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Google Kills Google Buzz

Google Kills Google Buzz

The end of Google Buzz is near. Bradley Horowitz, the Vice President of Google, announced that Buzz, along with a few other Google products, will be closed down in the next few weeks. Horowitz writes: "We aspire to build great ... continue
Google Earnings Call Shows Nearly $10 Billion In Revenues, 200 Million Chrome Browser Users

Google Earnings Call Shows Nearly $10 Billion In Revenues, 200 Million Chrome Browser Users

Google on Thursday afternoon announced their Q3 2011 earnings and as expected the company continued to see an upswing in revenue, beating expectations while providing some insight into the company's growth. According to the earnings call Google managed ... continue
Large Hadron Collider Debuts Google Android App, Says No Thanks To iOS

Large Hadron Collider Debuts Google Android App, Says No Thanks To iOS

Ready to find the Higgs boson particle? A newly released Google Android app which provides live results from the Large Hadron Collider has debuted thanks to scientists at Oxford University and the application is 100% free to ... continue
Google’s YouTube launches the YouTube Space Lab [Video]

Google’s YouTube launches the YouTube Space Lab [Video]

Even if you aren't the world's biggest fan of Google, which I'm not, you have to admit that they are always doing some pretty interesting stuff, especially when it comes to utilizing their existing service for interesting ... continue
Apple’s “In Application Purchasing” patent filing creates a mobile timebomb

Apple’s “In Application Purchasing” patent filing creates a mobile timebomb

Filing patents, and their subsequent granting without any serious investigation, is a daily occurrence it seems in the tech world. Everyone does it and even in case where prior art or even common sense would dictate otherwise companies amass war ... continue
Google’s Own Executives Haven’t Warmed Up To Google+

Google’s Own Executives Haven’t Warmed Up To Google+

A good salesperson understands that they can't sell a product unless they make their potential buyers feel like it's a product they use themselves on a daily basis, that's why it's odd to learn that the top ... continue
Google Earth celebrates 1 billion downloads milestone

Google Earth celebrates 1 billion downloads milestone

Google announced today that since Google Earth's launch in 2005, the software has been downloaded an astonishing 1 billion times. To celebrate the achievement, Google put together a new website, oneworldmanystories.com. The site aims to educate consumers about ... continue
Google Building $200 Million Asian Data Centers

Google Building $200 Million Asian Data Centers

Google, Inc. on Thursday announced plans to build three data centers in Asia at a cost of $200 million for the first two centers. The centers will be Google's first in the region and are meant to ... continue
Google is the World’s Most Attractive Employer

Google is the World’s Most Attractive Employer

For the third consecutive year, Google remains as the world's most attractive employer in both business and engineering categories. That's based on the preferences of over 160,000 career seekers from the world's 12 largest economies. The global talent ... continue
Google+ Membership Soars As Site Leaves Private Beta

Google+ Membership Soars As Site Leaves Private Beta

Last week Google+ ditched their invite-only policy, opening up the floodgates for everyone to join the site and now it's being reported that Google has witnessed a 1,269% increase in the number of users taking advantage of ... continue
Google Asks Judge In AT&T Merger Lawsuit To Protect “Sensitive Data”

Google Asks Judge In AT&T Merger Lawsuit To Protect “Sensitive Data”

Google officials on Tuesday asked the U.S. judge overseeing the government's lawsuit to stop the AT&T/T-Mobile merger to protect their confidential internal data in the case. Google officials are worried that their "competitively sensitive" data related to internal ... continue
Google Android Has Controlled 56% Of Smartphone Market In Last Three Months

Google Android Has Controlled 56% Of Smartphone Market In Last Three Months

Here's a stat that should have Apple scratching their heads, in the last three months 56% of Smartphone buyers chose to purchase a Google Android phone instead of a device from Apple, RIM or Nokia. A Nielsen rating ... continue
Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available Online

Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available Online

After 2000 years, the Dead Sea Scrolls have finally finished the journey to the internet. Google and the Israel Museum launched a project today that will place the delicate ancient document online. Yossi Matias, managing director of Google’s ... continue
Google Slips in New Search Engine Study While Bing and Yahoo! Grow

Google Slips in New Search Engine Study While Bing and Yahoo! Grow

How do you search? If you are like the majority of people in the United States, you probably use Google. Yep, Google is still the number one search engine by a large margin, but new data released ... continue
Google Operations Uses Enough Power For 200,000 Homes

Google Operations Uses Enough Power For 200,000 Homes

While completing a search on Google is quite possibly the easiest process you can accomplish using a website those billions of searches cost Google dearly in electrical costs each year. According to the San Jose Mercury News Google data centers ... continue
Google Pharmacy Ad Probe: Larry Page Knew of Illegal Ads

Google Pharmacy Ad Probe: Larry Page Knew of Illegal Ads

Justice Department investigators probing into illegal online pharmacy ads served via the Google Adwords system revealed this week that company Chief Executive Officer Larry Page knew of the ads for years but did nothing to remove them. Settling ... continue
Facebook isn’t concerned about Google+’s social gaming platform

Facebook isn’t concerned about Google+’s social gaming platform

Considering the success of Facebook's social gaming platform - 200 million players worth of success - one might think that Facebook is feeling just a bit threatened by the launch of Google's new social gaming platform for ... continue
The real-time scanning of cell phones pictures would never be misused would it.

The real-time scanning of cell phones pictures would never be misused would it.

One of the touchiest subjects when it comes to technology has to be facial recognition and its use, both good and bad. We have all heard about how all the major tech companies like Facebook, Google, and ... continue
Google+ launches its social games. Get ready for the whining to start.

Google+ launches its social games. Get ready for the whining to start.

Google finally launched its most recent try at a social network around a month ago now, and as a disclaimer I have been using it since day one, and even though it is still in what Google ... continue
Samsung Nexus S Free Today At Best Buy, Google Also Taking Orders

Samsung Nexus S Free Today At Best Buy, Google Also Taking Orders

There's not a lot of time left but if you head over to your local Best Buy before close today you could grab a free Samsung Nexus S smartphone. The free promotion is available for Sprint, T-Mobile and ... continue
[Graph] Most Common Ailments as Reported By Google

[Graph] Most Common Ailments as Reported By Google

Dr. Google: he may not always be the most accurate doctor, but at least there's no co-pay. continue
Google+ Loses 3% Of Their Traffic In Just Seven Days

Google+ Loses 3% Of Their Traffic In Just Seven Days

The honeymoon stage for some users on Google+ appears to be coming to an end, the company's new social network has watched as user usage declined by 3% to 1.79 million visits last week. Time spent on the ... continue