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Google I/O 2016: the biggest news from Google’s biggest event of the year

Google I/O is done for the year. The company showed off Android N, along with new apps for messaging and video calls. Plus, it unveiled an Amazon Echo competitor called Google Home, and outlined its plans for the future of VR. Catch up with all the news here.

A closer look at Google’s modular phone prototype

Why Google’s fancy new AI assistant is just called ‘Google’

Google’s modular Project Ara phone is shipping to developers this fall

Watch Google’s latest Spotlight Story, Pearl, on your phone

Google just showed off a lot of cool products, but no ship dates

Android Wear 2.0 sharpens Google’s focus on smartwatches

Google says ‘hundreds of millions of users’ will have Daydream VR phones

Android apps are just what Chromebooks needed

Google is working with IMAX to build a cinema-quality Jump VR camera

Google will carefully curate Daydream VR apps for the Play Store

Google’s Awareness API can turn every Android app into a smart assistant

Google’s Allo runs on the same encryption tech that powers WhatsApp

Daydream will be the reason you’ll want a 4K phone

Google might name Android N after Kanye and Kim’s daughter or seaweed

The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2016

Things Google Home looks like

Google wants Android to take over your entire car

Android Auto is getting wireless support and ‘OK Google’ commands

Android Instant Apps lets you use apps without downloading them

Google announces Android Wear 2.0 with standalone app support and a tiny keyboard

Samsung, HTC, Huawei, LG will build Android Daydream VR phones

Watch a video of Google’s new video chat app Duo

You can watch IMAX movies in Android’s Daydream VR

Google’s latest Android N beta is meant for everyone

Google’s VR platform includes partnerships with HBO, Ubisoft, the NBA, and more

Daydream is Google’s Android-powered VR platform

Google reveals plans for new VR headset and motion controller

Google details Android N features ahead of late summer release

Google wants you to name Android N

Google Duo makes mobile video calls fast and simple

Watch a video of Google Home in action

Google Photos now has over 200 million monthly active users

Allo is a messaging app with Google built right in

Google is making its assistant ‘conversational’ in two new ways

Google I/O 2016: Keynote, live stream, and schedule

Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming

You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees

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