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Chrome is world's third most popular web browser
Google's web browser has overtaken Apple's Safari to become the world's third most popular browser.

Is Google's Nexus One on the brink of release?
Speculation about the possibility of the search maestro unveiling the Nexus One phone this week has been rife.

Apps crossing over to 'feature' phones
With the tech world abuzz over the latest iPhone applications or the next smartphone set to take on the market, many consumers have felt left behind with their basic handsets. However, this looks set to change.

Apple to buy mobile ad firm Quattro?
Apple looks as though it's launching into the mobile ad sector by acquiring the global advertising company.

Google launches Nexus One superphone
Google's first mobile handset, the 'superphone' Nexus One, is launched in the United States.

Real-Time Reviews: the next user-generated content (UGC)
A bigmouth explores the ways in which real-time reviews could greatly improve user generated content.

Google 'scam' suggestion condemned by high court
Google Suggest in trouble as a Paris court of appeal has rules against the search giant in a defamation case lodged by the Centre National Privé de Formation a Distance.

Google anti-smoking ads: the perfect New Year’s resolution?
A bigmouth thinks about the way Google's influence could help people quit smoking.

Microsoft and HP hope to clash horns with Apple
Microsoft and HP have launched a slate computer ahead of the much anticipated and rumoured unveiling of a similar device by Apple.

Google could face legal battle over Nexus One name
The search giant may be facing legal action as the family of cult sci-fi author Philip K Dick claims the company has lifted the name of its new superphone from one of his books.