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  • Android some day will outdistance the iPhone

    Mobile phones using the Android operating system will eventually be huge, even if the number of Android smartphones shipped in 2009 doesn't grow by 900% as a research firm recently predicted.

  • Google adds tools to help search users dig deeper

    Saying that its users are becoming increasingly sophisticated, Google Inc. today unveiled a list of new search technologies geared to help users 'slice and dice' their Google search results, along with a new tool to help them cull information instead of web pages.

  • Google Adds Apps Link to BlackBerry

    Looking to increase corporate use of its hosted Google Apps offerings, Google Inc. last week unveiled a tool that's designed to make it easier for users of BlackBerry mobile devices to use its Gmail, Contacts and Calendar software.

  • Twitter: We're Not for Sale

    Forget all those rumors about Apple, Google, Microsoft or anyone else buying Twitter: The company's bosses say Twitter is not for sale. On Wednesday Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams were on ABC's The View as part of Twitter's current media campaign that has also included appearances on Oprah and The Colbert Report. Responding to a question from Barbara Walters about the rumors surrounding an imminent purchase of Twitter by a larger tech company, Stone responded with an unequivocal, "No. We are not for sale."

  • Android 1.5 software update due next week in U.S.

    The official over-the-air Android 1.5 software update for T-Mobile USA G1 smartphones will start at the end of next week, a spokesman said yesterday, one week after bloggers started saying they were getting the updates in Europe.

  • Google seeking solution to Blogger FTP woes

    People and organizations who host their Blogger blogs outside of Google have experienced technical problems with the service's FTP publishing functionality, prompting Google to apologize.

  • Google to push Gmail to BlackBerrys

    Google has unveiled a new service that will push Gmail and calendar items to the native client software on BlackBerry devices, stepping up the search giant's efforts in the enterprise market.

  • Wolfram Alpha 'could rival Google'

    A web tool that answers questions directly rather than offering a list of search results could become as popular as Google, according to its inventor.

  • Programmer sues Google over 'Android'

    The owner of an obscure US software development company is suing Google and everyone else in the Open Handset Alliance over their use of the word "Android."

  • Google Apps gains LDAP support

    Google Apps has gained a directory tool designed to simplify and accelerate the setup of this hosted collaboration and communication suite.

  • Backward compatibility questions arise in Android upgrade

    Although the newly released Google Android 1.5 software development kit offers such features as speech recognition, developers must be aware of backward compatibility issues on older devices, according to the Google Android blog.

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