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Did Google make its latest Android statue out of chrome for a reason?
Posted On 31 Jan 2013 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
When Google staffer Paul Wilcox started throwing pebbles at his girlfriend's office window, he never expected to be confronted by an angry giant Android made out of chrome. But crazy things happen at Mountain View all the time and Wilcox was quick to...
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Vizualized: Bay Area bids adieu to Space Shuttle Endeavour (update: video)
Posted On 21 Sep 2012 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
NASA and the US government may have moved on from the shuttle program, but it's clear that the American people are still in love with our nation's cosmic cargo planes. An estimated 20,000 people showed up at the Ames Research Center/Moffet Air Force ...
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Google Play’s End of Summer Sale outed by discounted apps, lets the Lorax speak for the savings
Posted On 31 Aug 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
It looks like a handful of select apps have outed Mountain View's Labor day plans: Google Play's End of Summer Sale. SwiftKey 3, The Lorax -- Dr. Seuss, Square Enix's Crystal Defenders, and other apps are now brandishing deep discounts, almost unifor...
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WSJ: Google set to acquire Frommer’s from Wiley, add trusted travel reviews
Posted On 13 Aug 2012 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Just one year after its Zagat acquisition, Google has made a move on another trusted lifestyle brand. John Wiley & Sons Inc., the current owner of the Frommer's network of travel sites and guide books, confirmed the Mountain View acquisition, with...
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Sprint LTE makes early appearance in Bay Area
Posted On 07 Aug 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Sprint's LTE signal is well and truly out there, but it looks like roll-out is going smoother than the Now Network had predicted, appearing (though, not "officially launched") ahead of schedule in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tipsters have told Androi...
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Google posts video highlights of I/O 2012, for those craving one last sugary fix
Posted On 26 Jul 2012 By Joe Pollicino. Under: Uncategorized.
Weren't able to fill up on all the Jelly Bean-flavored geekery that was Google I/O 2012? It's no matter, because you can catch all the highlights from Project Glass to the Nexus 7 in Google Developer's latest video -- provided you've got about four ...
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Google improves maps for several countries, helps you follow the path well trodden
Posted On 19 Jul 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
So it seems the team at Mountain View won't rest until the whole world is mapped to within an inch of its cartographic life. Good for us though, and especially folk in Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lesotho, Macau, Portugal, San Mar...
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Google offers unified profiles, begins merging Orkut with Google+
Posted On 30 May 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Orkut has announced that users of Google's other social network can now use both from a unified profile. Those who plump for the change will find their details merged (using your Google+ credentials) and will now be subject to the same privacy and sh...
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