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Google's secret voice-assistant project: A Siri killer?

Posted on March 5, 2012, at 2:53 PM

Later this year, Android smartphones will reportedly start boasting a robotic assistant that can talk its way through Gmail and Google Maps

Google's World : By the numbers

The Google+ 'ghost town': Social networking by the numbers

Posted on February 29, 2012, at 11:42 AM

No one is spending much time on the search giant's new digital playground. Has Google+ officially failed?

Google's World : Opinion Brief
To get back on users' good side, Google will install a "Do not track" feature in its Chrome browser.

Google's 'Do not track' button: Will it protect online privacy?

Posted on February 24, 2012, at 2:07 PM

The search king says it's serious about insuring its users' privacy, but doubts persist

Google's World : Burning Question
Thanks to a code provided by Google, Safari users on iPhones and desktops were tracked by third-party advertisers.

Google spies on iPhone users: Should the feds clamp down?

Posted on February 22, 2012, at 7:15 AM

The search giant deployed a special code to bypass Apple's privacy settings — and track millions of users' surfing habits

Google's World : Fact Sheet
Google's Honeycomb Android mobile operating system: The tech giant may be producing an Android-operated home entertainment system.

Google's 'mysterious' experiment in home entertainment systems

Posted on February 14, 2012, at 6:30 AM

The internet search giant is setting its crosshairs on your living room. Would an Android-powered home catch on? 

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Google's World : Instant Guide
One tipster points to Oakley Thumps to suggest the look of Google's Terminator-style sunglasses, rumored to be in active development.

Coming soon: Google-powered 'Terminator' glasses?

Posted on February 8, 2012, at 4:03 PM

A tech blogger sparks a frenzy by reporting that Google may test a prototype of some cyborg-friendly futuristic shades as early as this spring

Google's World : Controversy
Under Google's controversial new privacy policy, YouTube, Gmail, and nearly 60 other Google services will share your personal data.

Google's new privacy policy: 'Evil'?

Posted on January 26, 2012, at 9:44 AM

The search giant will soon begin sharing your personal data across almost all of its services — a violation, critics say, of Google's "don't be evil" ethos

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Google's World : Analysis
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch is a fierce supporter of the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would force internet companies to block access to sites that feature copyright-infringing content.

Rupert Murdoch vs. Google: Does the search giant enable piracy?

Posted on January 17, 2012, at 10:41 AM

The News Corp. tycoon accuses the internet search king of profiting from links to sites that steal movies and music

Google's World : The List
After changes to Google's search engine, results culled from your Google+ network are identified by a small human-figure graphic.

4 reasons why Google's 'Search, plus Your World' is a very big deal

Posted on January 11, 2012, at 6:36 PM

The search giant will now include pertinent data from your Google+ network with its search results

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Google's World : Opinion Brief
Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire is among the most popular Android tablets on the market today, but it may soon have stiff competition if Google launches its own sub-$200 device.

Google's Android tablet: A Kindle Fire rival?

Posted on January 6, 2012, at 3:51 PM

Many forecasters figured Google would try to take down the iPad. Instead, Google is reportedly targeting Jeff Bezos with an inexpensive, Fire-like tablet

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Google's World : Opinion Brief
An investors' publication names Google's Larry Page "CEO of the Year," even though the boyish co-founder of the search giant has only led the company for eight months.

Is Google's Larry Page really the 'CEO of the Year'?

Posted on January 5, 2012, at 11:51 AM

The tech giant's chief grabs a top honor, but critics question whether he deserves it

Google's World : The List
As the tablet market leader Apple prepares to launch its third edition of the iPad, Google is planning a rival high-quality tablet device.

Google's planned 'iPad killer' tablet: 5 talking points

Posted on December 27, 2011, at 2:00 PM

In an interview with an Italian newspaper, chairman Eric Schmidt revealed plans for the company's first tablet device. Should Apple be worried?

Google's World : Best Video
This year we searched Google for answers about Rebecca Black, Steve Jobs, Google+, and the nonexistent iPhone 5.

What we Googled in 2011

Posted on December 16, 2011, at 3:33 PM

In a short video and an extensive data site, Google Zeitgeist takes us back... and shames us with what we searched for in 2011

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Google's World : Burning Question
Mozilla Firefox browser is declining in global usage and was ranked third in November behind Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

Will Google Chrome kill Firefox?

Posted on December 5, 2011, at 4:25 PM

Google's Chrome browser is gaining ground, while Mozilla's Firefox is flailing

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Google's World : Opinion Brief
A Google rep unveils Google Music in Los Angeles on Wednesday: The new "social music" service lets Google+ friends listen to each other's songs once for free.

Google Music: A threat to iTunes?

Posted on November 17, 2011, at 11:43 AM

The search titan launches its own digital music store, opening a new front in its vicious techie turf war with Apple

Google's World : Instant Guide
A big disappointment for the tech world, the buggy Gmail iPhone app was pulled just an hour after it was unveiled.

The Gmail iPhone app 'fail'

Posted on November 3, 2011, at 1:11 PM

Just hours after its launch, Google's eagerly awaited Gmail iPhone app gets yanked because of embarrassing technical snafus

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