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Adobe has launched its newest web tool, Muse, which is intended to allow complex HTML sites that come with CSS and HTML 5 support to be developed easily and establish an online presence.

The first official screenshots of Ice Cream Sandwich has been revealed after a long period of silence.

With the increasing craze for Near Field Communication (NFC)- the latest contactless payment type, Gartner research firm expects the mobile payment users to surpass 141.1 million in 2011, up from 102.1 million in 2010.

Google+ may bring in Angry Birds to see off any threat from Facebook games.

With Google+ fiercely attempting to level the competition, Facebook is not one to stay idle but will likely be rolling out similar, if not better, gaming features of its own in order to satisfy, sustain and grow the current 750 million user base.

After Google announced on Thursday that it will offer 16 games from third party developers on Google+ such as Zynga Poker and the popular Angry Birds game, Facebook retaliated by stating the same day that it would improve gaming experience on its Web site and introduced a new policy loosening restrictions on how developers can market their games on the social network.

Google?s new social networking site Google + has rolled out a handful of games triggering rumors that it could pose a challenge to the gaming system of Facebook.

The war is on between Facebook and Google+ to win the hearts of users and last as the reigning king of social networking. Google+ is stepping up the game as it announced plans on Thursday to bring gaming features into the site, including popular games such as Angry Birds, which could be a major advantage in the fight to topple Facebook.

Google still garnered the larger share of the search market with 66% in July, but Yahoo and Bing were more effective when it comes to getting users to actually click on another web site, a report says.

The red hot Google+ that exploded out of the gates from its soft launch saw a slowdown of users in the past month. A regain in momentum appears imminent as the search giant launched its online games to Google+ users. With the advantages of developers, cash, and reach, Google has quickly produced a beta version of their games feature in order to maintain retention of their over 20 million users and fuels more contention with its rival Facebook.

When Google+ launched in late June, it instantly became the new cool place to be on the web. The hip factor associated with Google's new social networking venture very much stemmed from the fact that it was initially by invitation only. In the week before the 4th of July and the days that followed, streams on reigning social media giants Facebook and Twitter were full of users offering invites and even more people asking for them.

Smartphone and tablet makers have charged patent infringement. But it could all end in a truce, analysts say.

Will these games rival those of Facebook?

A few blogs have found leaked shots of Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

The friendly entry of Google+ has turned into a full-out war to control the social-media landscape as rivals begin to return fire after Google's latest moves into gaming.

Finally, the wait is over! The 7" Acer Iconia Tab A100, built on Android 3.2, is now available on the shelves.

SMS what? Facebook stole the show this week with the launch of its free Facebook Messenger app, available for iPhone and Android users.

Google is adding games to its new social networking site, Google Plus.

Google Inc.?s Android powered tablets have collectively taken 20 percent of the market share away from iPad in the last 12 months.

One of Google+'s upcoming games could be Angry Birds.

Facebook hit the limelight of the new social gaming launch of Google+ by upgrading its own gaming system, making it easier to find and play.

Facebook is not the only game in town anymore.

People who use Google Inc's social network Google+ will be able to play games, a feature available on its biggest rival Facebook.

The rival social network of Facebook has launched its own games platform.

Apple Inc's increasingly effective patent war against rivals like Samsung Electronics may mask its real target: arch-foe Google Inc.

Nokia is getting closer and closer to losing the top spot in terms of phones shipped globally as its share continues to sink.

Continuing the winning run, Google Sites topped the U.S. search engine rankings for the month of July, a new comScore report said.

Facebook has come up with a new instant messaging service for mobile phones. It was announced on Tuesday on the company's blog. This application for iPhones and Android devices allows the users to contact their individual Facebook friends or group of people. As of now it is only available in the United States but soon it will be rolled out in other countries.

Movieclips.com, which has compiled the largest collection of licensed Hollywood film clips on the web, will partner with Google to bring more than 20,000 HD clips to YouTube.