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Koushik Dutta, the developer behind ClockworkMod, is in the process of developing an app which will enable you to “cast” photos or videos stored locally on any Android device directly to your HD TV.

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Google has recently launched its “Maps Views” webpage, which is dedicated to uploading and sharing Photo Spheres on Google Maps, and now it seems the team at Mountain View are trying to encourage more Nexus owners to use its service; by publishing a video teaching them exactly how to create perfect 360-degree street view-like panoramas.

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Arguably one of the best things about Google Glass is the ability to view maps and get directions while you’re driving without ever having to take your eyes off the road ahead. But that’s not the case for those in the U.K., where using Google Glass behind the wheel is banned by the government.

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Starbucks has always been a last-ditch sanctuary for the connected in a largely-still-wireless world, but the free WiFi you can get there is often bloated with dozens of slackers, choking up the pipe with inappropriate Netflix streaming and large downloads.

But WiFi at Starbucks is about to get orders of magnitude better. Google has just announced that they are taking over WiFi at Starbucks, and will be the new exclusive provider of sweet, sweet Internet at over 7,000 Starbucks locations in the United States.

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Only one Android handset has launched with support for the nano-SIM since it made its debut with the iPhone 5 last fall, and that’s the quirky Asus Padfone Infinity. But Google’s upcoming Moto X is expected to become the second — as you can see from the leaked photo above.

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