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Google’s Chief Java Architect Admits That He May Have Copied Sun’s Code

The legal tussle between Google and Oracle has taken a strange twist as both seem equally responsible in the whole fiasco. Google didn’t really buy the license for using Java code whereas Oracle has been meddling with the Android platform and apparently, decided to get money out of Google a little too late. Now, Google’s chief Java Architect, Joshua Bloch has admitted that he may have copied some of the code used in Android.

Google Updates Panoramio To Snap Photos To Their Locations

Google has been working on the uploader tool in Panoramio to make uploading more fun, and relevant, to the photographs. Now, Google has announced some new features for Panoramio which will enable the users to geo-tag their photos. Panoramio is basically a community site which contains photos of different locations.

Google Includes Images From Balloons And Kites On Google Earth

Google already offers one of the best repository of Earth’s images online. However, it is always trying to expand this repository. Now, Google has devised a rather unique way to do so. It has taken images from kites and balloons and has now added these images to the online repository of Google Earth.

Google Launches New Standards For Online Advertising Under Brand Activate Initiative

Google is a key player when it comes to online advertising. Given its huge sway through the online search engine as well as through Google Adsense, Google has been pre-dominantly instrumental in settings the standards for the online advertising industry. Now, Google has announced some new standards for online advertising under the name ‘Brand Activate Initiative.’

Google Drive Launching Next Week With 5GB Free Space – Plans To Be Dropbox Plus

As we reported last week about leakage of Google Drive, today we have got more details. Google Drive will be live from next Tuesday and it will give all user 5GB free space. We also got details how Google Plans to take on Dropbox.

New Research, Supported By Google, Helps Identify Groups Of Bogus Reviewers

Product reviews are really important in that a lot of users read them and judge that whether or not they want a certain product based on them. Of course, not all reviews are genuinely correct and some are simply ‘bought’ so as to get a higher rating in favor of a certain product. Now, a Google-sponsored study has revealed an algorithm that can discern such bogus reviewers on a certain website or forum.

Google May Be Up For A Large Fine For Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings

Google has been bitterly criticized for secretly circumventing the privacy settings of Safari browser. Google accomplished this through a tiny piece of code and was then able to track Safari users, all this without the users’ permission. It was eventually sued for doing so by a user and it seems that Google may be up for a hefty fine over the whole issue.

Google Earth Helps Man Find His Way Back Home After 25 Years

Google Earth has been one of the most useful services of its kind. It has been extensively used by individuals as well as organizations. Now, it has been reported that an Indian man, who got lost in the childhood 25 years ago was able to rediscover his home-town with the help of Google Earth and got to meet his mother.