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• Minneapolis hosts Google app launch party

  Google celebrated the launch of its new Field Trip app with a tech-infused sightseeing tour in northeast Minneapolis on Saturday.

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• Apple iOS 6 moves towards a Google-free future

  Gone from iOS 6 are two formerly built-in Google apps that were integral to previous versions of the operating system: Google Maps and YouTube. (The latter, at least, can be reinstalled from the App Store.) Google's search capability is still there ...

  www.brisbanetimes.com.au

• Google launches Nexus 7 tablet

  Google said September 25 it was launching its Nexus 7 tablet computer in Japan, aiming to take on Apple's iPad in one of the most lucrative markets in the world.

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• Google shutting down more services

  Google announced on Friday that it will be doing some "spring cleaning" of some of its services. The list includes AdSense for Feeds, Classic Plus, Spreadsheet Gadgets, Places for Android, and +1 Reports in Webmaster Tools.

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• Google Brazil Chief Arrested Over Political YouTube Video

  After Google's unit in Brazil refused to take down a YouTube video attacking a candidate in local elections, federal police took the search-engine giant's Brazilian chief into custody for questioning.

  www.thenewamerican.com

• Google, Gmail alternatives to be introduced in Iran amid ban

  Iranian officials announced that they would soon introduce local alternatives to Google and its Gmail e-mail service, even as the country's media and even some officials stepped up complaints over Tehran's decision to enact a ban on Gmail in response ...

  newyork.newsday.com

• Apple IOS 6 moves toward a Google-free future

  Gone from iOS 6 are two formerly built-in Google apps that were integral to previous versions of the operating system: Google Maps and YouTube. (The latter, at least, can be reinstalled from the App Store.) Google's search capability is still there ...

  www.stwnewspress.com

• Alarm sounded over Google 'stranglehold'

  "Google definitely 'sandboxes' websites," asserts Jeff Ramos, a branding, social media, and public relations expert based in New York City.

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• Google Says Driverless Cars Could Be on the Road in Less Than 10 Years ...

  Google has been at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development, and Brin said that self-driving cars could be on the road in less than 10 years.

  sanrafael.patch.com

• Rachael Misstear: Google - the search engine that's changed our lives

  Apparently it was born in a garage. But its meteoric rise to ubiquity has brought it closer to so many millions of us that it is hard to imagine the time before its existence.

  www.walesonline.co.uk

• Google can't enforce German Microsoft injunction: ruling

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit cannot enforce a patent injunction that it obtained against Microsoft Corp in Germany, diminishing Google's leverage in the ongoing smartphone ...

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• Google's energy-efficient datacenter facility in Dublin, now active

  A €75 million-worth data-center facility owned by the Internet giant, Google recently opens in Dublin, Ireland. A year after its construction plans were announced, the said energy-efficient facility is finally operational.

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• Pink UFOs Show Up On Texas and New Mexico Google Street Views

  If you use Google street view to get directions to Jacksonville, Texas, a glance into the sky reveals none other than...a good old fashioned pink UFO.

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• Google Relents, Takes Down Controversial Video in Brazil

  Google does not agree with the judge who found the video clips violate Brazilian election laws that forbid personal criticism of candidates during an election, the Washington Post is reporting.

  latino.foxnews.com

• Google's Schmidt Horses Around With Psy

  By Evan Ramstad. Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt came to South Korea to meet executives at the biggest makers of Android smartphones - Samsung Electronics Co.

  blogs.wsj.com

• Apple Maps vs. Google maps: Which is better for DC navigating?

  (1) I like Google's multi-colored indicators of traffic congestion. The roadway goes from green to black, depending on the flow of traffic.

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• Thinking outside the Google box

  With some of the top tech firms in the world locating here - Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft to name a few - the country is fast attracting high-tech talent.

  www.irishtimes.com

• How Google And Facebook Designers Reboot Their Creativity

  It's just not happening. You're sitting at your desk staring into the middle distance, waiting for an idea to coalesce before your eyes.

  www.lifehacker.com.au

• Google shares may extend their climb: Barron's

  The newspaper quoted a Jefferies analyst as saying Google was poised for long-term growth since its core search business is healthy and growth is coming increasingly from the emerging mobile, display and online video businesses.

  www.cnbc.com

• Google adds movie trailers to search results

  Detailed on Google's official Google+ account this week, the search company has added links to movie trailers when a user searches for information regarding showtimes at local theaters.

  www.digitaltrends.com