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17 tips to tame Google’s immense wealth of data

17 tips to tame Google’s immense wealth of data

Google has never really had a problem with getting or presenting data. They have so much information stored in rows...

Google, Apple ordered by Taipei City to offer 7-day free trials on apps or face fines

Google, Apple ordered by Taipei City to offer 7-day free trials on apps or face fines

Local branches of Apple and Google stores in Taipei City have been given two weeks to offer free 7-day trials...

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

As Apple, Google, and Facebook face more scrutiny over their mobile privacy policies from the government, the concerns continue to...

Google abandons newspaper scanning project

Google abandons newspaper scanning project

Google has announced that it will shut down its News Archives project, an initiative aimed at digitizing the world’s newspapers...

Google asks Nevada to allow self-driving cars

Google asks Nevada to allow self-driving cars

According to the New York Times, Google is secretly lobbying for legislation that would make self-driving cars legal in the...

Users furrow their class-action brows at Google over privacy… again

Users furrow their class-action brows at Google over privacy… again

Good luck, guys. Two Michigan residents are filing a class-action suit against Google over the sudden location-tracking brouhaha that's been...

Google Launches Cleaner, Faster Toolbar

Google Launches Cleaner, Faster Toolbar

Google has brought the speed of Google Instant to its latest Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. One of the primary...

Why Larry Page is Right and Everyone Else is Wrong About Google Social

Why Larry Page is Right and Everyone Else is Wrong About Google Social

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were on top of the basketball world in the 80s. They fought back wars against...

Google Cuts Bureaucratic Tape, Streamlines Decisions By Departments

Google Cuts Bureaucratic Tape, Streamlines Decisions By Departments

Taking a page out of Steve Jobs' playbook, new Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page has restructured upper management at...

Thanks Google, now we’ll never forget where we’ve been

Thanks Google, now we’ll never forget where we’ve been

Google is notorious for tracking people's activities online. In fact, the search giant probably knows more about your own habits...

Google’s Bid For Nortel Patents is a Battle Against Patent Trolls

Google’s Bid For Nortel Patents is a Battle Against Patent Trolls

Make no mistake. Google doesn't care about most of the things they patent. In a world of "defensive patenting," Google's...

Gmail Motion: Because We Didn’t Evolve To Sit at a Keyboard and Type

Gmail Motion: Because We Didn’t Evolve To Sit at a Keyboard and Type

Working with computers is tedious. The constant typing on keyboards and clicking on a mouse makes composing and sending emails...

Google +1 For Search, -1 for Social Media

Google +1 For Search, -1 for Social Media

It’s another year, which means the time has come for Google to take yet another shot at social. They added...

Comprehensive Analysis: Google vs. Content Farms

Comprehensive Analysis: Google vs. Content Farms

One thing that separates Google from other huge tech companies is its ability to adapt based upon mass demands by...

Future (Fake) Tech: The Google Helmet

Future (Fake) Tech: The Google Helmet

Have you ever wished you could simply put Google in your mind? You could search for whatever information was out...

Google Circles: It’s (probably not) Coming

Google Circles: It’s (probably not) Coming

Update: The most recent word from AllThingsD is that the product does not exist in any form other than in...

Google Going for YouTube Gold

Google Going for YouTube Gold

YouTube has always been a "nice to have" property for Google. The traffic, the domination of a segment, the feather...

At Google: Choose Your Own Results

At Google: Choose Your Own Results

Google has held the keys to their search for years. They've attempted to personalize and localize search, but it still...

Google Demos Self-Driving Cars at TED Conference

Google Demos Self-Driving Cars at TED Conference

Google made big news last year when the search giant announced it had developed technology for cars that can drive...

Gmail Bug Compromises the Cloud

Gmail Bug Compromises the Cloud

If you don't already believe in the poofy white safety of the cloud... keep disbelieving. A Gmail bug has deleted...