and Europe from June 1, but still no phones
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Facebook rolls out Messenger payments in NYC, adds new features
Apple is reportedly readying a Google Now competitor codenamed Proactive
Twitter wants brands to understand their fans with Audience Insights
Microsoft launches document-scanning app Office Lens for Android phones out of preview
Google Search starts indexing iOS apps
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Here’s Mary Meeker’s 20th annual Internet Trends report
