Google AdMob buyout latest in long line of acquisitions

Google Chrome, recently updated to version 3, has gained from Google buyouts of companies such as GreenBorder (security) and Skia (graphics).

Google is also greasing the skids for new companies that it may or may not buy, via its Google Ventures, which was launched earlier this year to invest in startups.

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IDG News Service contributed to this report.