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Developer fined £50,000 over fake Angry Birds app

Developer fined £50,000 over fake Angry Birds app

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A Latvian firm was fined after over 1,000 people were conned into buying fake versions of Angry Birds, Assassin’s Creed and Cut The Rope on Google Play (formally the ...

Laura Barnes
by Laura Barnes
on May 25th 2012 at 12:28PM
Google introduces Knowledge Graph for more intelligent search

Google introduces Knowledge Graph for more intelligent search

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Internet behemoth Google has launched the Knowledge Graph – a new function of its search capabilities that claims to offer more relevant information.

Helen French
by Helen French
on May 17th 2012 at 10:55AM
Google's multi-Nexus Android strategy

Google's multi-Nexus Android strategy

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Google is set to alter the market strategy for the Android operating system according to a Wall Street Journal report, providing early access to the latest Android OS builds to ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 16th 2012 at 12:56AM
Mozilla, Google blast Windows RT browser restrictions

Mozilla, Google blast Windows RT browser restrictions

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Third party browser developers Mozilla and Google have both cried foul after Microsoft announced that the ARM version of Windows 8 would not allow any other browser than IE to ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 11th 2012 at 3:47AM
Java judge will not rule on Android

Java judge will not rule on Android "fair use"

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The Judge presiding over the Oracle vs Google court case has refused to rule on the issue of 'fair use' over Google's use of Java APIs in the Android OS, ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 11th 2012 at 1:52AM
Google lets anyone be a TV station

Google lets anyone be a TV station

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Google has launched a live video broadcasting service dubbed Google+ Hangouts On Air, offering the chance for users worldwide to broadcast multi-user 'Hangout' video conferences.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 7th 2012 at 10:55PM
Jury fails to fully decide in Oracle vs Google

Jury fails to fully decide in Oracle vs Google

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The Jury in the Oracle vs Google court case has found that internet giant Google has indeed breached Oracle's copyright but was unable to deliver a verdict on the issue ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 7th 2012 at 10:28PM
Jury struggles for verdict in Oracle vs Google

Jury struggles for verdict in Oracle vs Google

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The jury deliberating the recent Google vs Oracle trial over the use of Java in Android have retired over the weekend in the hope they can agree on a verdict.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 6th 2012 at 11:56PM
Google SPDY tech speeds the mobile web

Google SPDY tech speeds the mobile web

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The new SPDY internet protocol promises to speed up the loading of  web pages by replacing the aging 20-year-old HTTP protocol. Moreover the support is already in popular web browsers.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 3rd 2012 at 1:02AM
Google unveils Cube web game

Google unveils Cube web game

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Google has launched an online game called Cube to promote the internet giant's Google Maps service.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 30th 2012 at 11:03PM
Windows 8 'Release Preview' in June

Windows 8 'Release Preview' in June

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Microsoft plans to kick out a public Windows 8 'Release Preview' in early June, the last of the public downloads before the 'reimagined' Windows ends up on the shelves.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 25th 2012 at 2:49AM
Google Drive arrives

Google Drive arrives

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Google has officially launched the internet giant's cloud storage service, Google Drive, offering 5GB of storage free of charge.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 24th 2012 at 11:51PM
Google execs back space mining venture

Google execs back space mining venture

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Google executives have teamed up with explorer and film director James Cameron to back a space exploration venture aimed at mining asteroids for resources.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 23rd 2012 at 2:16AM
Google Drive cloud storage launch next week?

Google Drive cloud storage launch next week?

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Leaked details of Google's Dropbox rival cloud storage service Google Drive suggest that the free service will launch next week offering 5GB of online storage.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 17th 2012 at 12:31AM
Google chief warns of  threat to the free web

Google chief warns of threat to the free web

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Google chief Sergey Brin has warned that the internet is facing a "threat to freedom" as the result of censorship and walled gardens from rivals Facebook and Apple.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 16th 2012 at 8:56AM
Google+ redesign heralds 'more beautiful Google'

Google+ redesign heralds 'more beautiful Google'

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Google has rolled out a surprise major redesign of the internet giant's Google+ social networking service, welcoming users with a interactive tour of the new interface.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 11th 2012 at 11:23PM
Google's Project Glass augmented reality project

Google's Project Glass augmented reality project

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VIDEO: Google has unveiled the much-rumoured augmented reality eyeware as Project Glass from the tech giant's Google[x] 'skunkworks' laboratory.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 4th 2012 at 10:27PM
Motorola RAZR Maxx hits the UK next month

Motorola RAZR Maxx hits the UK next month

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A battery beefed-up version of the Motorola RAZR dubbed the RAZR Maxx is to launch in the UK next month, with the new Android handset boasting over 17 hours of ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 3rd 2012 at 9:58PM
Google Maps gains London Underground service alerts

Google Maps gains London Underground service alerts

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Google is set to deliver real time service alerts for the London Underground in Google Maps, ahead of the 2012 Olympics in the capital.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 3rd 2012 at 9:31PM
Google Maps 6.5 beefs up navigation features

Google Maps 6.5 beefs up navigation features

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Google unveiled Google Maps 6.5 for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, sporting an updated navigation screen as the firm announced that Maps had provided navigation instructions for trips totaling 50 ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 28th 2012 at 10:03PM