Google has worked to refine the accuracy, visuals, and functionality of Google Earth over the years, making it the closest many of us will ever get to travel the world. But today Google Earth is getting its biggest update in years with the addition of one new layer: time. The app is launching a feature called Timelapse that lets you see how the planet is changing over the years, gathering millions of satellite images from 1984 to 2020....

Google has announced it has partnered with electronic device maker iRiver to release the first e-reader to integrate its Google eBooks platform, launching July 17 in Target stores and on Target.com. The iRiver Story HD will allow readers to buy and read Google eBooks over a WiFi connection, displaying books on its high-resolution e-ink screen and QWERTY keyboard. The device will retail for $139.999, offering hundreds of thousands of paid Google eBooks and over 3 million free titles....

Google has unveiled a new tool for app developers with applications on the Android Market, rolling out new a statistical dashboard that will allow those with applications on the Market to learn more about how people use their apps and where app users are located. The new service is similar to Google’s Analytics statistics platform, providing developers with the option to drilldown to the top ten values such as Android versions, looking at what devices make up their userbase (by manufacturer and model), as well as showing the the country in which the app was installed and the language of the device....

The company behind French legal search engineEjustice.frhas made fresh allegations against Google as part of the European Commission’s ongoingantitrust investigationinto the search giant. Ejustice was one of the original three companies whose initial complaints were being investigated as part of the probe. Now its parent company,1plusV, has submitted details of “A series of new abuses” by Google to the Commission.Reutersreports that these include “retaliation” and “unfair listings”, as well as additional evidence relating to its existing complaints....

Google has yet to issue a formal response to the Taipei City Government after officials requested that the search giant amend its app refund policy, meaning Google could be issued with a fine of NT$1 million (US$34,480), its second within three weeks. Google was warnedit could face a fine of at least NT$300,000 (S$12810) from the Taipei City Government back in June, after Smartphone users in the city had complained that they were unable to claim a refund if they deemed an app download as unsatisfactory....