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Google Android Boss Steps Down

March 14, 2013, 10:18 am

Andy Rubin, inventor of the Android operating system for smartphones stepped down from heading the Google division in a surprise move March 13.

Google Fined for Snooping

March 13, 2013, 2:32 am

As a settlement in a privacy case, Google has agreed to pay a $7 million fine for unauthorized collection of data during its Street View mapping project.

Google Losing Maps Patent Fight Against Microsoft

March 8, 2013, 8:11 am

Motorola Mobility and its parent Google are likely to lose a patent dispute in Germany that could force it to shut down its Google Maps service in an extreme case. A final [...]

Google to Lay Off 1,200 Motorola Staff

March 8, 2013, 6:20 am

Google plans to lay off 1,200 workers from its Motorola division. Bought in 2011, the division is still not profitable.

Chromebook Pixel is Good for Innovation, Bad for Buyers

February 26, 2013, 2:39 am

With its Chromebook taking the number-one spot on Amazon’s list of top-selling laptops, Google decided to up the ante with a new and powerful machine known as the Chromebook Pixel. The sleek-looking laptop’s name is a play on its top [...]

Google Chromebook Pixel Launched

February 24, 2013, 12:00 am

The latest in the line of Chromebook series, the Pixel packs an impressive punch with high resolution touch-screen display and eye-catching design. The premium product [...]

Innovative e-books Help Preserve the Cree Language

January 30, 2013, 11:00 pm

A series of free online e-books have been developed to help preserve the Cree language in Canada.

Google’s Q4: $14.42 billion revenue on Mobile, Ad Growth

January 23, 2013, 1:53 pm

Search and online advertising giant Google reported fourth-quarter revenue of $14.42 billion and $2.89 billion in income.

Facebook Launches Graph Search, Takes Aim at Google

January 16, 2013, 10:31 pm

Facebook announced Graph Search, a tool that would allow Facebook users to search for relevant information about their lives in relation to the social network.

FTC Ends Google Anti-Trust Investigation

January 5, 2013, 8:47 pm

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to end what was anticipated to become the anti-trust investigation of the decade on Google, and mostly leave the search giant alone.