Category: Google
Google Wallet launching on 19th September?
Google Wallet (the mobile NFC payment system by the search giants) may be set to launch today, September 19th, according to a leaked memo. The system, which allows users to top up an NFC-enabled smartphone with pre-pay (PayPass) credit…
Google boost Android defences by buying 1000+ IBM patents
When it comes to tech, industrial espionage takes a backseat to courtroom patent wrangles. Google claim their Android OS has been the target of a "hostile, organized campaign" from Apple and Microsoft, who are using their sizeable patent library…
Google TV UK launch announcement expected today
Google is expected to launch its Google TV service in the UK today, with Eric Schmidt set outline his Goggle Box plans for us Brits at the Edinburgh Television Festival. Though the service got off to a rocky start in…
Nokia boss Stephen Elop slams Google/Motorola deal
Motorola and Google execs may be toasting each other's health following this week's big buy-out, but Nokia CEO Stephen Elop believes it could be damaging for the Android OS as a whole. He's suggested that by making Motorola a…
Google in new shopping search results partnership with Amazon
In a move that's surely set to aid Amazon's revenue gathered from those browsing the Google search engine for low product prices, it appears that the two web giants have teamed up to give Amazon product pages more prominence in…
Google buy Motorola Mobility: How fighting the patent war could damage Android
Google, in something of a shock move, revealed today that they had bought Motorola Mobility, manufacturer Motorola's mobile arm, for a reported $12.5 billion. For years Google have been rumoured to be entering the hardware manufacturing game, testing the…
Google buys Motorola Mobility in $12.5 billion deal
Here's a story we weren't expecting to see today; Google have splashed out a massive $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility, the smartphone and tablet arm of Motorola. Looking to "supercharge" Android, Google now has the means to push its…
Angry Birds, Bejeweled heading to Google +
Casual, social netowrk gaming is spreading its wings from the Facebook fold today, following an announcement from Google that will see their Google+ add gaming integration in the coming weeks. 16 games will initially roll out to all Google+ users….
UK Riot Map: Verified hotspots for violence and looting revealed
With violence and looting breaking out sporadically across the UK last night during prolonged bouts of rioting, it was at times incredibly difficult to keep track of which areas had been targeted and how badly they had suffered, if…
Google+ hits 25 million users, shows no signs of slowing
The Google+ network has hit another userbase landmark, now serving the social needs of 25 million users worldwide. 1 million of those hail from our very own UK shores too. A land of early adopters, we are. ComScore have compiled…
