Here are some key developments in Google's Inc.'s planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.:

Google is fighting concerns with the security of Google Wallet — an app that converts mobile phones into credit cards — by addressing known issues and pushing on with its launch partners, MasterCard and Sprint.

Following the revelation that Google bypasses built-in privacy protections on the iPhone's web browser, Microsoft has come forward to declare that Google similarly exploits vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Google responded to the accusations, admitting it was using a known workaround but saying Microsoft's policy is "widely non-operational."

LONDON (Reuters) – Google is to bolster its Google Finance service by giving retail investors free access to real-time London Stock Exchange share prices. These were previously only available with a 15 minute delay and the move demonstrates the growing power of the internet to deliver data that used to be only available to subscribers …

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Google wants a third damages report by an Oracle expert in the companies' lawsuit over the Android mobile OS to be thrown out, arguing that it is "riddled with fatal errors," according to a filing made last week in US District Court for the Northern District of California.

Remember Google Latitude? The little Google feature that comes alongside its Maps application which allows you to see the location of your friends and how to get to them by public transportation, walking or bicycling? The app was quickly forgotten under the radar of iOS 5′s Find My Friends, and even though it added a …

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Targeted advertising means big bucks for Google, so don't expect the company to let up in its efforts to glean data about its users so it can push marketers their way and prompt lots of clicks.

Google Inc. violated users’ privacy on Apple Inc.’s Safari Web browser, Stanford University research found, adding to a drumbeat of criticism from consumer groups and lawmakers over how the search giant tracks people online.

Google is in a lot of hot water over recent revelations about how it tracks user activity on Apple devices — particularly iPhones and iPads.

Google was under fire after it was revealed the Internet giant's ad-targeting "cookies" bypassed track-blocking software on Apple's web browser for iPhones and computers.