News and opinion about Google, in search, mobile technology, mapping and all the other tech fields where Google is active

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We are not talking to Google, says WhatsApp exec

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Competitors including Microsoft and Nokia file a complaint with the European Commission over Google's moves in the mobile market

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Facebook App Center Landscape

The top Google Play and BlackBerry apps are focused on communication, while Apple and Amazon users downloaded games

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Unified Patents, backed by Google and NetApp, aims to help organisations pool their resources to dissuade attacks by patent litigators

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Google is apparently in talks with WhatsApp to bolster its mobile messaging offering

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Some Sky customers have been receiving thousands of old messages after the company switched email providers

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Google’s list of takedown requests could become the largest index of pirate content in the world

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A patent hints at a street-level navigation interface controlled by movement of the device

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Google is dropping its involvement with the WebKit rendering engine to focus on its own open source alternative

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‘Baidu Eye’ is being tested, but it’s not clear if it will reach the commercial market

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