Here are the technology stories from the past week that you shouldn’t miss. Enjoy!

1) Google Rolls Out Major Improvements To Keyword Planner

With absolutely no fanfare, Google has released a slew of features that will completely change how you use the Keyword Planner. Read the full article here. 

 

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2) Apple Announcing “Dramatic” OS X Redesign In June

Apple’s Developer conference takes place on June 2nd. They’ll allegedly be announcing the biggest changes to OS X’s design in its history. For the full story, click here.

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3) Driverless Cars Becoming Reality

Driverless cars have been legal in Nevada since 2011. Autonomous driving in the desert is one thing, the city another altogether. Google’s engineers recently opened up in a blog post about improvements to driverless technology. It seems we’re not far from full scale implementation. Read the full article here. 

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4)  Foursquare Releases Swarm

In an effort to compete with Yelp and remain a vibrant social location-based app, Foursqaure recently announced it will release Swarm. Swarm will act as, “a social heat map, helping users find friends nearby and check in to share their location.” Foursquare will be getting a complete redesign. Read the full article here.

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5)  Capsule.fm App Released: Reads You Personalized News

Capsule.fm has created an alarm clock that wakes you with personalized news and Tweets. With features reminiscent of the film Her, this app shows how far text-to-speech has come in the past few years. Read full article here.

 

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6) Google Maps 8 Released – Features “Lane Guidance”

Google has released their latest version of Google Maps, offering some awesome new capabilities. These include lane guidance, Uber integration, walk time calculated when using public transit mode and much more. To read about all of the updates, click here.

 

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7) Schema.org Releases New Elements For Actions

If you’re still unsure what the Semantic web is all about, here’s a summary. The future of semantic will allow search marketers to deliver much more targeted and relevant information based on user search queries. Schema.org is a hub for the language and actions this technology is centered around. A new addition announced last week in a joint effort signed by representatives from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Yandex introduces new schema that focus on actionable items on a website. Bottom line, it’s a big leap forward. To learn more, read here.

 

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