Google’s Australian corporation may have taken a hit for the sake of expansion, having reported a loss of $3.08 million in its accounts for the 2010 calendar year. WhileGoogle Australia‘s revenue increased from $110.31 million in 2009 to $151.39 million in 2010, the company’s expenses rose as well. With $111.6 million spent on employees, $10.53 million on promotions and advertising, and another $7.13 million on travel and entertainment, there wasn’t much room left in the budget for a profit....

New options added to Google’s new social network Google+ suggest the search giant is looking for ways to further connect its users after it began allowing users to choose their employer or place of education from a dropdown within their profiles. Steve Rubel pointed usto a video that shows the new features in operation, which you can view just by editing your Google+ profile. Under both the Employer and Education fields, users can cycle through a pre-populated list of companies or colleges and universities, an option that could soon group users by their affiliations but also provide companies and education establishments with a dedicated page of their own....

Mobile manufacturers and carriers are going to start feeling more pressure from Google in the future. It has emerged the search giant is beginning to tighten control over its Android operating system to reduce fragmentation and restrict additional partnerships outside of Google’s understanding. Businessweek reportsthat manufacturers and operators will no longer be able to amend the operating system when they see fit and will have to seek approval from Android head Andy Rubin if they want to receive early access to the most up-to-date versions of the Android operating system....

Naturally, our beloved tech giants Google and Apple want you to exclusively use their own billing systems for in-app purchases on mobiles and tablets. For that reason, they have been facing global scrutiny for forcing developers to use their payment systems and charging them with an up to 30% commission. Governments around the world have been seeking to curb their control, but to no avail. Until now. South Korea’s “anti-Google” law has… worked!...

To global search giant, Google, Africa is the next Internet hotspot. Globally, there are 94 domains registered per 10 000 users. However, in Africa, there is only one domain per 10 000 users. As such, there is tremendous potential for growth on the continent in the web space. Through its Africa programs focused on getting more Africans online, the company is betting that by developing an accessible, vibrant and self sufficient Internet ecosystem on the continent many more Africans would come online....