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Google waves its wad about and buys Motorola For $12.5 Billion

Monday, Aug 15, 2011Monday, Aug 15, 2011 - by Lee J.

Google has just announced that is is acquiring Motorola Mobility for approximately $12.5 billion (or $40 per share), in cash.

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gaming / Google / web

Google+ gets social games and puts the heat on Facebook

Friday, Aug 12, 2011 - by Lee J.

In its quest to serve up a more compelling alternative to the all-conquering Facebook, Google has added games to its Google+ social networking project.

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Google / stuff / web

Google adds GMail Preview Pane – and we feel the love

Friday, Aug 5, 2011Friday, Aug 5, 2011 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Now here’s something we’ve been wanting in GMail for yonks: a preview pane. Google has just added this handy feature which lets you instantly preview emails in your inbox.

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Android / Google / mobile apps / web

Gor blimey, guv’nor! Google Maps adds London public transport directions

Thursday, Jul 28, 2011Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

To help American visitors looking for Lie-chester Square and ale-sozzled Cockneys trying to get to the next rub a dub, Google has just added public transport directions for London within …

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Google / web

Chrome showcased in HTML5 extravaganza featuring OK Go and Pilobolus dance troupe

Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 - by mike s

Google have formed an unlikely aliance with the band OK Go and dance troupe and choreographers Pilobolus to create an intriguing HTML5 music collaboration.

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Google / web

Brits flock to Google+ as worldwide users hit 20 million

Friday, Jul 22, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Last week, a pleased-as-Punch Larry Page announced that their new Google+ social network had smashed through the 10 million member barrier, and the news for Google’s chief executive keeps on …

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Android / business / Google / mobiles

Google rubs hands and cackles wildly as record breaking revenue announced

Friday, Jul 15, 2011Friday, Jul 15, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has released its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, with the company announcing record breaking revenues.

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Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / photography

Google releases Photovine for iPhone app. Heads are scratched

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has released a rather curious photo sharing app for the iPhone called Photovine, boasting the strapline, “What’s YOUR “Warm and Fuzzy” moment?”

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Google celebrates the work of the mighty Sir George Gilbert Scott

Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 - by mike s

It’s great to see Google celebrating one of the UK’s greatest architects, Sir George Gilbert Scott, on their search homepage today.

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Android / Google / mobiles

Android Market adds book and movie downloads in the US

Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 - by Lee J.

Google has put the heat of its rival Apple with the launch of a new Android Market which now makes it possible for users  to buy books and rent movies.

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google Shopper 2.0 offers speedier deal hunting for Android

Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Google has given its popular Google Shopper for Android app a bit of a boost, with new features promising to make and easier for users to research products and find good value …

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Google / photography / web

Swiftly shunt your Facebook photos into your Google+ account with Move2Picasa

Monday, Jul 11, 2011Monday, Jul 11, 2011 - by mike s

If – like us – you’re preparing to jump ship from Facebook and break free from its auto photo-taggin’ and auto group joinin’ ways, a new Chrome extension makes the …

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Android / Google / mobiles

Google+ invite process shut down after ‘Insane Demand’

Thursday, Jun 30, 2011Thursday, Jun 30, 2011 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Six hours after Google opened up the invitation process to its new new social networking service Google+, the company has had to close down invites, with Google’s senior vice president …

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Google / web

Google’s Data Liberation Front lets your data run free with Google Takeout

Wednesday, Jun 29, 2011Wednesday, Jun 29, 2011 - by Lee J.

The rather daftly named Data Liberation Front has announced their first service, Google Takeout, offering users a speedy way to cleanly shunt their personal data from Google products.

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Android / Google / mobiles / web

Google+ to challenge Facebook for the social networking crown

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011Wednesday, Jun 29, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Tasked with making “sharing on the web more like sharing in real life,” Google has unveiled its response to the social networking behemoth of Facebook. Called Google+, the service – …

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