Google is growing, and it’s growing fast. Not only is the search giant on ahiringspree this 2011, it is also aggressively expanding their presence in Southeast Asia, this time by opening a new office in Malaysia. As part of Google’s strategy to expand to the Southeast Asian markets, the company announced that it is opening a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where it controls 70% of the search market and has been seeing a tremendous growth over the years....

Google is continuing its expansion into the Asian markets with the opening of its first ever office in Thailand. The Thailand office, based in capital city Bangkok’s popular Central World offices, is the search giant’s third presence in Southeast Asia alongside its Malaysian office, opened in January this year, and its regional headquarters in Singapore. The company is focusing on the potential of the region – where internet penetration rates are generally below 20% – as Google Southeast Asia Managing Director Julian Persaud explained:...

Last year Googlelaunchedthe ability to make phone calls from Gmail, although it waslargelyrestricted to the US market. From today the service has beenopened upfurther, with support for 38 languages and 4 payment currencies. Payment can be made in Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars or U.S. dollars and it opens up the possibility of using Gmail for cheap international calling to far more people than before. As Google notes, “It’s now only $0....

A regulatory filing released by Motorola Mobility reveals that Google’s bid for the mobile maker increased by 33% prior to being accepted, thought to be driven by the company’s impressive patent portfolio,Bloomberg reports. BeforeGoogle sealed the $12.5 billion acquisition, the search giant originally made an offer of $30 per share, an offer that Motorola Mobility’s advisers immediately countered with word that it was seeking $43.50 per share. As a result, Google upped its bids to $37 on August 9, increasing it further to $40 the same day, a filing with the U....

Google is eager to see Google+ succeed in India and Bollywood actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan wants to market his upcoming movieRa.Oneto the large Indian online audience. The result:a partnership announced on Mondaythat is intended to be of mutual benefit to both parties. Google India head Rajan Anandan announced in a conference with Shah Rukh Khan today that the Bollywood actor will be participating in live chats with fanson Google+as part of an agreement which will see Google promotingthe movie’s channel on YouTube....