Android
Google's Android operating system has rounded up developers and a bevy of hardware partners to swamp the smartphone industry with devices. Android's market share has surged courtesy of devices from HTC and Motorola and analysts are generally upbeat about the platform's prospects and ability to crack the top three platforms.
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An exploit for Google Wallet enables thieves to change a user's PIN and get at the stored funds - without needing to actually hack the device.
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Google has started laying down fiber for its much-awaited super-fast Google Fiber Internet service in Kansas City.
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This past weekend, Google quietly held the first-ever Solve for X conference, gathering top minds to tackle the world's problems.
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Even though the new policy doesn't change how Google operates, lawmakers are using it as a springboard into an inquiry over user privacy.
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A 2007 e-mail uncovered in the course of a lawsuit reveals that under Steve Jobs' request, Google's Eric Schmidt got one of the company's own recruiters fired after they tried to hire an Apple...
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