Google stories - Page 77
Court ruling
Thu, 25th Feb 2010
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A court in Italy sentenced three Google executives to six-month suspended jail terms for a video violating a boy's privacy, raising internet freedom concerns.
Attacks on Google linked to schools
Mon, 22nd Feb 2010
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The Aurora cyber attacks on Google and other US entities have been traced to Chinese schools, including one affiliated with the military.
Controversy over Google's book project continues
Fri, 19th Feb 2010
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Google defended its book digitisation project in a Manhattan courtroom, facing opposition from Microsoft and Amazon over anti-trust and copyright concerns.
Gagging for Google – carrier runs out
Mon, 15th Feb 2010
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vodafone
Vodafone NZ exhausts stock of HTC Magic, the country's sole Google Android phone, as Telecom announces plans to launch its own Android device.
Google's ultra-fast broadband experiment
Thu, 11th Feb 2010
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hyperscale
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Google aims to revolutionise internet speeds in the US with a trial offering up to 1Gbps broadband to 500,000 homes, vastly surpassing current averages.
Iran 'permanently suspends' Gmail
Thu, 11th Feb 2010
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state-sponsored
The Wall Street Journal has posted a report on its Web site that Iran intends to shut down Google Inc's email service in that country.
Buzz gets tweaked
Wed, 10th Feb 2010
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Google tweaks Buzz after privacy complaints, changing auto-follow to auto-suggest and giving users more control over their shared content and connections.
Google pulls the plug on IE6
Wed, 3rd Feb 2010
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support
Google will cease support for Internet Explorer 6 from March, citing security flaws and outdated technology as reasons for the decision.
Apple boss slams Google, Adobe
Wed, 3rd Feb 2010
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apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs slams Google and Adobe, calling Flash “buggy” and accusing Google of wanting to “kill the iPhone”.
A living news feed
Mon, 1st Feb 2010
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Google is teaming up with The New York Times and The Washington Post to revolutionise web news by launching Google Living Stories, an interactive news platform.
Raise the cloud
Mon, 1st Feb 2010
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olympic games
A project planned for London's 2012 Olympic Games sounds like pure science fiction, but the technology that could see it built is already available.
Ballmer defends Internet freedom, trade with China
Fri, 29th Jan 2010
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has spoken out over censorship, but has also announced that Microsoft intends to continue to do business with China.
Google threatens to pull out of China
Wed, 13th Jan 2010
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surveillance
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gmail
Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the People's Republic of China, after an attack originating from the country.
A peek at Google's Chrome OS
Fri, 1st Jan 2010
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encryption
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cloud services
Google showcases its upcoming Chrome OS for netbooks, promising web-based apps, enhanced security, and cloud storage, set for release next year.
Murdoch declares war on Google
Fri, 1st Jan 2010
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martech
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Unless a foolproof way is found of generating revenue from online news, the future of journalism itself is under threat.
Those 'Google offers' aren't real
Wed, 9th Dec 2009
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email security
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scams
Google is warning users to beware of scams that offer ways to make fast money using the popular Web search engine.
Google's peace offering to Murdoch
Thu, 3rd Dec 2009
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media
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Google concedes to demands from Murdoch and other publishers by introducing measures to prevent its News service from 'stealing' paid content.
Murdoch to remove online content from Google
Wed, 11th Nov 2009
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adtech
Rupert Murdoch plans to remove News Corp content from Google searches, making it exclusive to paying subscribers amid claims that Google is 'stealing' stories.
PHILIPS VENT MOUNT FOR IPHONE
Sun, 1st Nov 2009
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noel leeming
Philips releases a GBP £39.95 vent mount for iPhones, offering hands-free GPS access with 360-degree swivel, available at major retailers like Harvey Norman.
Google tells Web sites to clean up
Thu, 15th Oct 2009
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malware
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cybersecurity
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Google has launched a campaign to notify operators of compromised Web sites that they need to do some tidying up.