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Google pulls two Chrome extensions after they ply users with sneaky ads

Yep, Google’s web store is now stocked with fewer Chrome extensions than before — but for good reason. The tech giant pulled two extensions…

Google doles out $3.2bn for smart thermostat maker Nest Labs

Boom… 2014 just got its first really big acquisition. Google has just announced that it has struck a deal to buy Nest Labs, best…

Gmail now lets you email people on Google+

Many of us who network via the web find one another and communicate on a forum or social media platform and create connections but…

The problem with an Intel push for an Android Windows marriage

Android and Windows running in harmony on the same machine isn’t something new. Whether it’s by dual-booting — choosing which OS to boot when…

Zeitgeist 2013: this is what the world was Googling this year

What do the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Vine, the iPad Air and minions have in common? They’re all among the most searched terms globally…

Gmail’s image changes will affect the way you report results: here’s how

Google recently announced some significant changes it’s made to the way it references and caches images. These changes came with no warning, leaving people…

Google Sheets update means it can finally compete with Excel

Google is just eating away at Microsoft’s Office suite and the latest update to its Sheets app means it can finally compete with Microsoft…

Insights into what really happens at Googleplex

Douwe Osinga, a software engineer, recently left Google after seven years. He’s written a series of blog posts explaining why he left and also…

Facebook vs Google: The dirty tricks campaign

Journalists and bloggers around the world last week woke up to an email screaming in all caps: “Google quietly launches sweeping violation of user…

5 tips from Google for the Royal Wedding

Millions of people around the world are waiting in anticipation for the big royal event in London on Friday 29 April, 2011. For those…

Google builds its energy business with $100M wind farm investment

For a long time now, the company that built its business on search and advertising has been rooting around in the electricity and energy…

List of Google’s autocomplete guesses with one letter

Google is cocky enough to initiate the autocomplete search function after you type in just one letter. This is how Google explains the autocomplete…

Google’s search for quality — Analysing the recent Panda update

Google regularly changes its algorithm and it’s a smart move because all the companies that were trying to game Google — and were succeeding…

Shift in revenue for Google partner sites

Google‘s first quarter 2011 financial results show a significant shift in revenues away from its partner sites in its AdSense advertising network. Google [$GOOG]…

Google’s US$900-million patent binge — Will it share the protection?

Larry Dignan at ZDNet reports: “Nortel said that it plans to sell all of its remaining patents and applications for US$900-million to Google unless…

Blekko — The future of search

On the eve of Google’s launch of an experimental feature that allows users to recommend search results, Blekko, the curated search engine, hosted a…

Tips on adjusting to Google’s Panda algorithm change

Google scared a lot of web masters when it unleashed the Panda, an update that made a massive impact on the web. A full…

Google says it has fixed the Gmail glitch

Google apologised Monday for the Gmail glitch. The company said it expects to fully restore the Gmail accounts of users who saw their emails…

A possible entry into the CRM market for Google?

Through the success of Google Apps, Google has emerged as an enterprise apps contender. While their success to date has largely been with SMBs…

Slicing and dicing with Google’s ‘Recipe View’

Google recently added ‘Recipe View’ to its search menu as a way for people to easily find instructions for whipping up dishes in the…

Google’s US$2.7-million fund is open for the taking

Internet search giant Google has awarded US$2.7-million to media watchdog, the International Press Institute (IPI) as part of a new project to support digital…

Q & A: Head of Google SA on free speech, local content and life at Google

Google’s new country manager for South Africa, Luke Mckend, recently sat down with Memeburn for an exclusive interview. Larry Page’s role as CEO, Google’s…

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