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At this week’s Google I/O conference, Google introduced low-key but significant upgrades in its Gmail and Google Plus platforms. The goal is to provide users with a more uniform and consistent approach. These will help build efficiency and improve overall performance.

The I/O developer conference is a heaven for all geeks and tech aficionados. The conference not only hosted Google’s latest offerings but a whole lot more of tech surprises. From Google’s newest upgrades to collaboration with NASA and Solar Panels, it was a week filled with innovative products and technology.

Yahoo, which has started to recover following the takeover of Marissa Mayer as chief executive officer, is reportedly eyeing the purchase of popular blogging site Tumblr.

Ever since its launch in November, 2012 the MediSafe application developed by Israeli company MediSafe Project LTD has grown into a popular pill reminder app in the Apple app and Google Play stores.

Samsung Inc, in a tactical move to turn the heat on Indian smartphone makers, released a low-cost quad-core smartphone called Galaxy Grand Quattro in the sub-continent last week, further intensifying the competition in the lucrative cheap high-end device market ruled by local players.

Xolo A500+ would sport a 4.0-inch WVGA screen with 800x480p resolution and pixel density close to 223 ppi (pixels per inch) and it is expected to run on the Dual-core MediaTek processor. It would run on the v4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS and will be upgraded to the Android v4.2 OS a little later.

Samsung Galaxy Tab (8.0-inch) will sport an 8.0-inch TFT WXGA screen with HD 1280x800p display resolution and would run on the Android's latest v4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS powered by a dual-core processor. Other specifications may include 1.5GB RAM and 16GB memory which can be further expanded up to 64GB through a microSD card.

Congressman have asked Google how it will protect the privacy of users and non-users ahead of the much-hyped launched of the smart glasses.

Taichi 31 sports a 13.3-inch Full HD 1920x1080p resolution and runs on the Windows 8 Pro OS powered by Intel Core-i7-3517M processor integrated with Intel HD Graphics 400. It houses 4GB DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM and 256GB SATA III SSD.

HTC One sports a 4.7-inch Super LCD 3 screen with 1920x1080p display resolution and has pixel density of close to 468 ppi (pixel per inch), which is one of the highest display resolution in the smartphone industry. Other specifications include Android v4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 series quad-core processor with 1.7GHz CPU speed, 2GB RAM and 32GB internal memory.

Ahead of the official announcement, the launch of Xolo X910 smartphone has become imminent after the device was spotted at the popular Indian online store, Flipkart, with the complete list of specifications and images sans the price details.

Even as Google is catching headlines lately with its I/O conference, a flurry of rumours emerged on Thursday regarding a possible deal between Yahoo and microblogging platform Tumblr.