Google Chrome getting realtime alerts?

The browser battle rolls on, and we’ve just caught a glimpse of the latest weapon in Google Chrome’s arsenal: desktop alerts to ping you with updates to pages when you’re perusing other apps. Intrigued? Read on for what we know so far.

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One million free eBooks on Google!

That tie up between Sony and Google is starting to bear fruit. After Sony confirmed its new readers would support the copy–friendly EPUB, the Big G has just filled its book store with a whacking million titles slathered in the format. But are they any good, or just some oblique 19th century nonsense?

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Bing + Wolfram Alpha = Google killer?

Defying all expectations, Microsoft’s Bing search engine met with positive reviews when it launched earlier this year, and now its results are about get a whole bit brainier: it’s inked a deal to show Wolfram Alpha’s sciencey search results.

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Motorola dresses up Android as Blur

Motorola has clearly seen HTC Sense and Sony Ericsson Rachael and decided it fancies a slice of the tasty customisable interface pie. So it’s coming to the party with its very own Blur Android UI, offering a slew of connected goodies that it hopes will save its phones from obscurity. Read on to find out when you’ll be cooing over a Moto mobile all over again.

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Voice exclusion leads to Apple investigation

Google Voice was all set to offer iPhone punters a killer way to call punters and send texts for nothing when Apple gave it the heave, after initially slinging out any 3rd party apps from the App Store which use the Big G’s latest innovation.

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Microsoft + Yahoo = Google rival?

As expected, Microsoft has announced it’s shacking up with Yahoo! to triple search engine Bing’s audience and take on the might of Google. But the battle’s not just being waged on the desktop: Microsoft and Yahoo! are gunning to win the war in mobile search too. Looks like Android had better watch its back too!

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Andorid to control your home?

The HTC Hero and Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 are already showing us just what the mighty Google Android can do when you give it a tickle. But how about using Android to control your gaff? Well that’s just what Silicon Valley types Touch Revolution reckon could happen, claiming several of tech’s biggest players are planning Android–packing household gear by the end of the year. Read on to see just what that means.

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Google doubts longevity of app stores

Google might have its own Android Market app store, but according to top brass inside the Big G the web will be where punters go for new apps on their mobile. So what does this bombshell mean for Nokia and Apple? Keep reading to find out.

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Dell Android device to rival Touch?

Talk of a Dell smartphone has been hotting up for a while but new whispers suggest the computer giant is planning a pocket-sized, Android-toting device that could rival the iPod Touch. …continue reading Dell Android device to rival Touch?

LG to release three Android phones this year

It’s no secret that LG is interested in Android – it’s a member of the Android Open Handset Alliance – but the company now says that it’ll have no fewer than three LG Android phones out by the end of the year! …continue reading LG to release three Android phones this year

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