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Google files patent claim against Microsoft, Nokia

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Google lashed out at Microsoft and Nokia in a regulatory complaint, accusing them of illegally feeding mobile patents to a technology troll scavenging for billions of dollars in licensing fees that threaten to drive up the prices of cellphones and other wireless devices.

The Oracle v. Google aftermath

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Two Google lawyers reflect on the case: APIs stay free, cost of business soars.

Google’s Groupon Rival Clams Up, But Partners Lend Help

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Google is using new tactics to step up its assault on the market for local business advertising. To understand why, it helps to know some of the background.

Google Has A Magic Money Making Machine

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And Facebook doesn't.

Google Blockly Lets Kids Hack With No Keyboard

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Google has released a completely visual programming language that lets you build software without typing a single character. Now available on Google Code — the company’s site for hosting open source software — the new language is called Google Blockly , and it’s reminiscent of Scratch , a platform developed at MIT that seeks to turn even young children into programmers.

Google Schedules a Special Maps Event — Set Five Days Before Apple's WWDC

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This Friday, Google invited journalists to a June 6 event where it will unveil the future of Google Maps. It’s curious timing considering that just a few days later on June 11, Apple is expected to unveil the future of its iOS Maps app — an app that’s rumored to ditch Google Maps as its data engine.

Google Play Now Selling Galaxy Nexus Accessories

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When Google began selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone through its Google Play store last month, it did so in a new section of the online storefront called “ devices .” The name was plural and yet there was just one device on sale.

Google Bids on New gTLDs .google, .youtube., .lol & More

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While Google didn't disclose just how many domains it had applied for, Google chief internet evangelist Vint Cerf said in a company blog post that the company had chosen a number of domains based on their connections to existing Google products.

Touché! Google Plans to Announce Its Own 3D Maps Before Apple

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Google has just announced an event called "The next dimension of Google Maps," where they are expected to introduce 3D maps to it s standard offering. The demo will be less than a week before WWDC2012 event at which Apple is expected to introduce its own map app, with 3D capabilities, as part of iOS 6. At the same time Google is making moves to monetize its services on all fronts, so making the ...

Google adds feature to help China searchers

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Google has fired a new salvo in a censorship battle with Beijing by adding a feature that warns users in China who enter search keywords that might produce blocked results and suggests they try other terms.

Google’s Groupon Rival Clams Up, But Partners Lend Help - Wall Street Journal

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Google is using new tactics to step up its assault on the market for local business advertising. To understand why, it helps to know some of the background. The Internet giant in late 2010 Google broke off acquisition talks with Groupon, which ...

Google Tips Off Users in China - Wall Street Journal

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Google Inc. has begun warning users in China of certain search words that may trigger the country's Internet censors, in its boldest challenge in two years to Beijing's efforts to restrict online content. Google has begun notifying users in ...

Google gobbles retail reputation ranker - The Register

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Google has beefed up its online retailing smarts by acquiring KikScore, a US company that ascribes scores to e-commerce businesses based on their level of reputation and trustworthiness. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is a Google acquire- and ...

Google Provokes China With Tool to Skirt Censorship - Newser

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(Newser) – Google and China have long had a rocky relationship over the software company's overly thorough search engine and refusal to filter search results, and for many years searching for a forbidden or even a sensitive word could cause a ...

2 troubling examples of Google's conflicts - San Francisco Gate

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Google is mightily testing the faith of its users. In ways large and small, the Mountain View search giant is setting up conflicts of interest across its varied business lines that will prove increasingly difficult - if not sometimes impossible ...