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Apple’s Component Needs Put Squeeze On Amazon Tablets
Apple's iPad is hampering Amazon's ability to get components needed to manufacture an Android tablet
Google To Fix Google+ Privacy Flaw
Google said it is readying a patch for a privacy flaw in Google+ that involves the 'resharing' feature
Google Faces Further US Scrutiny Over ‘WiSpy’
A class action suit against Google over Street View Wi-Fi snooping has taken another step forward in the US
Microsoft’s Hohm Green-IT Initiative Withers
Microsoft is closing its Hohm energy-consumption initiative in May and Google is retiring PowerMeter
Oracle Seeks £1.6bn From Google Over Android Clash
Oracle is looking for Google to cough up £1.6bn in its battle over whether Android infringes its Java patents
Microsoft Corners Android Tablet Maker On Patents
Microsoft has entered into another Android-related patent agreement with tablet maker Velocity Micro
Google+ Gets In A Huddle Muddle?
Part of Google+ uses the name of an existing social media player. On the command, unleash lawyers!
Google Redesign Backs Social Effort
The Google search pages have been tidied up, and it's designed to boost the use of the Google+ social tools, says Clint Boulton
Google Launches Facebook-Like Google+
Google+ is a bid by the search engine to get access to another lucrative ad market in social networking
Microsoft Office 365: A Challenge For Google Apps
Office 365's Exchange support, and Google Apps' reliance on Gmail and the Internet may decide many users, says Wayne Rash
Microsoft Prepares Office 365 Launch
Microsoft is preparing to battle Google with Office 365, its cloud-based productivity suite
Google Mobile Ad Revenues Surge
Google's mobile advertising revenues are set to grow exponentially, as the company faces a regulatory probe
Bing To Reap Benefit From Google Antitrust Probe
Analysts believe that Microsoft's Bing search engine stands to benefit from the US federal Google probe
Google Confirms FTC Probe Of Search Practices
Google has received notification of a formal FTC investigation into its search business practice
Google’s Schmidt Bullish On NFC Payments
Google expects retailers to embrace NFC mobile payments, but the consumer sentiment doesn't bear this out, says Clint Boulton
HP Looks To Benefit From Android OEM Woes
HP hopes WebOS may see interest from low-cost smartphone makers such as Samsung, Motorola and Sony
Google, PayPal Expect Boom In Mobile Payments
Google and PayPal believe mobile payments will take off as handsets are sold with built-in NFC capabilities
FTC Antitrust To Subpoena Google Over Search Ads
Google's search advertising practices will be the subject of subpoenas from the US Federal Trade Commission
Samsung Chromebook Hits UK Shelves
Brits can try out a notebook running Google's Chrome OS with the arrival of the Samsung Chromebook
Google Throws Extra £64m Into Wind Energy Project
Google's renewable energy commitment continues after it added more money for a wind project
Google Chrome To Challenge Skype With WebRTC
Google Chrome is set to get real-time voice and video chat tools in the near future, thanks to WebRTC, says Clint Boulton
A Billion Visitors A Month Call On Google
Google is facing stiff competition from Facebook online, despite topping the billion unique visitor mark in May
There Is No Android Tablet Market – Here Is Why
Android tablets lack three things, says Clint Boulton: developers, users and the chance to make decent money from apps
Google Acquires SageTV To Beef Up Google TV
Google has acquired media management software maker SageTV to bolster its Google TV service
Google To Work With British Library To Digitise Books
Google is to digitise a quarter of a million of the British Library's historic and rare books for public view
Google’s Inside Search Showcases Speed, Mobile
At its Inside Search event Google showed off new search features aiming for speed and efficiency
Apple, Intel, Ericsson To Bid For Nortel Patents
Google's rivals for Nortel Networks' valuable networking patents have been revealed at last
Google Launches Online Identity Tracker Tool
Web users can now use an online tool to alert them to when they are mentioned on social networking sites
Oracle Won’t Give An Inch On Google Android
What is the cost to Google of offering Android free to 100 million-plus users? Oracle reckons billions of dollars, says Clint Boulton