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  Google closes Facebook's loophole, bans non-Play store app updates in Android

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 26, 2013 04:04 am + 175 comments

  After Facebook was found to be updating its Android app without using the Google Play store's update Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt thinks Glass's voice controls are 'the weirdest thing'

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 25, 2013 07:41 pm + 88 comments

  As Google’s Glass device trickles out to developers and early adopters, debates about its use in Continue reading…

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  Google Drive gets more social with chat and profile photos

  By Casey Newton on April 25, 2013 01:36 pm + 25 comments

  Google Drive got a handful of new social features today, with an update that brings profile photos Continue reading…

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  Google offers to advertise rival services to allay EU antitrust concerns

  By Matt Brian on April 25, 2013 06:32 am + 226 comments

  The European Commission has asked Google's search rivals to comment on proposals over how it Continue reading…

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  Foursquare revamps business pages to take on Yelp as web visitors hit 50 million per month

  By Ellis Hamburger on April 23, 2013 12:00 pm + 13 comments

  As Foursquare has evolved from friend-finder to expansive recommendations engine, Yelp has emerged Continue reading…

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  Google Street View arrives in its 50th country, now covers more than 5 million miles

  By Matt Brian on April 23, 2013 06:21 am + 22 comments

  Google's latest expansion of its Street View mapping service has seen it enter Hungary and Lesotho Continue reading…

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  Google wants to pay more for renewable energy, and power companies are listening

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 22, 2013 03:38 pm + 34 comments

  Google announced on Friday that it would be partnering with Duke Energy, the largest energy utility Continue reading…

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  Google Earth update includes support for Leap Motion's gesture control device

  By Russell Brandom on April 22, 2013 12:00 pm + 25 comments

  The latest update to Google Earth is offering something unexpected: gesture control. Google Continue reading…

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  Google fined just $189,000 for 'one of the biggest' data protection violations in German history

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 22, 2013 07:49 am + 160 comments

  Google has been fined €145,000 (around $189,000) for what a regulator called "one of the biggest Continue reading…

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  Google's One Today brings app store scale to charitable donating

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 18, 2013 08:39 pm + 49 comments

  For some time now, Google has been applying its expertise in computing to help nonprofits through Continue reading…