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Samsung Nexus S Reveals Speedy Android 2.3: Review
Google's Samsung Nexus S is a speedy entrant running Android 2.3, the Gingerbread build for the OS
CES To Feature Tablets, 3D TVs And Broadband Phones
CES focuses on consumer brands but a number of companies will show products for home and office
What To Expect From Google In 2011
Google can do a lot with what it has, but expect local and social search to be the core action items, says Clint Boulton
Dell Secures Its Cloud Strategy With SecureWorks Acquisition
Dell will expand its IT-as-a-service cloud portfolio into security with the acquisition of SecureWorks
10 Google Products To Look Out For In 2011
As we embark on a new year, eWEEK looks ahead to what 2011 could hold for the search giant Google
China Purges Millions Of Pages In Censorship Campaign
The Chinese government has boasted that its 'Great Firewall' has deleted 350 million pieces of 'harmful information'
Goldman’s $450m Facebook Investment Signals New Dotcom Boom
A big private investment helps Facebook stay private, and builds expectations of a new boom in Internet stocks, says Peter Judge
Report: Google Planning Android Newsstand
Google is planning a push into periodicals for Android devices, according to a report
Asus Set To Launch Android, Windows 7 Tablets
Asus is to introduce several tablets at CES, with at least two expected to run Google's Android 2.4
Study: Facebook Tops 2010 Search Terms
The word 'facebook' accounted for 2 percent of all searches, with Google terms also ranking high
Analysts Predict Big Year For Mobile Payments
The introduction of NFC technology into Google Android and Nokia handsets could spark a wide adoption of mobile payments, according to iSuppli
Paul Allen Re-Starts Lawsuit Against Google, Apple
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has re-launched his patent lawsuit against Apple, Google and other IT companies
IBM Predicts Holographic Phones, Air-driven Batteries
IBM predicts holographic phones by 2015, batteries charged by air, cities heated by servers, and more
Google eBooks Burned By Samsung Nexus S
The launch of Google eBooks was overshadowed by the Nexus S, but a quick test shows they do the trick, says Clint Boulton
10 Reasons Google Chrome OS Could Fail
Google is preparing to take the tech world by storm in 2011 with Chrome OS. But that doesn’t mean it will necessarily achieve long term success
Android Tackles Phone Makers Over Lockdowns
Google's Android engineers claim handset makers that lock down their smartphones beg for rooting exploits
Facebook Revises Bug Disclosure Policy
In an effort to ease fears that bug submitters could be subject to legal action, Facebook has re-worded its vulnerability disclosure policy
Pirate Bay Defendant Heads For Supreme Court
One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court in Sweden
Last Of UK ‘WiSpy’ Data Deleted
Google has deleted the last of the payload data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars in the UK
Samsung Nexus S Gets Price Cut For UK Launch
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy will have the Android-based Samsung Nexus S on December 22
Google Faces Expanded EC Antitrust Investigation
The antitrust watchdog of the European Commission has expanded its investigation into search engine giant Google
Google Tool Measures Phrase Popularity Over Time
Google's Ngram Viewer is designed to let researchers and users study the changes in word and phrase usage over 500 years
Study: Apple’s iPad To Continue Market Share Lead Through 2012
A study concludes Google Android tablets will make up 39 percent of the tablet market by 2012, while the iPad will continue to take a 44 percent share
Yahoo’s Delicious Looking For New Owner
As Yahoo reportedly plans to cut some of its services, bookmarking site Delicious is looking at its options beyond the company
Google Defends Chrome OS Cloud Model
Google has gone on the defensive following Richard Stallman's criticism of the cloud's privacy shortcomings
Bing Gains Ground At Expense Of Google, Yahoo
Microsoft's search engine Bing has picked up market share at the expense of both Google and Yahoo
Could Google Android Merge With Chrome OS?
Some are suggesting that Google should merge Chrome and Android. Clint Boulton says it might happen, but not any time soon
Redundancy Axes Fall At Nokia And Yahoo
Nokia cuts staff in Finland and a leaked memo from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirms layoffs began this week
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Adds Tags Automatically
Facebook is adding a facial recognition capability to tag friends' images automatically on the social network