The latest Google updates announced this week, which include flight search options, restaurant recommendations, reviews and directions, are poised to pose a major threat to smaller travel apps that provide one, or two -- but not all -- services. Widely hailed by tech critics and travel experts for bundling a comprehensive list of services into one platform, Google Maps in particular is being pitched as a one-stop shop for mobile travelers. Think Yelp, Foursquare and Zagat, all in one site.

Most tech watchers had confidently predicted that a new version of Android, Google's smartphone and tablet operating system, would be unveiled as part of the search giant's keynote speech at the annual developers conference -- yet it was conspicuous by its absence. The reason for its omission appears to be because the next version of Android will be version 4.3, a minor tweak, rather than version 5 -- Key Lime Pie.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company's board of directors will meet Sunday evening to consider approving a $1.1 billion acquisition of online content-sharing site Tumblr in a deal Mayer negotiated, according to the technology news site All Things D. The story posted late Friday cited anonymous sources.

Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company. The social network's market value was more than $100 billion. Now, Facebook's stock is trading roughly 30 per cent lower and has not hit its IPO price of $38 per share. Today, Facebook is valued at around $63 billion.