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| Jan.2 |
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Google revamps search home page The revamp strips its front page of the black bar that currently runs horizontally along its top, and replaces it with a grey logo
| Jan.11 |
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Changes to Google anger Twitter Twitter has complained about changes made by Google to integrate its social network Google+ into search results
| Jan.18 |
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Wikipedia, Google protest antipiracy law Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation
| Jan.19 |
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Sales miss estimates amid Europe's slowdown Google reported 4th-quarter revenue and profit that missed analysts' estimate. Sales excluding revenue passed on to partner sites were $8.13 billion
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Google named best place to work in U.S.
| Jan.30 |
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President Obama hosts Google+ 'hangout'
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| Feb.13 |
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Google Motorola bid wins approval US regulators have approved Google's $12.5bn bid for phone maker Motorola Mobility, hours after it won clearance from European authorities
| Feb.17 |
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Google slammed for latest privacy breach
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| Mar.1 |
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Google change 'breaches EU law' Changes made by Google to its privacy policy are in breach of European law, the EU's justice commissioner has said
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| Apr.4 |
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Google augmented glasses unveiled Google has revealed details of its research into augmented reality glasses, Project Glass, photos and a concept video at its Google+ social network | |
| Apr.12 |
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Google doubles shares as profits soar Internet giant Google has reported a large jump in profits and sales as it announced an effective doubling of its shares
| Apr.16 |
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Google-Oracle trial begins
| Apr.18 |
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Google CEO Larry Page denies improper use of Java Larry Page took the witness stand to deny allegations that his company should have bought a license for technology that powers Android
| Apr.25 |
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Google brass in asteroid venture CEO Larry Page and Chairman Eric Schmidt are among the backers of a venture to mine asteroids for trillions of dollars of precious metals
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| May.5 |
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Partial verdict in Oracle lawsuit against Google
| May.12 |
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Google's Schmidt urges Cal grads to be positive More than 3,000 newly minted UC Berkeley graduates got their diplomas at the Edwards Track Stadium
| May.22 |
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Google officially acquires Motorola, names new CEO
| May.24 |
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Google didn't infringe Oracle patents, jury finds The 10-person jury ruled unanimously Wednesday that neither of the two patents at issue was infringed | |
| May.31 |
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Judge rules for Google, against Oracle, in copyright case A federal judge cleared away Oracle's last big claim in a high-stakes lawsuit over Android, the Google software
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| Jun.5 |
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Google acquires mobile software company Quickoffice
| Jun.6 |
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Google unveils 3-D maps, offers offline access
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| Jul.16 |
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Yahoo names Google exec as new boss Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive
Mayer, 37, will become the firm's third CEO in the space of a year. She was 'honoured and delighted' to lead the company
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| Jul.19 |
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Google's earnings rise 11 percent The results included $12.5 billion acquisition of cell phone maker Motorola for the first time. Google Inc. earned $2.8 billion ($8.42 per s...
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| Aug.13 |
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Google cutting 4,000 at Motorola unit Google is cutting about 4,000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility cellphone business and will close or consolidate about one-third of its 90 locat...
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Google buys Frommer's travel guidebook Google purchased John Wiley & Sons Inc.'s travel assets, including Frommer's, one of the best-selling guidebooks in the world, for an undisclosed...
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| Sep.25 |
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Brin joins Gov. Brown as he signs driverless car law Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Gov. Jerry Brown carpooled to work Tuesday in a white Toyota Prius, but no one was driving
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Brazil Google boss arrest ordered A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google's president in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down Youtube...
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| Oct.15 |
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Yahoo appoints Google executive Yahoo has appointed Google executive Henrique de Castro as its next chief operating officer, the second big name it has hired from its rival in recent months
| Oct.18 |
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Error sees Google stock suspended  Trading in Google shares was suspended for two-and-a-half hours after the internet giant released its third-quarter results early by mistake
Its quarterly profits fell 20% from a year earlier to $2.18bn - below analysts' expectations
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| Oct.20 |
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Brazil papers pull out of Google 90% of the circulation in Brazil have abandoned Google News followed a recommendation to ban the search engine aggregator from using their c...
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| Dec.13 |
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Google Maps app returns to iPhone Google has released its Maps app for the iPhone, in the wake of complaints about Apple's software | |
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