Dive summary:

• Google has nearly completed a deal to purchase the face-recognition company Viewdle.
• The technology would allow users of Google+, Android and other Google products to easily identify friends.
• Purchasing Viewdle will cost Google between $30 and $45 million

From the article:

The Google-Viewdle deal, which could close as soon as tomorrow, was started with talks between Motorola and Viewdle before the handset maker was acquired by Google last year, according to the source, who asked not to be named.