Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Among Backers Pumping $6M Into Photo-Editing Start-Up Aviary

Tricia Duryee in Media on June 27 at 1:12 pm PT

Spark Capital, Bezos Expeditions and other strategic investors have poured another $6 million into Aviary, a photo-editing tools company.

Google Play Beefs Up Entertainment Content With TV Shows, Magazines

Bonnie Cha in Media on June 27 at 12:27 pm PT

Google expands its content offerings to TV shows, magazines and movie purchases.

Google I/O Attendees Get First Crack at Buying Google Glass — But Not Till Next Year

Liz Gannes in Product News on June 27 at 11:42 am PT

Sergey Brin stole the show at Google I/O today with a ridiculous scheme involving airships and rappelling. He announced that U.S. based attendees could sign up to buy a Google Glass prototype for $1,500.

Android Activations More Than Doubled in Past Year

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 27 at 11:41 am PT

Twelve new Android devices activated every second of every day.

Google+ Now Counts 150M Actives, Releases Tablet Apps and Events Tool

Liz Gannes in Social on June 27 at 11:17 am PT

On the eve of the anniversary of its first release, Google+ is putting out tablet apps and a new events tool with “party mode” for guests to upload photos together.

Made in the USA: With Nexus Q, Google Brings Manufacturing Back to the States

Mike Isaac in Mobile on June 27 at 11:10 am PT

Google’s first hardware device isn’t foreign-born, but domestic.

Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet Finally Revealed

Lauren Goode in News on June 27 at 10:26 am PT

Google takes aim at Amazon’s Kindle Fire with its 7-inch tablet, made with Asus.

“Google Now” Might Be Google’s Most Personalized Feature Yet

Liz Gannes in Product News on June 27 at 10:21 am PT

The next version of Android will include a smart personal assistant called Google Now that makes assumptions about information users want to find, based on highly personal data.

Google: Android Jelly Bean 4.1 Is Like “Butter”

Lauren Goode in News on June 27 at 10:20 am PT

Google officially spills the beans on Jelly Bean.

FTC’s Jon Leibowitz Takes Your Privacy Very Seriously: The Full D10 Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in D10 on June 27 at 10:00 am PT

A top government regulator talks “privacy by design.”

With Sights Dead Set on the Living Room, Google Debuts A Streaming Media Device

Mike Isaac in Media on June 27 at 9:36 am PT

It may not be the first shot in the war, but Google’s latest Android effort looks to be its most ambitious one yet.

T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm Suddenly Resigns

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on June 27 at 9:15 am PT

Two years after taking the difficult job of turning around T-Mobile USA, CEO Philipp Humm has suddenly resigned.

Epic’s Most Profitable Game Ever? Infinity Blade for iOS

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 27 at 8:30 am PT

Infinity Blade is more profitable than Gears of War, in terms of man-years invested versus revenue.

Voices

The Smart Money Is on Big Data

Sean Knapp, Co-founder and CTO, Ooyala in Voices on June 27 at 8:00 am PT

The average U.S. viewer spends about five hours a day watching TV. But the way that viewer watches TV is changing.

Google I/O, Day One: A Tablet, a Streaming Media Player and Google Glasses Descend From the Sky

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 27 at 7:52 am PT

Google gives developers (and the rest of us) the latest on Android and new gadgets.