http://techcrunch.com – Flying under the radar amid a flurry of announcements from today’s Google I/O developer conference is the bigger news of how Google is stepping up its efforts to compete with online payment giants, such as PayPal. (IT news)

http://www.talkandroid.com – Google knows that everybody loves more free storage space, so they have tripled the amount of free cloud-based storage they offer on Google Drive from 5GB to 15GB. Kind of. Previously, Google Drive offered 5GB of storage, and Gmail offered 10GB. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Yahoo has been gobbling up startups. In the last week or so, it has announced the acquisition of Astrid, GoPollGo, and Milewise. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Google announced today at I/O that it made Google Cloud Platform generally available, marking a milestone for the cloud community and the real arrival of a giant to contend with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its pay-as-you-go pricing. The service, now with 3 million users, is now open to any developer or business. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Hardware is becoming a big deal, and now it’s easier than ever to start building your hardware startup, thanks to the proliferation of crowdfunding and easier access to materials. One particular startup incubator, called Haxlr8r, is looking to accelerate that trend, with a program that embeds startups right in the thick of China’s booming electronic and manufacturing industry. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – As a parent of three technically savvy kids I find it disturbing that we haven’t even “scratched” the surface of Scratch, an amazing, object-oriented programming language from the MIT Media Lab’sLifelong Kindergarten Group. (IT news)