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Google adds emergency alerts to Maps

By Adi Robertson on January 25, 2012 09:49 pm + 6 comments

Visitors to Google Maps will now see floods, earthquakes, and blizzards when they search for Continue reading…
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Google: smartphone and tablet use growing, but not at the expense of PCs

By Chris Ziegler on January 25, 2012 11:01 am + 27 comments

Google has released some stats around mobile internet and smartphone usage today that it Continue reading…
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Google hopes to speed up the web with SPDY and TCP proposals

By Dieter Bohn on January 25, 2012 04:16 am + 9 comments

Not everything that keeps you waiting on web pages to load comes from a slow connection or poor Continue reading…
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Google to streamline privacy policies and terms of service across all services on March 1st

By Dante D'Orazio on January 24, 2012 05:47 pm + 53 comments

Google has just announced that it'll be updating its privacy policy and terms of service across its Continue reading…
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Sony Tablet S and Tablet P to be updated to Android 4.0 in spring, alongside Xperia phones

By Vlad Savov on January 24, 2012 07:46 am + 12 comments

Sony plans to upgrade its two Android tablets to Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, this spring, Continue reading…
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Sony: Google TV Blu-ray player coming to the UK this summer

By Vlad Savov on January 24, 2012 07:22 am + 8 comments

Sony is showing off its Google TV-enabled media players in London today — which it is informally Continue reading…
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Android 4.0.3 Gmail app 'Experiments' add local indexing, drag-and-drop address fields

By Bryan Bishop on January 24, 2012 04:23 am + 26 comments

Google's been shutting down experimental services and features over the past few months in an effort Continue reading…
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Google+ rolling out support for nicknames and pseudonyms this week

By Nathan Ingraham on January 23, 2012 05:36 pm + 46 comments

One of the more controversial aspects of Google+ when it launched was the lack of support for Continue reading…
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White House hosting Google+ Hangouts interview with President Obama

By Bryan Bishop on January 23, 2012 11:55 am + 9 comments

US President Barack Obama has never been shy about adopting new social media platforms, and now the Continue reading…
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'Focus on the User' swaps Google+ for the entire social web when searching

By Nathan Ingraham on January 23, 2012 10:21 am + 94 comments

A few weeks ago, Google's "Search, plus your world" initiative started prioritizing Google+ results Continue reading…