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Android's lack of app payment infrastructure in many countries is creating a population of app pirates, observers say

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Gmail users will be able to sift through Google Docs and Google Sites with Apps Search, thanks to a new development by the Gmail Labs team

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Bing's market share is holding steady against Google, as Yahoo prepares to transfer its search to Bing's infrastructure

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No-one expected that headline, as a Spanish judge summons Google to court and Germany asks questions over Wi-Fi data gathered by Street View cars

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Young people may have to change their names to escape the shame of previous social networking activities, warns Google's CEO

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Google nabbed 65.8 percent of the US search market share in July, compared to Yahoo's 17.1 percent and Microsoft Bing's 11 percent share

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Google has pledged to "strongly defend" open-source standards and protect its Android operating system from Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit

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Google is holding talks with PayPal over possibly using the e-commerce platform as an option for purchasing applications through the Android Market

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Voice Actions allows the use of spoken commands for browsing, texting and making calls, similar to technology from Siri and Vlingo

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Java creator James Gosling has admitted he is not surprised at Oracle's lawsuit against Google over claims that Android OS breaks Java patents

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