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Google+ offers photo sharing, location tagging and group messaging on mobiles

Google has announced the launch of a new service called Google+ ('Google Plus'). It's currently an invitation-only trial with "some rough edges", according to the company.

The Google+ project is seen by many as an alternative to Facebook, enabling users to create 'Circles' of friends.

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Crowdsourcing added to Google Goggles search application

Google has updated its Google Goggles visual search application with a feature that allows users to suggest their own results if the subject of a photo can't be identified.

The app, which searches the web to identify pictures taken using the phone's camera, can provide results for a variety of queries - from artwork to business cards.

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The latest victim of mobile phones: Cisco's Flip video camera

Mark Bridge writes:

Mobile phones are vicious creatures. First they delivered a mortal blow to landline phones.

Emboldened, they began roaming the world looking for victims. They found plenty.

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Over a billion cameraphones will be sold worldwide this year

Research from Strategy Analytics has forecast that worldwide annual cameraphone sales will exceed 1 billion units for the first time in 2011.

Devices with sensors of eight megapixels and above are expected to be the fastest-growing segment, increasing 240% year-on-year.

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London Olympics mobile phone ban is nothing to be exercised about

Mark Bridge writes:

"It's political correctness gone mad, innit?"  The terms and conditions for booking tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games include a warning that certain items are banned. Food, flasks of drink, umbrellas, musical instruments and mobile phones are all on the prohibited list.

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