This Week in Google 206

Google Latitude to be retired, new Google Maps app, make calls from gmail again, and more.

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• Google Latitude to be retired Aug. 9
• A new Google Maps app for smartphones and tablets
• Make calls from gmail again even if you have Hangouts
• Google adds voice calling to Hangouts, promises ‘the future of Google Voice’ is here
• Chrome 28 arrives with rich notifications for apps and extensions on Windows; Mac and Linux coming soon
• See posts your friends have +1'ed in your Google+ stream
• T-Mobile introduces upgrade-when-you-want plan
• Judge rules Apple conspired to raise prices on e-books
• This Is the Woman at the Heart of Everything Google Builds
• Google interns
• Google livestreams from Grand Mosque in Mecca
• Google pays Adblocks ransome
• Twitter Shows The Way Forward With Do Not Track
• Twitter bans auto-following and bulk following in new developer updates
• With New Improvements, Facebook Brings Graph Search Function to All U.S. Users
• Chromebooks get 20-25% of under-$300 laptop market
• Free WiFi Tether On Android for some devices