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Google to promise fair licensing for Motorola patents

Google to promise fair licensing for Motorola patents

The Web giant has some reassurances ready to go, Bloomberg reports. Good timing: European regulators are expected to rule on the companies' $12.5 billion merger by next week.

Startup Soraa lights up with 'LED 2.0'

Startup Soraa lights up with 'LED 2.0'

The startup sees a 75 percent boost in efficiency with its LED bulb, a new material platform for bringing down the cost of LEDs for general lighting.

Three years on, Chrome finally arrives on Android

Three years on, Chrome finally arrives on Android

With the Chrome for Android beta, Google adds PC sync, hardware acceleration, Web standards, and more as part of its plan "to reinvent mobile browsers."
Review: Chrome for Android
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