Google has announced the launch of Google Play Game Services to bring achievements, leaderboards, multiplayer, cloud game saving, and more to Android and iOS devices.
Google has announced that it's discontinuing Google Sync, a service that provided Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts sync via the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol.
The Rockstar patent consortium consisting of Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony has sued Google, Samsung, and others with patents purchased from Nortel for $4.5 billion.