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Business & Finance
Bill Gates remembers Jobs rivalry in TV interview
"We were within a year of the same age and we were kind of naively optimistic and built big companies," Jobs says. "We achieved all of it, and most of it as rivals."
Developer
MedRef app brings face recognition to Google Glass
The innovative app is designed for hospital employees to easily access patient records, with the help of facial recognition software.
Web
Kindle currency Amazon Coins launches
The new credit system for app-purchasing on the Kindle Fire tablet has been rolled out in the US, but there is no word yet whether a UK launch will follow.
Green Tech
IBM to talk Chale energy efficiency: Smarter Trends Twitter Q&A set for 15:00 BST
IBM is set to showcase its Smarter Energy work in Chale, Isle of Wight, as part of the Be The Start sustainability campaign today, with a Twitter Q&A set for 15:00 BST.
Developer
Google unlocks push notifications for Chrome and Chrome OS web apps
Google is now allowing developers to make use of Google Cloud Messaging for Chrome throughout all Chrome channels – a long way of saying that push notifications are now unlocked.
Mobile Phones
Today's Tech: Google to launch Nexus 5 and new Nexus 7 at I/O conference, Samsung tips 5G for 2020, and Sony debuts Xperia ZR
The cream of the crop from the ITProPortal team this Monday, also featuring an in-depth look at IBM's Smarter Energy projects in Chale, Isle of Wight.
Software & Apps
Google Play Games set for showdown with iOS Game Center after pre-I/O conference leak
A leak ahead of Google I/O has revealed a host of gaming-friendly features set to arrive to the Android platform in the form of a new "Google Play Games" service.
Business & Finance
Qualcomm and Kaspersky partner to tackle Android security
Both Kaspersky Mobile Security and Kaspersky Tablet Security will now automatically feature on the wealth of gadgets containing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, thanks to the new agreement.
