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Google pull on those heart strings – Dear Sophie

A lot of people dislike Google, primarily for their stance on privacy and their dominance in the market. I however, feel a bit more inclined to like the brand, if only for the fact that to me they are less evil than Apple, and support open-source in many instances (Android fan right here!). It would be amiss of me [...]

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Google to insert real-time ads into Street View

Just after I make a post about Google, I stumble across another piece of Google news. According to a patent filed last week under the name “Claiming Real Estate in Panoramic or 3D Mapping Environments for Advertising” Google plan to fill billboards on Street View with dynamically inserted ads, providing the search giant with another [...]

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Google – Can you “near me now”?

Nope, Google aren’t stealing Verizon’s strapline, but they have launched this cool little new feature for mobile search. The video describes it better than I can (plus I can’t type a funky bass line as background music) so have a look, but to me it’s another great example of Google making search easier, along with [...]

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