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Google I/O 2015 in photos

Once again, Google I/O was held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, May 28 and 29. As Google's annual confab for third-party developers, engineers from across the world attended the show to hear about Google's latest products and services. This year, Google revealed, among other services, Android Pay, a new way to purchase items in brick-and-mortar stores using Android smartphones; a developer preview of "M," the next version of the Android operating system; Brillo, a new OS based on Android to control devices in the home and let them talk to each other; and a new photo sharing app called Google Photos.

Google I/O 2015 in photos

Google's Niantic Labs to become independent company

The developer of mobile game Ingress will go solo as it aims to reach bigger audiences
Four knowns and four unknowns in Google's Alphabet soup

Google's restructuring raises new questions about its strategy and the future of its products
Internet giants to block child porn images using a common list

Google, Facebook and Twitter are among the companies that will block child sexual abuse images, using a hashed list
Google's restructuring will let new ventures shine

'Otherwise, it's just a bunch of science projects,' one analyst says
Google restructures, naming parent company Alphabet

Alphabet will also house Google's advanced X labs, and health sciences projects
Some Yahoo Mail users menaced by zombified deleted emails

Some users say messages they've deleted keep reappearing in their inboxes

Google: Concerns over Instant unwarranted

Google says Instant, which refreshes search results as people type queries, benefits users, advertisers and publishers
Google VP Mayer describes the perfect search engine

She also talks about the key to Google's success

With EU challenging Google, this time 'stakes are high'

With the European Commission leveling antitrust charges against Google, the company should be bracing itself for a big – and potentially costly – fight over ...
Google's move into home automation means even less privacy

Plans by subsidiary Nest to share info with the search giant is the tip of the iceberg
The battle of the digital assistants: Cortana vs Now vs Siri

Even in beta, Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant has an impressive amount to say for itself.
Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data

Privacy issues may cause a stumbling block for companies capitalizing on a growing stream of user data
Antitrust deal leaves Google undamaged

Agreement opens door for search rivals, but it's doubtful it will matter
With Motorola sold, Google can focus on robots, Glass and smart homes

With Moto sale to Lenovo, Google looks to the future