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It used to be that Google employees received a cash bonus at this time of the year. This year, it was a bit different:
“Google on Tuesday began handing out mobile smartphones rather than cash as a year-end present to its staff, in a move that reflects an effort by the company to pare the [...]

One of the challenges for Google is to honor local customs and regional laws. What may be accepted in one country can be highly offensive to citizens of another nation. In Japan, there is a growing protest movement against Google’s Street View project:
“A group of Japanese journalists, professors and lawyers demanded Friday that [...]

There are a variety of reasons why people will pick a certain browser. For me, the major consideration is memory. Even with two GB of RAM, it is really not sufficient when working with large data bases. Therefore, how the browser uses RAM is important:
“…In memory usage, Chrome still holds up the [...]

On the Google Chrome page, any mention of ‘beta’ has been removed. It seems that Chrome has left the ‘beta’ stage and, as the Guardian reports, the Google browser is becoming mainstream:
“Google claims its three-month old web browser Chrome has already been used by 10 million people in 200 countries, the web giant said [...]

Google has the data. The search engine know what is the most popular queries for this year. It may be a surprise that pop singers and head shaving are not at the top of the list:
“…The most searched term for Google users in the UK was Facebook while the BBC came second and [...]

Marissa Mayer, Google’s vice president of user experience, has indicated that the Chrome browser will be leaving the ‘beta’ stage soon. There is no definite date as to when the next release will occur:
“…Once Chrome is out of beta, OEMs can then absorb the browser into their computers, setting into motion Google’s plan to [...]

In another step to index the world’s information, Google is including magazines into its Book Search function:
“… We have partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives, making them searchable, viewable, and discoverable through Google Book Search. You’ll find these magazines seamlessly integrated with book results, with a viewing experience similar to [...]

Microsoft has stated repeatedly that it is no longer interested in Yahoo. However, there have been changes at Yahoo. Jerry Yang has stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer. The stock market has reduced the value of the Yahoo stock significantly. It is not a surprise, then, that there is a [...]

YouTube wants to be in your living room. The Google video outlet is taking steps to increase its reach:
“YouTube is taking another step in transitioning from computer monitors to television screens by displaying its videos in full widescreen format.
The website, owned by Google Inc., announced the change on Tuesday through its blog. The new [...]

Google may not be immune. There are rumour floating that there are proposed job cuts at Google. And some of those jobs may be gone already:
“Google may be preparing to lay off thousands of workers, if a Silicon Valley information service is to be believed. WebGuild cites anonymous inside sources as saying up [...]