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Google Android Devices More Popular than Apple iPhone

Apple, Microsoft Leading Non-Android Group to Bully Android

In an allegedly unholy coalition, Apple, Microsoft and Research in Motion have joined hands to demote Android's position in the smartphone market. Six of Google's rivals tied up recently to prevent Google from buying a critical trove of telephony patents, at Nortel's wireless technology patents' auction, with judges in the United States and Canada approving the $4.5 billion transaction.
Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell delivers his keynote address at Oracle Open World in San Francisco, September 22, 2010.

Dell Facing Challenge from Tablets, Cloud

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has longer-term disadvantages in a tablet and cloud world as Dell is not focused on tablets and is well behind Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) in developing a full cloud stack, Jefferies said in a note to clients.
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Google chairman to testify at Senate hearing

Google's Crime: Great Services Offered Free!

The Federal Trade Commission has finally got Google chairman Eric Schmidt to testify in September in a hearing that will address fundamental questions of business operations (of Google) rather than merely legal issues. The federal regulators will investigate into the allegations that the Internet giant has abused its dominance in Web-search advertising.
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Google+ spammed users, but loyal fans have forgiven

Google+ (or Google Plus) has faced the first major glitch yesterday during the beta version testing period, spamming its users with multiple notification emails, but a quick recovery and public apology were well received by its fans.
Google+ Will Make Changes This Week: What Would You Like to See?

Google+ on a flying start but is it good enough to beat Facebook?

Google+ (or Google Plus), the beta version of Google’s new ambitious social networking service is off to a flying start with 4.5 million people reportedly using the service, having signed up via the current invite-only basis, but is Google+ good enough to beat the king of social networking sites - Facebook?
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Google+ Sparks Social Networking Wars

The announcement and limited invitation to the new Google+ social network last week not only whipped up a frenzy of anticipation, but marked the first salvo in the new battle for the social media space.
Skype CEO Tony Bates and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pose after a news conference in Palo Alto, California

How Facebook and Skype are Changing Social Media

The partnership between Facebook and Skype is a natural, and it will likely change social media in a very big way -- integrating phone calls and video conferencing seamlessly into Facebook's social network.
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Microsoft wants Samsung to pay smartphone license: report

Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc's Android operating system as the software giant has a wide range of patents used in the mobile platform, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Office XP, Vista SP1 to retire soon

Microsoft Office XP and Vista SP1 will be history soon, as it will exit support by next week, according to the company's published schedule.
Man has his picture taken in front of Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View

Hulu Would Be Strategic '+' for Google

The combination of YouTube's user generated content and Hulu's professional content could deliver strong synergies for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Barclays Capital said.

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