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Google has ‘weeks’ to ease antitrust concerns in Europe

Written on 22 May, 2012 at 8:44 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

BRUSSELS –  The European Union has given Google “a matter of weeks” to propose remedies to antitrust concerns arising from its alleged dominant position in the online search market. European antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia said that after a one-and-a-half-year investigation... (Continue reading)

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Google launches free cloud service ‘Drive’

Written on 25 Apr, 2012 at 7:26 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

SAN JOSE, Calif. –  Google is hoping to build the world’s largest digital filing cabinet in the latest attempt to deepen people’s dependence on its services. The Internet search leader’s latest product stores personal documents, photos, videos and a wide... (Continue reading)

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Scattered Gmail outages resolved, Google says

Written on 18 Apr, 2012 at 11:04 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Issues with Google’s Gmail service that prevented some users from accessing their e-mail accounts Tuesday afternoon have been fixed, the search giant said. “The problem with Google Mail should be resolved,” Google said in a note on its Apps Status... (Continue reading)

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Google to buy its own web domain

Written on 13 Apr, 2012 at 7:22 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Google confirmed this week that it is in the process of acquiring the .Google top-level domain (TLD) name ahead of ICANN’s April 12 deadline (which was extended due to some slight technical speed bumps). This means that, outside of the... (Continue reading)

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Google+ Pages: connect with all the things you care about

Written on 8 Nov, 2011 at 12:30 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

In life we connect with all kinds of people, places and things. There’s friends and family, of course, but there’s also the sports teams we root for, the coffee shops we’re loyal to, and the TV shows we can’t stop... (Continue reading)

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Discusses ‘War’ With Google on Charlie Rose Show

Written on 8 Nov, 2011 at 4:42 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

The social network is coming to PBS. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg will appear in an hour-long interview with broadcast journalist Charlie Rose Monday night on PBS. And according to Venturebeat, the interview — taped last Thursday... (Continue reading)

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Google buying Motorola for more than just patents, says Eric Schmidt

Written on 2 Sep, 2011 at 18:57 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed that the search giant and Android purveyor is buying Motorola Mobility for more than just its massive patent portfolio. The $12.5 billion bid for Motorola was originally portrayed as a way to secure patents... (Continue reading)

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Google begins Amazon river Street View project

Written on 19 Aug, 2011 at 18:25 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Google is expanding its Street View service into some of the world’s most remote places. It will photograph the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest Brazil in partnership with charity Foundation for a Sustainable Amazon (FAS). Google will train... (Continue reading)

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Google+ Gives Users a Chance to Conceal Gender

Written on 13 Jul, 2011 at 18:27 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Google has tweaked the structure of Google+ by giving users the option of concealing their gender on public profiles. Before, open profiles were required to choose between male, female, or other, and this status — even for businesses, which don’t... (Continue reading)

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Google’s new plus points

Written on 8 Jul, 2011 at 0:20 in Tech | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far

Taking great photos with a camera phone these days can be as simple as an old-fashioned “point and shoot”. Deciding what to do next with the picture is where it gets complicated. I find it hard to choose between adding... (Continue reading)

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