Google’s decision to cease its operation in China is edging closer to reality after months of negotiations. China Business News reports that Google plans to leave China on April 10. The report cites an unidentified Google China employee, but this information has not been confirmed by Google. Allegedly, Google gave its…

Digg this week unveiled plans to become a hub of web content, adding Twitter and Facebook shares to its Digg counts to present a more complete view of what’s popular on the web. What’s more, Digg will soon let you log in with any of your social networking accounts — or even…

Not too long ago we got word that Google is working on a TV search project with Dish Network, and now there’s every indication the search giant wants even more direct involvement with the television ecosystem. According to the New York Times , they’re partnering with Sony and Intel in a …

Until recently, blogging clients for the BlackBerry have been pretty limited. But WordPress for BlackBerry was released last month, and today Tumblr released its official BlackBerry app , which lets you post photos, videos, audio, links and text directly from the BlackBerry to your microblog. Mobelux , the guys behind the stellar Tumblr…

It’s too easy to pat Google on the back for taking such a firm stance against China . The two behemoths’ fingers are twitching by their sides, ready to whip their pistols out. But what of the repercussions on the spectators? It wasn’t until January 2006 that Google.cn launched, with their …

The Social Analyst is a weekly column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr , where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space. Two months ago, Google threatened to shut down its China search engine over censorship . Yet until today, its China search engine has stayed up with …

There’s no doubt Google has a sense of humor — its excellent April Fools jokes are a testament to that. But there’s a wealth of funnies that can found any time of the year too. Here we pull together a handy list of Google “Easter eggs” that you can…

The Social Analyst is a weekly column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr , where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space. Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; YouTube; Wordpress: these companies, built from the ground-up, are mainstays in social media. None of them were created by a large tech…

Omoby can essentially be summed up in four words: Google Goggles for iPhone. The visual search app allows you to snap a pic of any object and get back a list of convenient search results, retailer pricing, and information about that product. The technology behind the app is visual object search, …

Google has just released Gesture Search , a new and experimental feature for phones running the Google Android 2.0 software or above. Gesture Search is pretty straightforward: you open it up and then draw letters. Draw a M and you’ll get contacts, bookmarks, and apps that start with M. Draw an o and you’ll …