Mountain View, California -- In an age of compactness with 140-character communication and mobile devices, URL shorteners are a godsend gift. Search engine leader Google's URL shortener, which, until now, has been closely tied to its existing products, is now debuting as a stand-alone service. The company's Goo.gl URL shortening service is now open to the world through a new Web site.

Mountain View, California -- According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, search engine behemoth Google continues its frantic acquisition pace, this time scooping up Seattle, Washington-based mobile schedule management startup Plannr, touting social scheduling solutions for platforms including Apple's iPhone, and interesting the company was just launched in August.

Mountain View, California -- US search engine giant Google is dispatching automated warnings to alert some of its Gmail users about attempts in China to access personal e-mail accounts from Internet addresses, according to a report by Threatpost.com. Recently, a number of users have been experiencing a glaring red banner popping up when they accessed their Gmail account, saying "Warning: We believe your account was recently accessed from: China (IP ADDRESS)".

New York -- For all the cool stuff to start hitting shelves this season, Sony has just dispatched an invitation for a New York City press event slated for October 12 that promises the official unveiling of its Google TV-capable Bravia line, "the world's first Internet Television."

Mountain View, California -- As the clock struck 12 today, September 27, 2010, the search engine titan Google begins to celebrate its 12th (pre-teen) Birthday with yet another "doodle" cake with a candle by eminent 89-year-old Los Angeles artist Wayne Thiebaud. And what better way could there to do it, then to share a birthday cake with Google's millions of users.

Paris -- A French court earlier this month convicted US search engine titan Google and CEO Eric Schmidt for defamation, liable over results from its "suggest" feature, a French legal affairs website has disclosed.

Mountain View, California -- Despite harsh rivalry between Apple and Google in the mobile space, as each vying for supremacy in the emerging markets, the companies have “recently extended” its search deal, according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Prague -- After submitting a request that would allow search engine behemoth Google's dream to expand its Street View mapping service in the Czech Republic have been dealt a fresh blow as the country's privacy watchdog says the product “disproportionately invades citizens' privacy”.

Mountain View, California -- Back in July last year, Apple infamously provoked some controversy when it removed a number of Google Voice application for the iPhone, effectively banning it from ever appearing on anything but jailbroken iPhones. Now, in the wake of Apple's relaxed rules pave way for third party applications offering access to the Google Voice VoIP service have reappeared on the iPhone app store.

San Francisco -- A short blurb in a press release from Google today has Google Docs users to high spirits. On Monday, search engine behemoth Google announced that soon users will be able to edit Google Docs from their iPad or Android phones.

Mountain View, California -- Without visual communication the world would become quite stale but that is more than obvious. Video chat addicts who use video chat in Gmail can now rejoice as, search engine titan Google over the weekend rolled out a new feature in Gmail Labs, dubbed "Video Chat Enhancements".

San Francisco -- It is rightly said that the larger and more successful you become, the bigger a target you are. That certainly seems to be the case when you are Google, as it would appear the company is facing "a legal trouble a day" lately. Today, it was revealed that "Skyhook," a well-regarded location firm is suing search engine giant Google for infringing its location patents and for forcing Motorola to terminate agreements the phone manufacturer signed with the company.

Mountain View, California -- Google on Wednesday released an upgraded Google Health that includes a new design and some new features and reminded the world that it has updated one of its lesser-used sites with a new look and feel with an increased focus on wellness.

Mountain View, California -- Google's relentless acquisition of emerging technology companies continues apace, as the search engine giant's buying spree continued with its recent purchase of "Quicksee," an Israel-based company that develops interactive video mapping technologies based on user-filmed videos with geolocation services, the companies said on Tuesday, confirming media reports.

San Francisco -- Rapidly growing social-networking site Facebook is giving a nagging pain to search engine behemoth Google Inc., and starting this fall, the Silicon Valley search engine titan plans to gradually infuse its core products with elements of social networking features, reviving attempts to directly compete with Facebook and its 500 million users after pulling the plug on its stillborn Wave project, said Chief Executive Eric Schmidt.

San Francisco -- Not content with just tuning up Google Voice, the infamously scandalous search engine titan Google has done it again. Google Maps has likewise posted, its second Android app update today adding new features for those of us fond of taking a stroll. This is just amazing -- Google has combined its Walking Directions and Navigation into a beta version of Walking Navigation for Android.

Mountain View, California -- Google Inc. on Wednesday has rekindle its love for speedy Web searches infused a new feature to its search engine called "Google Instant," which can display results in real time as users type their search queries.

San Francisco -- Google plans to introduce a new policy segment called “Google Ideas,” which appears to be a Googley take on the think tank. To head this division, the search engine titan has tapped a former State Department official “Jared Cohen” who is credited with assisting to bring social networking and other Web 2.0 tools to US diplomacy now heading to Google to form a new Think/do Tank called “Google Ideas”. Today that became official.

Mountain View, California -- Internet search engine titan Google over the weekend, unveiled a new phone call feature in Gmail as well as “Google Voice” integration to keep track of your calls by adding a “missed calls” notification to inbox, e-mail inbox, or both the service.

Mountain View, California -- A price has been put on Google's mistakes surrounding the launch of Google Buzz: Internet search engine behemoth Google has agreed to shell out US $8.5 million to settle a class-