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US search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said.

The technology titans behind the top two smartphone platforms in the world called a truce Friday in a long-running patent war.

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.

The executive credited with bringing the Google+ social network to life is leaving the Internet colossus after playing a key role there for nearly eight years.

Google will makes it controversial Internet-linked Glass eyewear available for purchase for a limited time in the United States beginning on April 15.

Microsoft on Wednesday took on Apple's Siri and Google Now with a smartphone personal assistant dubbed "Cortana."

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.

Twitter on Wednesday added Facebook-style photo "tagging" and bumped up the number of images that iPhone users can share in a single post.

The market for mobile device advertising doubled in 2013 to $17.9 billion and is on pace for strong gains this year, led by Facebook and Google.

Google co-founder Larry Page condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy.

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

Google's mystery barge arrived at a new home at a port in the California city of Stockton.

Yahoo confirmed that it will stop letting people sign into its online services using credentials from rival Internet titans Facebook or Google.

Google on Thursday added polar bears to the natural splendor people can glimpse from the comfort of their homes at the Internet giant's free online mapping service.

LG will launch its first smartwatch in 2014, the head of its mobile unit said Monday, tapping into the nascent market for wearable devices seen as the mobile industry's new source of growth.

Google announced a new research project Thursday aimed at bringing 3D technology to smartphones, for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate.

Google on Wednesday ramped up its drive to build a super-fast US Internet network in a budding challenge to the grip a handful of titans have on service.

Google gave early adopters of its Internet-connected eyewear a bit of advice: don't be "Glassholes."

An Israel-based startup specializing in using sounds instead of passwords for logging in said Monday it has been bought by Google.

Microsoft on Wednesday denied censoring Chinese-language search results across the globe, but the group behind the accusation stood firm.
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