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Google+ gets minor refresh with larger cover photos, Local reviews tab

By Chris Welch on March 6, 2013 09:54 am + 66 comments

Google+ is getting a slight makeover today with additions that include much larger cover photos, a Continue reading…
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Inside the Borg and Mesos, two tools that helped Google and Twitter build their empires

By Adi Robertson on March 6, 2013 08:40 am + 11 comments

Behind the massive data centers at Google lies the Borg: a management tool that distributes Continue reading…
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Why are telcos upset Google isn't subject to Obama's new cybersecurity rules?

By Carl Franzen on March 5, 2013 08:26 pm + 27 comments

The debate about how best to protect the nation from hypothetical dire, impending cyber attacks on Continue reading…
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Picasa photo galleries now redirect users to Google+

By Nathan Ingraham on March 5, 2013 01:13 pm + 100 comments

It's no surprise that Google wants Google+ to be the one-stop destination for those signed up for Continue reading…
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Google Shopping Express could compete with Amazon Prime's same-day delivery

By Amar Toor on March 5, 2013 03:25 am + 42 comments

TechCrunch is reporting today that Google has begun testing a new same-day delivery service, as part Continue reading…
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Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and other digital pioneers sour on 'pay what you want' music

By Greg Sandoval on March 4, 2013 01:44 pm + 206 comments

Not long ago, many hoped the Internet would emerge as a music fan's Shangri-la, a utopian world Continue reading…
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Google explains 'How Search Works' with new interactive site

By Carl Franzen on March 1, 2013 03:58 pm + 18 comments

Google has launched a new animated website called "How Search Works." It's an interactive scrolling Continue reading…
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Google+ Hangouts adds sign language app and new shortcuts for disabled users

By Amar Toor on March 1, 2013 05:33 am + 22 comments

Google this week introduced two new accessibility features for Google+ Hangouts, as part of its Continue reading…
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke says Google, Apple have made music 'worthless'

By Greg Sandoval on February 28, 2013 11:28 am + 186 comments

Thom Yorke, the ethereal-voiced lead singer of the music group Radiohead, isn't a fan of what Apple, Continue reading…
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Google: US patent system ‘over-rewards’ ideas while taxing the ‘hard part’ of innovation

By Adrianne Jeffries on February 27, 2013 05:23 pm + 66 comments

The current patent system "over-rewards" the easy part of innovation — coming up with an idea — Continue reading…