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Enlarge Image Google 2016 was a big year for VR, and it's about to get bigger. Google will be launching its Daydream VR platform in a matter of weeks, Bloomberg reports. Alphabet, Google's parent company, is said to be investing big money on content for the platform. Much of this is going toward development of video games and apps, licensing sports leagues and shooting 360-degree videos, many of which include YouTube stars, according to the publication. Daydream is being built into the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, which launched this week. It said back in May that Samsung, HTC, ZTE, Huawei, Xiaomi, Alcatel, Asus and LG had agreed to make "Daydream ready" smartphones. The idea of the ...

Enlarge ImageYou can now search Google for medical symptoms and not just actual conditions. Google You can now ask Google to help diagnose what ails you.Starting Monday, Google's mobile site as well as its iOS and Android apps will introduce a feature that aims to track down information on medical symptoms. Instead of having to search for a condition, you can search for a certain symptom, such as "my stomach hurts."In response, Google provides an overview of potential conditions, possible treatments, directions on how to get more information online and which type of doctor may be able to help.When you search for medical ailments, Google typically points you to specialized sites such as WebMD...

Google may let Android developers keep more of the money from subscription sales from apps. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple isn't the only one making big changes to how it does business on its app store.Google is testing a tweak to its Play Store, where people can download apps on phones that run Google's Android mobile software. The change gives app makers a bigger cut of subscription sales, according to a report Wednesday by Recode. Right now, app makers on the Play Store take home 70 percent of sales when consumers subscribe to their apps, but Google has been testing a new model where they take home 85 percent. The change could signal a big shift for how app makers charge people for their services.T...

Reddit users have seen evidence that Google's Play Store may be headed to their Chromebooks. Reddit User InauspiciousPagan Google's Play Store and its millions of Android apps could be headed to Chromebooks and the Chrome operating system.Screenshots posted by Reddit users on Sunday indicate that the integration of Google's app emporium into its desktop software might be imminent.An image posted by user "TheWiseYoda" show an option in settings that reads: "Enable Android apps to run on your Chromebook," which then disappears. Ars Technica reported being able to replicate this on a second-generation Chromebook Pixel.The company's aual developer's conference, Google I/O, is slated for May and ...