Google Developing Home Entertainment System

Google Inc. is developing a home-entertainment system that streams music wirelessly throughout the home and would be marketed under the company’s own brand, according to people briefed on the company’s plans.

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For iPad and Mobile Devices, a ‘Port’ out of the Norm

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