Les Paul Google Doodle Gets Permanent Home

Google is paying homage to guitar legend Les Paul, and that is good news for anyone who wants a spot on the Internet to play Elvis "Suspicious Minds" any old time. The ubiquitous search engine launched a dedicated page for its interactive Les Paul doodle on Thursday, which would have been Paul's 96 birthday had he lived as long. He died in 2009 at the age of 94.

Next Google Nexus Will Be Either HTC, Or LG Built

The Nexus line is the true and original Google phone and we have seen two already and now we came across a photo of a third Nexus phone in its testing stage. The phone looks HTC-made and lacks the menu/home/back/search keys. It will probably run Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest Android version.

Android Market Gets A Facelift, Lets You Buy Apps In 99 New Countries

The Android Market has gone through a major update after Google I/O conference. Google has done some refreshing design change to the interface of the Market for both mobile and desktop and made discovering of new apps easier. On top of that paid apps are now available to 99 new countries, which is a win-win for everyone.

Samsung Nexus S from Google Quad-band Cell Phone - Unlocked - GT-I9020T For $468.41

Samsung Nexus S from Google Quad-band Cell Phone - Unlocked - GT-I9020T For $468.41

Google Nexus S Has Its Price Slashed To Under 320 Euro

The typical lifespan of a modern smartphone is 4 months, that is when referring to RRP (recommended retailed price) at least. The Google Nexus S with its pure Android experience has now passed that marker and to celebrate, has undergone a little price cut, but its more than that.

Google Releases News Near You For iOS & Android

Google is taking local news to the next level with a new addition to their mobile news service. The "News Near You" service, once activated, uses your location (with your express permission) to update you on the exact goings-on in your local area. The local news stream will appear in its very own section, but that can apparently be customized however way it suits you.

Google +1 Button Launches Soon

At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco the Google +1button development team demonstrated how its new social button can be added to web sites and has suggested that the new Google +1 button could be arriving very shortly, even within the next couple of weeks.

Google To Launch Chrome Laptops For $20 A Month

According to a recently report by Forbes, Google intends to announce a new 'student package' for Chrome laptops, and students will have to pay a monthly fee of $20.

Google To Launch Music Service Called Music Beta

We have heard quite a bit about Google's rumored music service over the last couple of months, and Google are expected to launch their online music locker service later today, and it is rumored to be called Music Beta by Google.

Microsoft Close To Buying Skype For $8 Billion

Last week both Google and Facebook were in discussions with Skpye, but now it looks like Microsoft is attempting to purchase Skype, and the deal is reported to be worth around $7 to $8 billion.

Google Daily Searches Visualized

If you have ever wondered what Google's searches would look like mapped onto a world globe, Google has launched a new service, The Search Globe. Which visualizes searches from one day and shows the language of the majority of queries in an area in different colours.

Facebook, Google Mulling Skype Deal

Google and Facebook Inc are seperately considering a tie-up with Skype after the web video conferencing service delayed its initial public offering, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussion said.

Google Employee Leaks Next Android OS Name

Ice Cream Sandwich, this is what Google's next Android OS upgrade will be called. The name which has been doing rounds since past several months has reportedly got confirmed by a Google engineer.

Groupon Hires Google Exec As Its COO

Online coupon service Groupon has hired a Google Inc Executive to be its new chief operating officer, as Google began rolling out a new service aimed directly at Grupon's thriving business. The hiring and roll-out come as Groupon and Google increasingly go head-to-head in the vast market for local advertising, with each company pitching its online marketing services to small business such a restaurants and nail salons.

Google Raid By South Korea Police Over Data Collection

South Korean Police on Tuesday raided Google's local office to investigate whether the global search company used its mobile phone advertising platform to illegally collect private data.

Google Tracks You Too Internal Emails Show

A series of internet e-mails from last year highlights how important location data is to Google, and likely gives more ammunition to privacy advocates over how these companies track you every move. The e-mails were written by then-CEO Larry Page following a move by Motorola to replace Google's location service system within its phones with that of a competitor, Skyhook.

Google Facing A Lawsuit Over Android Location Tracking

It appears that Google are to suffer the same troublesome press as Apple have of late, thanks to the discovery of an Android based tracking system, not too dissimilar to the one recently brought to light on the iPhone 4.

Adobe Spill The Beans On An Upcoming Android 3.1 Release

Adobe released an update for its Flash Player 10.2 for Android. Besides the regular bug fixes and security enhancements, it brings some optimizations for Android 3.1. Say what? It's the first time we hear of Android 3.1 and its obviously under way.

Android Phones Face 70 Types Of Malware, Reports Kaspersky

Open-source Android OS is potentially vulnerable to malicious apps, sounds like common sense. According to Kaspersky though, the mobile OS is currently invaded by no less than 70 types of malware apps and there will be a lot more very quickly.

Google Pulled Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread Update

European Samsung Galaxy S users were recently issued an update over the weekend that updated their OS to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Google stopped sending out the update, claiming that there was not a specific issue with the build, but something had gone wrong and was indetified after the release.