Users lap up the fruits of battle between the heavyweights

Science and technology tend to advance quicker in times of war.

The arrival of an abundance of applications available from Google is no different.

The California-based internet giant is engaged in combat on several fronts with fellow Pacific coast heavyweight Microsoft, with applications serving as battlegrounds.

We’re not likely to see Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, square off with his opposite number Eric Schmidt in a ring. Instead the pair act as ...