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Google, one of the most important companies in the world today, celebrates 13 years in business. We take a look back at Google's history, from Stanford to Susan Wojcicki's garage to the company's 103 acquisitions and purchases.

Amazon's new tablet, the Kindle Fire, is out as the world's biggest e-retailer taps into a burgeoning market now dominated by Apple's iPad. The Seattle-based online retailer will price it from $199, $200 below iPad2, and offer key entertainment features.

With Amazon's announcement Monday that its new Kindle Fire tablet will be unveiled this Wednesday in New York, the online marketplace has been rife with speculation about the threat this most recent contender will pose to the indomitable iPad. In large part, the upcoming showdown between the Kindle Fire and the iPad this holiday season will be interesting because of how the focal points of the two companies differ.

Nielson survey shows new smartphone purchasers picking Android devices over iOS. Two day conference in San Francisco goes deep on cloud and mobile computing.

With the evidence increasing that Amazon will release a tablet computer for the holiday season, including recent comments from CEO Jeff Bezos to stay tuned when asked about the possibility, there are enough reasons for Apple to worry.

The iPhone 5 will come in the unibody form Apple uses in its Macbooks, an analyst predicts.

While AT&T, Verizon and Sprint are nudging each other preparing for the upcoming iPhone 5, T-Mobile announced the availability of two 4G Android phones— Samsung Galaxy S2 and HTC Amaze 4G.

Samsung Electronics unveiled its new LTE-supporting smartphones, the Galaxy S2 LTE and the Galaxy S2 HD LTE.

HTC is yet to announce its upcoming project Amaze 4G, but rumored specs seem good enough to stand a chance up against big names.

Samsung is all set to ship Galaxy Tab 8.9 on October 2 and the company offered a glimpse of its new tablet on Monday.

T-Mobile USA's marketing chief, Cole Brodman, said that iPhone will not be available for T-Mobile customers in October.

The launch of the much-anticipated iPad application by Facebook is rumored to take place at the Apple’s launch event for iphone 5 as claimed by Mashable’s Ben Parr.

Amazon is set to unveil its new tablet named the Kindle Fire on Wednesday at a press event, though the device won't ship until November, according to Tech Crunch.

Amazon is set to unveil its new tablet to be called the Kindle Fire on Wednesday at a press event, though the device won't ship until November, according to Tech Crunch.

Perhaps Apple heard the news -- that Amazon and Barnes & Noble are launching new tablets priced lower than its global-leading iPad. Or perhaps Apple is just better preparing for a slow-growing global economy, where consumer dollars are getting tighter amid talks of a new recession.

New rumors have emerged that Amazon's new tablet will cost $171 ahead of an Amazon event rumored to unveil its new product on Wednesday.

ST-Ericsson has revealed that HTC and China Mobile have announced the first smartphone on the planet to be based on NovaThor chipsets.

Samsung Galaxy S2 continues its strong march in the smartphone race, giving stiff competition to Apple's iPhone 4 as well as the rumored upcoming iPhone 5.

Amazon is expected to release its Kindle tablet in a market dominated by Apple's iPad, which has netted a sale of 29 million units since its launch in April 2010.

The upcoming Motorola Xoom 2 has been leaked (again), and this time it was seen with its younger brother, the Motorola Xoom.

Prosper Mobile Insights recently released a report of its “Simultaneously Media Usage Survey” that reveals that most affluent smartphones owners prefer a BlackBerry over the iPhone, and Android remains the people’s choice of the middle or upper-middle income group.