Google will be closing iGoogle, Google Video, Google Talk Chatback, Google Mini, and the Symbian Search App in the near future. full story ![]()

Google is shutting down more projects it considers distracting to core business. So far it has shut down 70 such apps and services, but it is Google Reader whose loss I bemoan.
gigaom.com (3 months and 7 days ago)
Google Reader, one of the best-known feeds through which users can pull together their favorite Web content in one place, will be shutting down, the company announced.
cnn.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Google today announced Google Play game services for iOS and Android at its Google IO conference keynote in San Francisco. Hugo Barra, Google's vice president of Android product management, took the stage during the Google IO keynote to show off the new set of gaming-specific Google APIs. "Let's talk about gaming," Barra said. Google Play game services includes cloud saves...
techradar.com (1 month and 3 days ago)

Given that Google's Android operating system now powers more than two thirds of the smartphone market, its not surprising that Google has decided to close the shutters on its SMS search service. The service, which offered personalised search results via text messages, was quietly shut down this week without so much as a goodbye from the search giant. Thanks to the rise of...
techradar.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Google on Monday morning announced it is shutting down its Meebo Bar publishing tool on June 6.
pcmag.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Now that Google is shutting down Google Reader, the search for a replacement begins. As we noted last night, there is little chance Google will preserve Reader no matter how loud the protests get. So, if you are dependent on Google Reader and unsure what you'll do without it, here are five solid alternatives you may want to consider:
forbes.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Google’s Hugo Barra is on stage right now at Google I/0 2013, and he’s talking about Google Play Services, with the Google Maps API being one of the first to come into fruition. The company just launched even more location APIs for Google Maps that come with faster and more precise location awareness and geofencing ...
slashgear.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
Google announced this week that it will retire Google Checkout in November to make way for the updated Google Wallet.
pcmag.com (28 days ago)
In what may be the most unpopular decision ever made by Google, the search juggernaut announced last night that it will be shutting down its popular RSS feed service, Google Reader, this summer.
cbc.ca (3 months and 5 days ago)

When Google first announced Google Now, lots of people called it a “Siri rival.” The two services do have some overlap, but Google Now is much more than a sassy personal assistant. Like Google itself, Now is all about using data to provide the answers you’re looking for – whether you’ve asked or not. Today iPhone users can finally get in on the Google Now fun...
gizmag.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
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