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• Google's new Knowledge Graph: Three key features

  By Brad Reed | 17 May, 2012 07:33

  Google has unwrapped the first of its long-promised semantic search capabilities, dubbed Knowledge Graph.

• Google's latest Easter egg: Fun for numeral nerds

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 12 March, 2012 08:06

  Yep, Google's up to its old tricks and has unleashed a trio of Easter eggs that are sure to thrill fans of numeral systems.

• In Pictures: How to get more honest search results

  By Galen Gruman | 09 March, 2012 08:57

  Google's search results are now suspect due to Google+-related manipulations. Here's how to get purer results in your browser.

• Opinion: You are the product for The Google

  By Mark Gibbs | 03 March, 2012 02:28

  "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." -- a user named "blue_beetle" on MetaFilter

• iPhone 5, Steve Jobs, and iPad 2 are Google’s most searched in 2011

  By Patrick Budmar | 19 December, 2011 04:00

  Some of the most searched tech-related terms in 2011 include Apple products, Google+ and Battlefield 3

• Google Reveals Top 10 Searches of 2011

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 16 December, 2011 05:09

  Google has released its Zeitgeist 2011 list, a rundown of how the world searched in the past year. This is the eleventh year that Google has performed the mammoth task of sorting billions of queries through its search engine to identify the 10 terms with the highest growth rate during the year.

• Yahoo sale buzz mounts as Google said to be possibly interested

  By Christina DesMarais | 24 October, 2011 03:13

  Yahoo's improving stock price following a CEO shakeup makes the Internet portal ripe for a sale, and speculation is flying about industry titans that may bid for the company.

• Get drunk - on Google beer

  By Christina DesMarais | 04 October, 2011 01:12

  Google has dabbled in cell phones, games and social networking. Now, the Internet search leader is trying its hand at beer.

• Google Music comes to iOS as Web app

  By Daniel Ionescu | 10 September, 2011 01:57

  iPhone and iPad users now have access access to Google Music, a cloud service previously reserved for Android devices only. However, instead of creating a native iOS app, Google offers a Web app designed to rival Apple’s iTunes with iTunes Match and the Amazon Cloud Player.

• Yahoo has no easy way to make consumers interested again

  By Jared Newman | 08 September, 2011 08:54

  For Yahoo, firing Carol Bartz was easy -- Chairman Roy Bostock gave her the news over the phone -- but turning the company around under new leadership will be a lot harder.

• Kiandra IT signs co-marketing agreement with Microsoft

  By Mike Gee | 31 August, 2011 12:50

  IT service provider, Kiandra IT, has signed a technical pre-dales co-marketing program agreement with Microsoft.

• Google's war against scraper sites continues

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 28 August, 2011 04:03

  Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.

• How Microsoft plans to beat Google with Bing

  By Jared Newman | 02 August, 2011 01:46

  Bing is a big money-loser for Microsoft, shedding billions of dollars per year, but the company is far from giving up on beating Google in the search engine wars.

• Google Search now friendlier for tablets

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 30 July, 2011 07:26

  Google Friday unveiled a simplified search interface for Apple iPad and Android 3.1 tablets. The changes, which are being rolling out over the next several days at www.google.com, including a streamlined layout better suited to touchscreen users.

• Google under fire for not playing fair

  By Tony Bradley | 25 July, 2011 01:52

  Google is being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly deceptive practices when it comes to online search and search advertising. A new report agrees -- outlining ways that Google stifles competition, but is Google really a predatory monopoly, or just an American success story?