10 of the biggest announcements from Google I/O history

Google enters smartwatch market with LG G and Samsung Gear Live

Foxconn CEO blames past worker suicides on breakups, family disputes

ITworld Tonight

June 25, 2014

10 of the biggest announcements from Google I/O history

As the news rolls in from this year's developers' conference, let's take a look back at some of what Google has done in years past.

Issue highlights

1. Google enters smartwatch market with LG G and Samsung Gear Live

2. Foxconn CEO blames past worker suicides on breakups, family disputes

3. Google unveils voice-controlled Android Auto

4. Intel's mood-capturing 3D camera will be in tablets early next year

5. 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhones slated to go on sale simultaneously this Fall

6. First look: Apple's Swift is simple, at first

7. Microsoft launches Nokia X2 Android phone

8. CIA off and running with Amazon Web Services

Google enters smartwatch market with LG G and Samsung Gear Live

Google entered the hot smartwatch market Wednesday, unveiling two devices, the LG G and Samsung Gear Live. READ MORE

Foxconn CEO blames past worker suicides on breakups, family disputes

Four years after a string of suicides brought unwanted attention to his company, Foxconn Technology Group's CEO said none of the deaths had to do with poor working conditions at its factories. READ MORE

Google unveils voice-controlled Android Auto

Google is bringing its Android mobile operating system to one more thing that you use every day -- your car. READ MORE

Intel's mood-capturing 3D camera will be in tablets early next year

A new 3D webcam for mobile devices from Intel that can assess facial expressions is slated to appear in some tablets early next year. READ MORE

4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhones slated to go on sale simultaneously this Fall

Apple's two new iPhone models will reportedly go on sale at the same time this fall, countering previous rumors of a delay. READ MORE

First look: Apple's Swift is simple, at first

Swift's clean and modern syntax makes it quick and easy to get started, but mastering this new language will take a while. READ MORE

Microsoft launches Nokia X2 Android phone

In today's open source roundup: Microsoft has launched the Nokia X2 Android phone which combines Android and Microsoft's online services. Plus: Three defunct Linux distros, and Linux dominates supercomputers. READ MORE

CIA off and running with Amazon Web Services

The CIA intends to have its AWS deployment near completion this summer, it said at an AWS conference in Washington. The spy agency is working through security challenges while looking ahead to significant operating efficiencies and cost savings. READ MORE

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