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Google Wallet, Google's new NFC-based payment system in partnership with MasterCard, signals the imminent rise of NFC technology in everyday transactions.

Google's Guide to the App Galaxy provides comprehensive insights into launching a mobile app-based business, covering promotion, monetisation, and measurement.

Google is revolutionising work for small businesses with Apps enhancing tasks from generating letterheads to creating websites and intranets.

Google begins global rollout of Wi-Fi vulnerability fix on Android, averting potential data theft from public networks.

Google now enables 'Super Admins' to allocate specific admin controls to users, enhancing Apps management flexibility in businesses.

Eli Pariser's TED talk highlights how Google's search personalisation can limit our perspectives, as two users get vastly different results for the same query.

Facebook exposed orchestrating a smear campaign against Google over alleged privacy concerns via a top PR firm.

Microsoft's recent Security Intelligence Report reports an up-tick in use of marketing-like approaches by cyber-criminals.

If you've used the Chrome browser at all, you'll have a pretty good idea what you're in for with this new netbook.

Google enhances Analytics with Site Speed report, enabling detailed insights into page loading times and factors affecting site performance.

Google launches image search by subject, enhancing users' ability to find and explore pictures more precisely, even without specific keywords.

Google unveils Search Globe, a tool to map global searches in vibrant colours, highlighting digital divides. Open-source future beckons.

Mac users can now test Chrome Canary, a pre-Dev browser version for those who don't mind bugs in exchange for early features.

Google caught in storm as leaked emails reveal the critical role of location data in their strategy amid a $50m lawsuit.

IE9 revitalises the browsing experience, introducing Pinned Sites and direct search in the address bar, fuelling the browser wars.

Facebook has taken the online world by storm and is leaving a trail of casualties (Myspace who?) in its wake. Google is determined not to be one of them.

Sony has revealed its dual-screen tablet, the S1 for rich media and S2 for mobile entertainment, both featuring Android 3.0 and 3G/4G support.

Google acquires PushLife, aiming to enhance non-Apple phone music experiences by integrating iTunes libraries across various devices.

YouTube will be redesigned in an effort to compete with broadcast and cable television, reports the Wall Street Journal.

TV has traditionally ruled the roost of marketing budgets but the last few years have seen a new challenger emerge.