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Google Mobile Search: Now Smarter & More Interactive

Google has announced a host of new features to make Googling on your cellphone or tablet more visual and interactive, in an effort to improve user experience.

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Baidu, Sina Announce Mobile & Content Partnership

Two major Chinese internet companies have announced a partnership which will entail content sharing between platforms and a mobile-centric approach to business.

Models display the new Galaxy Nexus smartphone during a news conference in Hong Kong in this file photo. Google is rolling out Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" updates to Nexus devices starting today. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung).

Android Jelly Bean Now Rolling Out to Nexus Devices

Google has started uploading the latest version of its Android system to users’ smartphones.

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China: Google Adds Warning of “State-Sponsored Attacks”

Google Inc. has added a warning to users whose accounts it believes are the targets of state-sponsored attacks.

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China Bans Tiananmen Square-Related Web Searches

Chinese authorities have blocked access to search terms related to the 23rd anniversary of the 1989 crackdown against protesters at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

Photo shows Google office in Beijing at night. Google warning Chinese search against using potentially censored terms. (File photo / ShutterStock)

Google Offers Chinese Search Users Warnings Against Potentially Censored Terms

Google has fired a new salvo in a censorship battle with Beijing by adding a feature that warns users of search keywords that might produce blocked results.

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Baidu Q1 2012 Profits Rise, But Revenue Outlook for Next Quarter Disappointing

Baidu reports a profit growth for Q1 2012, but expected revenue for the next quarter might fall below earlier estimates.

Photo shows Google office in Beijing at night. Google warning Chinese search against using potentially censored terms. (File photo / ShutterStock)

Google Building Data Center in Taiwan

Google is reportedly planning to build data centers in Taiwan, its third facility in Asia after Singapore and Hong Kong.

A Google sign inside Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, Calif., in this file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Australia Court Finds Google Hosted Misleading Ads

An Australian court has found Google guilty of breaching trade law by hosting misleading or deceptive advertisements in a ruling that holds search engines responsible for their advertisers’ content.

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Apple + Baidu = End of the Line for Google in China?

Apple is rumored to be switching its default iOS search engine from Google to Baidu, furthering the idea that Apple is reducing its reliance on Google services.

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