Google I/O And Two Other Stories You Need to Know

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Stan Schroeder
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Google I/O And Two Other Stories You Need to Know
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Google Launches Nexus Q and Nexus 7 at I/O, More to Come

Google has taken over the tech news world with yesterday's opening of its I/O developer conference, launching two new key products: the lightweight, cheap Android tablet Nexus 7 and social streaming media player Nexus Q.

Also, the big G unveiled the next iteration of Android, 4.1 or Jelly Bean, showing it off on the Nexus 7 tablet. That's not all, though, as the Google I/O conference continues today, and we'll be there to keep you updated.

Facebook Adds In-App Follow Feature

Facebook has added a new feature that lets users follow people from within apps, which will make updates from these people visible in their News Feeds. Users can adjust privacy settings from within the app. More info for developers is available here.

Google Launches Chrome Web Lab

In addition to all the Nexus and Android-related news yesterday, Google has launched an artsy project called the Chrome Web Lab. We don't know much about it now, but details will be revealed through a series of experiments later this summer.

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