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Google’s homepage shows another animated doodle, but this time Google doesn’t offer any information about the doodle. The homepage animates some particles which are used to create the Google logo.

It’s very likely that the interactive doodle celebrates Google’s 12th birthday. Google usually celebrates its birthday on September 7th or September 27th, depending on the year. “Google opened its doors in September 1998. The exact date when we celebrate our birthday has moved around over the years, depending on when people feel like having cake.”

Happy Birthday, Google!

Here are Google’s previous birthday doodles:

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Google has been at work trying to come up with new ways for users to manage and use their web browser. Many of these ideas may never get pushed into builds, however with a recent Chromium build, Google has added a page that allows you to enable the advanced features…

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Google has unveiled a new home and tools for its Realtime search offering.

Although the web giant has been using Realtime search across its search engine, the new home allows you to see conversation views of Twitter messages and an improved overview of the Realtime web. Google has introduced geographic refinements…

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It’s no secret that Google likes to spend the Benjamins to buy up companies. While they may buy companies for different reasons, one thing for sure is that they have bought a lot of companies over the years.

So if you have ever wondered what all of those acquisitions…

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I rarely use the native email clients from Android and iPhone. Gmail’s mobile web app has a better interface and it’s easier to use than those applications, but there are some limitations that force you to switch to the native apps: you can’t attach files and there’s no support for notifications. Until mobile browsers add support for these features and integrate with the operating system, native apps will continue to be more powerful.

The latest version of Google Mobile App for iPhone solves one of these issues by adding push notifications for Gmail and Google Calendar. You no longer have to use Google Sync to get instant notifications when you receive an email message or an event is about to occur.

I tried to update to Google Mobile App 0.6 in the App Store, but it seems that the new version is not yet available for everyone.

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