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Google and Oracle on Friday revealed their shill lists–statements identifying journalists, bloggers, and commentators who expressed an opinion about Oracle’s patent and copyright infringement claim against Google and received money for doing so–without actually revealing anything. Oracle sued Google over its use of Android last year, initially claiming as much as $6 billion in damages. Continue Reading →

After announcing in June that Android app updates would be improved, Google has implemented its “smart app updates” feature. Android Police first spotted the change, which coincides with a new version of Google Play. Thanks to the new feature, mobile app updates won’t require a full download of the entire app; only the deltas, or Continue Reading →

As the battle over voice continues to unfold, Google announced Friday it has updated Voice Search for Android devices to support an additional 13 languages, bringing the total to 42 languages and regional accents in 46 countries. Following today’s new update, Google estimates that around 100 million Android device owners will now be able to Continue Reading →

Google Wallet, the company’s NFC-based virtual wallet for Android, got a major update earlier this month when Google started giving its users the ability to use cards from Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Today, Google and Discover announced that they are now making it even easier for Discover customers to save their cards to Continue Reading →

The Apple v. Samsung patent trial of the century has cooled off a bit since the hits poured out last week, but a few choice items continue to emerge from San Jose, California. Samsung argued earlier this week that whether or not its Galaxy tablets made use of Apple’s protected technology and designs, that IP Continue Reading →

A discussion on Reddit started around a video containing an interview with one of the cooks at Google’s HQ kitchen. Somewhere in the middle of the video (starts at minute 3), Bernard Faucher says that there is a 3D printer in Google’s kitchen that makes different types of pasta, according to the needs of the Continue Reading →

Google looks like it is getting ready to introduce gift cards for its Google Play app store, giving new present ideas for anyone who knows an Android device owner. Wish lists are also on the horizon. The speculation comes after Android Police discovered the hints from decoding the latest Google Play apk update. Added to Continue Reading →

Google has upped the ante in its industry-leading cash-for-security-bugs program with hefty bonuses and a hacking contest that will award up to $2 million worth of prizes to people who successfully exploit its Chrome browser. On Wednesday, the search giant announced plans for Pwnium 2, a contest that will pay $60,000 for hacks that fully Continue Reading →

When Google announced late last week that it would start demoting websites that were repeatedly flagged for copyright violations, it raised a very pertinent question: Does this mean Google will start demoting YouTube results as well? The folks over at Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan did some terrific work over the weekend trying to figure Continue Reading →

Social networking start-up Pinterest has rolled out versions of its service for Android-based smartphones and for the iPad, its latest move to boost its appeal to a broader audience. An online scrapbook where users can “pin” images and share them with others, Pinterest has grown to about 23 million users in July from about one Continue Reading →