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Submission + - Details of Google's Project Glass revealed in FCC report (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Flozzin on Saturday February 02, 2013 @12:08AM

Flozzin writes: New details of Google's forthcoming augmented reality headset have emerged in documents published by a US regulator.
A test report describes video playing on the device alongside audio running to a "vibrating element". The description tallies with a patent filing suggesting it plays sound via "bone-conduction" tech rather than earbuds. Developers are due to receive a test edition of the headset later this year.

Submission + - Google settles French newspaper links dispute (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Flozzin on Saturday February 02, 2013 @12:00AM

Flozzin writes: Google has agreed to create a 60m euro ($82m; £52m) fund to help French media organisations improve their internet operations.

It follows two months of negotiations after local news sites had demanded payment for the privilege of letting the search giant display their links.

The French government had threatened to tax the revenue Google made from posting ads alongside the results.

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