A Google Android Security engineer talks about security on the Android platform, risks and rewards of “rooting” and what users should expect from their providers.

Tixik lets you create a map in less than a minute. The look of the map can be customized and embedded on any website or blog.

Facebook is now worth $56 billion, going by the latest auction at SharesPost, where Facebook stock was traded at $25 per share. It has risen almost 77% in 3 months.

Google’s Android Open Source Project is now hosting the available source code for Android Gingerbread 2.3

The Google Nexus S is now available at Best Buy for $529 for the unlocked version and for $199 with a 2 year T-Mobile contract.

Andy Rubin tweeted that Google is activating over 300,000 apps per day. Google is also gaining on Apple in the apps department.

If you are a Website Optimizer issue, you should immediately update the code on your website with the new one provided by Google. Google has fixed a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) bug in their control script which can allow an attacker to execute malicious code on your site.

Google has finally launched its much awaited eBookstore with 3 Million titles, many of them free. These books can be read on any web browser or smart phone.

Google admits to trespassing on Pittsburg Couple and has been asked to pay a $1 fine to settle the case for Street View capturing a photo of the couple’s house.

Track Santa Claus journey from North Pole thanks to NORAD and Google. Play holiday games and more while you track Santa’s journey.

Google Search’s new algorithm will rank businesses and websites with bad publicity and negative feedback lower. Businesses with poor user satisfaction will rank lower in Google Search.

A revelation from WikiLeaks has confirmed that China’s Politburo was indeed after the Google hacking earlier this year. The whole matter resulted in a huge drama with Google pulling out of China.

Google points out that the Dalvik VM is a part of Android that was manufactured by the OHA (Open Handset Allianace). It has nothing (or negligible traces) to do with the Dalvik VM code.

New Google AdSense interface is now available to everyone. The Google AdSense interface adds a lot of new changes for publishers.

Google and Google Chrome have tied by with AirTran, Delta and Virgin America to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi to flyers through the holiday season.