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Google's updated Android mobile software seeks to make the smartphone smarter, while keeping the search titan relevant in a world where people rely on apps on the go.

Google said Monday it was updating its mobile Gmail app for Android device users to allow them to manage multiple email accounts from a single program.

Who can say no to a video about animals? Who can say no to a video about friendship between unlikely buddies?

YouTube revealed plans for the US release of a mobile application built with children -- and their parents' concerns -- in mind.

Google confirmed that an executive behind leading mobile device software Android is leaving the company to create an incubator for hardware startups.

Google launched a $105 smartphone in India, taking aim at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One.

US prosecutors on Monday unsealed indictments against six people suspected of collectively pirating millions of applications tailored for Android-powered mobile devices.

Google reported that its quarterly profit rose with a jump in revenue and released word that its chief business officer was leaving the company.

South Korea's Samsung and LG launched rival smartwatches powered by Google's new software as they jostle to lead an increasingly competitive market for wearable devices seen as the mobile industry's next growth booster.

Malicious software is increasingly making its way into mobile phones through "cloned" versions of popular apps, and software weaknesses in legitimate ones, security researchers said.

Samsung on Tuesday unwrapped its new smartphone using the Tizen platform, a move aimed at breaking away from Google's Android and staking a claim to the "Internet of Things."

An appeals court on Friday breathed new life into Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that software commands can be copyrighted just like classic books.

Jurors were selected Monday for a high-stakes patent battle between smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung, setting the stage for attorneys to open fire regarding who copied innovations.

Google announced it was bringing Android, the dominant platform for smartphones, to wearable devices.

Tablet computer sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market.

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has developed a smartphone geared mainly toward people working in defense and homeland security.

Google agreed Wednesday to sell Motorola to Chinese tech giant Lenovo for $2.91 billion, after a lackluster two-year effort to turn around the smartphone maker it bought for $12.5 billion.

BlackBerry shares leapt more than nine percent Tuesday as the troubled Canadian smartphone maker got a boost from news of contract to supply the US military with 80,000 new handsets.

Motorola announced Tuesday that its flagship Moto X smartphone is heading for Europe.

While many of the digital glitterati thronging this week's Consumer Electronics Show were wearing Google's new Internet glasses, rival online eyewear products abounded among the trade stands.
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