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April Fools’ Day: Google Maps 8-Bit Version Prank For NES
Google's latest April Fools' Day prank turns Google Maps into an 8-bit video game playable on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Expedia accuses Google of breaching EU regulators
Online travel agency Expedia on Friday accused Google of breaching EU rules with a formal complaint to EU antitrust regulators as it joined a dozen other firms that have taken their case to the European Commission in the last two years.
Amazon AppStore Better Revenue Generator Than Google Play, But Apple App Store Still Tops: Why?
Amazon's app store, available on the Kindle Fire, is trumping Google Play in terms of revenue. With that the case, why does Apple still run the top store?
iPad Mini, Google Nexus And New Kindle Fire Set For Launch; Low-Cost Tablet Fight To Get Intense
The competition among major vendors in the tablet market has heated up with the launch of Apple's new iPad.
Android Apps: 5 Things You Should Remember Before Buying Them
A cool looking Android app is bound to attract our attention, and the app attracts us more if it's free for download.
Expedia files Google complaint to EU regulators
Online travel agency Expedia on Friday accused Google of breaching EU rules with a formal complaint to EU antitrust regulators as it joined a dozen other firms that have taken their case to the European Commission in the last two years.
Rumor: Google Drive Offers 5GB Of Free Storage, Release Date In April
Google has its hands in everything these days -- email, office suites, geo-locational software, point-of-sales apparatuses, publishing and multimedia -- so it only makes sense that Google will soon launch a cloud-based hard drive service.
BlackBerry Accounts For Only 5 Percent of U.S. Smartphone Sales: Rim CEO Promises Sweeping Changes
The rise of Apple and Google in the smartphone market has caused others to fall, notably RIM. The former powerhouse among business users has continued to lose market share, now accounting for five percent of U.S. smartphone sales.
Google Android Tablet May be Sold Online, Challenge iPad: Report
The California based Internet search giant is reportedly working on a cheap android tablet that the company will release with a co-partnership with Asian tablet manufacturer - Asus.
iOS Devices Earn Google 4 Times More Revenue Than Android Devices: Report
According to a report, Apple devices such as the iPhone that use Google products like Maps and Google Search in its Safari browser generated over four times the revenue for the search engine giant than its own handsets between 2008 and the end of 2011.
Google Tablets To Hit Online Stores: Should Apple And Amazon Be Afraid?
After a sluggish beginning, Google seems to start afresh with its tablets. The Internet search giant is now gearing up to sell branded tablets directly to its customers through online stores, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. However, Google has not yet confirmed the report.
Google to open online tablet store: report
Google Inc is planning to open an online store to sell tablet PCs directly to consumers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
Google Rolling Out Android ICS (4.0.4) To Samsung Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi
Google has begun rolling out Android 4.0.4 on GSM versions of the Samsung Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus smartphones. It's also updating some Motorola Xoom devices.
What Does TL;DR Mean? AMA? TIL? Glossary Of Reddit Terms And Abbreviations
Not too familiar with some of the terms on Reddit? Want to know what TL;DR means? AMA? TIL? YOLO? Check out this glossary.
Startup Basho Challenging Oracle In Database, Cloud Markets
Basho, a four-year-old startup, is challenging giants like Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and EMC (NYSE: EMC) in the database market as well as new products for the Cloud, or Internet-based computing.
Android 5.0 Jelly Bean – What We Know So Far (Features, Release Date and More)
Google’s current version of Android – Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich – has already brought in a huge amount of fresh functionality and features that have been obtained by combining the features of Android Honeycomb and Gingerbread. However, a lot is expected from the next version of Android, Jelly Bean, and very little is known about it.
How To Install Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich On Samsung Nexus S? [Tutorial]
Google announced Wednesday that it had released Android 4.0.4 and would begin issuing the update on HSPA+ versions of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The search engine giant also said that it is resuming the rollout of Ice Cream Sandwich for the unlocked versions of the Samsung Nexus S. Here're two ways of installing Android 4.0.4 onto the Nexus S.
Android Patent Infringement Case: Oracle Rejects Google's Settlement Offer
Oracle has rejected an offer made by Google to pay it a percentage of the revenue from its Android mobile operating system, if the verdict in the patent infringement suit goes against the search giant.
Watch: Google’s Driverless Car Video With Blind Man Behind The Wheel [VIDEO]
For years Google has been developing the technology to make driverless cars a reality. On Wednesday, they posted a video showing how self-driving automobiles can help blind people get behind the wheel.
Google proposes Android revenue for Oracle: filing
Google proposed to pay Oracle a percentage of Android revenue if Oracle could prove patent infringement of the mobile operating technology at an upcoming trial, but Oracle rebuffed the offer as too low, according to a court filing late on Tuesday.
Facebook Pledges ‘Vigorous Defense’ In Yahoo Lawsuit
Facebook (NYSE: FB) pledged to “vigorously defend” itself against claims it infringed upon 10 critical patents held by Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 2 search engine.
Google I/O Developers Conference Tickets Sells Out in a Flash But Not Everybody's Happy
Google's annual Input/Output (I/O) developers conference sold out in as little as 20 minutes, but complaints regarding the way tickets were allotted are starting to pile up.
EU's Almunia to Decide on Google Probe after Easter
The EU's antitrust chief said on Wednesday that he would decide only after April 8 whether to formally charge Google or drop an ongoing investigation and that he would not bow to pressure to push out a decision more quickly.
Android Hack: 8 Essential Tweaks You May Have Not Known
Google’s Android has become a treat for its users all over the planet.
What Is Google Play? 5 Things To Know About The New Online Store
Google Play made its official debut on Tuesday, March 27, after a soft opening earlier this month. The Android Marketplace, where Google smartphone users went for apps, has been re-branded as the Google Play store. Google made the switch on March 6, 2012, releasing a short video on YouTube and redirecting users from the old web site, market.android.com, to the new Google Play homepage. Google also put dozens of apps and games on sale for just 49 cents in celebration of the shift.
Nelson Mandela Archive: Google Publishes Personal Documents Of Living Legend
The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Google have published more than 1,900 documents including photographs, hand-written letters, films and more about South Africa's first black president and legendary humanitarian figure. The archive gives people around the world an unprecedented look at the personal life of this political legend.
Tour Thailand On Google Street View
Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country's efforts to show tourist hot spots have recovered from last year's floods.
Mandela archives, letters and notes go online
Thousands of letters, photographs and documents relating to former South African President Nelson Mandela went online on Tuesday in a project aimed at increasing access to the archives which detail his long walk to freedom.
Apple May Integrate Baidu Search in iOS: Should Google Be Afraid?
Apple's actions are day-by-day making it clear that the world's most valuable company is separating from Google. Earlier reports indicated that Apple was parting ways with Google Maps in iPhoto and now, according to the latest reports, Baidu is going to be the default search engine for iOS device in China.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Google Doodle Celebrates 126th Birthday of Modernist Design Pioneer
Google's latest doodle on Tuesday pays homage to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the masters of modern architecture whose 126th birthday falls on March 27.


