May 18, 2012

Diego Rivera celebrated with Google doodle

Google has celebrated the 125th birthday of Mexican mural artist Diego Rivera with an elaborate Google doodle on its home page.

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Google Android’s 10billion app downloads

Apps for Googles Android mobile phone operating system have now been downloaded more than 10 billion times. Writing in a blog post the company said that a billion apps were now being downloaded every month and that the rate was still accelerating. Google

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Google phones ‘track every text’

It is not known if Carrier IQ is in use in Europe, where it might present a serious breach of the Data Protection laws. A source at a leading mobile operator said his company didn’t install it but that he had been investigating whether UK manufacturers

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Justin Bieber named most searched person on internet

Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber was named the most searched person this year on internet search engine Bing on Monday, edging out reality TV star Kim Kardashian and “Friends” actress Jennifer Aniston. In a survey conducted by the search engine,

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Louis Daguerre 224th birthday marked by Google Doodle

A Google Doodle has been created to honour Louis Daguerre, who devised the daguerreotype, the first successful form of permanent photography. The search engine’s home page honours the French physicist, who developed the process for transferring

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Burberry, Angry Birds and Mumsnet launch first Google+ brand pages

Burberry, Angry Birds and Mumsnet have become some of the first brands to launch business profiles on Google+. In another direct bid to rival Facebook, Google has rolled out company pages across its new social network. Up until now, only individuals have

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Google’s ‘do a barrel roll’ gimmick puts Twitter in a spin

The expression do a barrel roll has become a trending topic on Twitter after internet users discovered a new gimmick on Google which makes the screen spin. Type the phrase into Google’s search box and the screen will perform a 360-degree spin

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Google Doodle celebrates Halloween

The Google Doodle for Halloween on October 31 features a video of pumpkins being carved into the word “Google”. Six members of what appear to be Google staff appear from behind six huge pumpkins sat on bales of hay on wooden pallets. With their backs to

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Mary Blair’s 100th birthday celebrated with Google doodle

Mary Blair, the late American artist, has been honoured with a Google Doodle marking the 100th anniversary of her birth. The search engines logo has been transformed for the day to resemble Blairs distinctive artistic style, which brought numerous Walt

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Muppets Google Doodle allows internet users to try their hand at puppetry

Internet search giant Google has created a new interactive doodle that allows users to control digital puppets to celebrate what would have been the 75th birthday of Muppets creator Jim Henson. The Jim Henson Doodle features six new Muppet characters to

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