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South Korea to Probe Google's New Privacy Policy

South Korea’s communications regulator,  Korea and Communications Commission (KCC), has reportedly begun investigating whether Google’s new privacy policy — new rules that combine a user’s information across its services — violates…

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Google: Google Wallet is Safe Except on Rooted Phones

Google has issued a response to the recent security issues that were raised with its Google Wallet mobile payments system last week, claiming that the service is safe and even…

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Photographers on Google+ Create Book For Charity

While it’s easy to compare Facebook and Google+ because they’re both social networks and write off the latter because it doesn’t have quite as many users, Google+ has done an…

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YouTube to Launch Local Versions in Chile and Peru

YouTube will soon launch local versions of its portal in Chile and Peru, Clases de Periodismo reports. The announcement was made by Google’s Director of Global Communications & Public Affairs for…

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Google Offers Tunisians 6 Internships at Le Monde

More than a year after former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted from power in Tunisia – an event credited with kick-starting the so-called Arab Spring – Google has…

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Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note to get ICS from March 1

Google’s latest Android update, Ice Cream Sandwich, has been tipped to start rolling out to Samsung’s Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note models from March 1, controversial mobile industry insider Eldar…

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Google Bar Gets Updated to Included YouTube and Calendar

Google has been tinkering with the black bar that shows up at the top of any Google property that you’re on. It’s a powerful way to let its users seamlessly…

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US Will Approve Google's Purchase of Motorola Mobility

The “will they or won’t they” argument is apparently over when it comes to Google’s monster $12.5B acquisition of Motorola Mobility. According to a report by Reuters, the Department of…

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Mainstream Brands Are Starting to Dominate Google+

Since launching its Pages product for businesses last November, Google+ has tried to get mainstream brands to adopt the platform. Up until recently, the most popular brands on Google+ happened…

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Google Uses Your LOLs to Decide Which Videos are Funnier

At the end of last year, we told you about a new project by YouTube called the “YouTube Slam“. The project pits two videos against one another in a “hot…

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Google Closes its £37m Buy, 'UK Compare Mortgages'

What do you do if you spend £37m ($61.5m) acquiring an Internet company only to then decide, well, it might not have been the best idea after all? If you’re…

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Google is Planning Its First Ever Retail Store

Update at foot of post. Google is considering opening a retail store in Dublin, a planning application noted by Bloomberg reveals. The store, located on its campus in the Irish…

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Google to Launch Google Drive In Coming Weeks

Google is reportedly close to launching its long awaited cloud storage service Drive, delivering a personal file-synchronisation platform that will allow users to store and copy files between computers and mobile…

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Google is Fixing Major Google Wallet Security Issue

Google is reportedly aware of and working to fix a major security issue relating to its Google Wall service on rooted Android phones. Updated with Google’s response below. A video…

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Hit Inbox Zero on Gmail, Get Nagged to go to Google+

I’m not sure when the last time I hit “inbox zero” on Gmail was, but it was a while ago. If you’re one of the lucky souls who gets to…