Google Maps Learns To Acknowledge Landmarks

A good drive can be one of life's most enjoyable experiences.  But a bad one is, of course, no fun at all, and poor directions are often responsible for making things take a turn for the worse.  So Google appears to be overhauling the way in which it tells people to get from one point to another.

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November Showed Significant Growth for Android

AdMob, which is in the process of being acquired by Google (regulators are still eyeing the deal), has released its Novemeber Mobile Metrics report. The themes for this one are that the Launch of new devices drove Android growth and the rise of smartphones resulted in a sharp increase in WiFi usage.

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Cisco Completes $3 Billion Starent Networks Acquisition

Cisco announced that the acquisition of Starent Networks has been completed. Cisco announced today that it is acquiring Starent Networks for $35 per share in cash, bringing the total to about $2.9 billion. Starent Networks is a supplier of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions.

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Google Joins the IPSO Alliance

Google has joined the IPSO Alliance, which is a group of technology companies aimed at promoting the Internet Protocol for "smart object communications." The idea is that items ranging from appliances to cars, and even factories, can communicate as individuals do on the web.

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A New Google Answers Site on the Way?

Some Google users have had a mysterious link appear in their accounts when they visit Google's product page. The link is for "Google Guru", and is accompanied by the text, "Ask questions and get answers from online users." Its icon is a question mark. If it is showing up for you, it is located between Groups and Knol on Google's "More Google Products" page:

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