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Facebook and Google ignite a digital showdown, broadening their rivalry into gaming with feature updates and popular titles.

Google+ boosts its presence by launching on iPad, surpassing Facebook with no native iPad app. With 25m users, it's the fastest-growing network.

Talk & Voice functions still have a way to go, but the brewing battle with Skype will have traditional operators taking notice.

New services Google+ and iCloud are set to challenge Facebook's dominance in the mobile space, according to a survey by Appcelerator and IDC.

The video is filmed through a glass floor, with the dance troupe and musicians themselves creating a series of kaleidoscopic shapes.

Google amends its Google+ naming policy after backlash for banning users with pseudonyms, offering warnings and clearer guidelines to avoid suspensions.

Google has acquired Fridge to enhance Google+ 'circles'. With 20m users, the search giant aims to improve its network management before opening to the public.

Google readies a counterstrike in the patent wars, eyeing InterDigital's arsenal after a recent consortium setback.

Google+ shows early success with exclusive invites model, drawing over 10 million users in weeks. Analyst Paul Allen predicts numbers could double soon.

Discover the best hidden tricks for mastering Google search with tips from Dan Russell, a Google research scientist, saving you time and effort online.

Microsoft counters Google with the cloud-based Office 365, aimed at small businesses seeking affordable collaboration tools.

Google launches Search by Image, transforming how we find places, art, and objects in photos, with new browser extensions.

Google will stop supporting older browsers for Google Apps from 1 August 2011, urging users to upgrade to benefit from modern features and avoid issues.

Google acquires Admeld for USD $400 million, aiming to enhance display advertising tools and simplify ad management for major publishers.

Reuters reportes an investor group is near to closing on a controlling stake in the once-popular social networking site.

The book is a great way to introduce new web concepts - to yourself or others - or as a way to rediscover them.

Internet giant pushes safety message after successful phishing attacks on military, government and political Gmail users.

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.

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.