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Google Inc. on Wednesday kicked off the fourth annual Doodle 4 Google contest, a competition that calls on K-12 students in the U.S. to think big and redesign Google's homepage logo, inspired by the theme 'What I'd like to do someday...'

The battle between Apples' iOS and Google's Android operating systems saw another development after being found that many of the Android users are still using older versions compared to Apple users.

Google Inc. has extended its dominance in the worldwide search advertising market amid challenges from Microsoft’s Bing and rising competitive obstacles in fast-growing regions, says a report from IHS iSuppli.

Apple's Tim Cook rips into Android, tablet rivals and doesn't address Steve Jobs' health or leave-of-absence.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to hold off a $60 million contract awarded to Microsoft to integrate 13 DOI e-mail systems and consider competing bids from Google and others.

Internet search giant Google Inc. has joined India's celebration of Pongal or Makar Sankranti festival with new Doodle, which has painted kites and flying balloons on its homepage. Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India.

Search giant Google has acquired start-up firm eBook Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed sum, a move that is likely to boost its recently launched eBook store.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss found a skeptical audience on Tuesday as they tried to persuade a U.S. appeals court to release them from a $65 million settlement over the founding of online social network Facebook.

Google is dropping support for the H.264 video standard from its Chrome browser, according to The Chromium Blog, backing WebM, a standard backed by Google.

Media has been set abuzz with the expectations that the Verizon's Tuesday, 8 a.m. announcement in New York will be the news that the iPhone will be available on its network. Here are some factors on how Verizon-iPhone tie-up would affect consumers and competition

Number crunchers and math buffs can now enjoy a newer version of Internet search engine Google that can solve mathematical puzzle Sudoku.

As expected, nearly every major original equipment manufacturer introduced or showed a tablet at CES, but the spotlight was on the Motorola XOOM that was the first tablet based upon Google's Honeycomb (Android 3.0) operating system. The RIM booth received high interest, and the Playbook received good reviews.

Twitter's fight to make public the fact that it has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government seeking details about all WikiLeaks-related accounts has now put the light on other internet majors such as Google Inc and Facebook.

Dell, known for its laptop and desktops, has launched a new Android 2.2-based touchscreen tablet computer Streak 7, expanding its mobility portfolio. The computer giant also showcased a new smartphone, the Venue.

While Microsoft slugs-it-out in the CES arena, Google won temporary relief in its cloud-war against Microsoft as it restricted the U.S. Interior department from handing a $59 million contract to Microsoft.

Auriga's previous valuation model had suggested that Sprint’s spectrum was worth $7 billion based on older auction sales of spectrum by the U.S. Government, while the updated model suggests a valuation closer to $9 billion.

Firefox has dethroned Internet Explorer (IE) in December 2010 to become the number one browser in Europe, as Google’s Chrome stole share from the Microsoft browser, a report said.

Google and Apple are slugging it out in the publishing domain as they up their ante to woo publishers, who are still emerging from the recessionary shock and are looking for a viable digital content related business model.

Android is gaining popularity among new smartphone buyers in the US even though Apple’s iOS still leads the overall smartphone market.

Microsoft is set to face a tough road in operating system market in 2011.

Facebook has dethroned Google as the top-visited Web sites in 2010, as well as the most searched term of the year, a report says. Into 2011, it is to be seen whether the search engine giant can regain ground.