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Google opens virtual shop for business software
(AFP)
AFP - Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet "cloud."
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:09:38 GMT
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Indian Banker Charged With Online Funds Fraud
(PC World)
PC World - A senior Indian banker has been arrested by Indian police for an online fraud in which hackers siphoned close to 2.7 million Indian rupees (US$60,000) from a bank account, a senior police official of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Wednesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:12 GMT
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Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:07:11 GMT
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Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps
(AP)
AP - NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:42 GMT
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Google opens Web store for business applications
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:58:00 GMT
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US 'JihadJane' arrested for terror recruiting
(AFP)
AFP - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots "or die trying," prosecutors have said.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:53:49 GMT
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MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth
(Reuters)
Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:26:39 GMT
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Google opens Google Apps Marketplace
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google will launch on Tuesday evening Google Apps Marketplace, providing a venue for third-party, cloud-based applications to supplement Google's own online applications.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT
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U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:55 GMT
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Cisco leapfrogs rivals with faster router
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc introduced its first major new routers in six years and said they can be configured to handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:54:55 GMT
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New Cisco Router Supports 322Tbps, Designed for Internet Video
(PC World)
PC World - What can you do with 322 terabits per second? Cisco Systems says it's enough bandwidth to allow every person in China to make a video call--simultaneously. And if that's something you want to do, Cisco says it now has hardware capable of the task.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:44:00 GMT
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US lawmakers seek action on Internet freedom
(AFP)
AFP - US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:37:41 GMT
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Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:06:42 GMT
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Booksellers fighting Amazon's Canadian bid
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fearing an apparent assault by Amazon.com on Canadian culture, the Canadian Booksellers Association is urging the federal government to block the U.S. Internet retailer from establishing a physical presence north of the border.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:22 GMT
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As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:44 GMT
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FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help U.S. residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:29 GMT
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Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole
(AFP)
AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:49 GMT
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Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet
(AFP)
AFP - Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost US competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:55:07 GMT
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Remote-Code Vulnerability Being Exploited in IE 6 and 7
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Older versions of Internet Explorer are under attack. Microsoft warned Tuesday afternoon that cybercriminals are actively exploiting a security vulnerability that lets attackers execute malicious code from remote locations.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:17 GMT
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FCC Drives Need for National Broadband Plan
(PC World)
PC World - The FCC is in overdrive selling Congress, industry providers, and American citizens on the need to address the growing crisis faced by the United States. Today, the FCC unveiled more details of its National Broadband Plan, which will be officially presented to Congress next week.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:00 GMT
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U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:55 GMT
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As Ballmer Praises Apple, EFF Cites Stiff App Store Rules
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the stakes high in Microsoft's bid to add its search engine to the iPhone, a few words of praise by the software giant's CEO have drawn a considerable amount of attention.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:25:44 GMT
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Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design
(AP)
AP - Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:31:36 GMT
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Google Testing Personalized Search for TV Programs
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As Internet and television continue to converge, Google is actively testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The service reportedly runs on TV set-top boxes that host Google software and enable viewers to find shows on Dish and video on web sites like YouTube. The Journal cited people familiar with the matter who said the service will allow viewers to personalize a lineup of shows.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:05:38 GMT
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Google, Dish testing new TV search service: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc and No. 2 U.S. satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp are jointly testing a television programing search service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:01:37 GMT
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Google testing TV search service with Dish Network: WSJ
(AFP)
AFP - Internet giant Google is testing a new television programming search service with Dish Network Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:41:24 GMT
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Yahoo shares climb after JMP upgrade
(AP)
AP - Shares of Yahoo Inc. climbed Monday as a JMP Securities analyst upgraded the Internet company, citing a potential a boost from its search deal with Microsoft Corp.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:25:53 GMT
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Google, DISH Network in Set-top Tests
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google appears to be testing at least search functionality on a set-top box designed by DISH Network, according to a report.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:25:47 GMT
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China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint
(Reuters)
Reuters - China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it, but said it has yet to receive any complaint from the world's top search engine.
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:29:23 GMT
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China says no request yet from Google for talks
(AFP)
AFP - China said Saturday it had not received any request for talks from Google, as the Internet giant insists it remains firm in its plan to end censorship on search results in the communist state.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:20:02 GMT
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Google Enlists DocVerse in Attack on Microsoft
(PC World)
PC World - Google's got its head in the cloud--again. The search giant today announced that it has bought DocVerse, a software startup that makes an online collaboration plug-in for Microsoft Office. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google paid $25 million for the San Francisco-based developer, which was founded in 2007 by former Microsoft employees Shan Sinha and Alex DeNeui.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:06:00 GMT
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Bing blocks online sex searches in Middle East: study
(AFP)
AFP - The Open Net Initiative (ONI) on Friday said Microsoft's search engine Bing is more prudish than government censors when it comes to sex-related online queries.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:01:39 GMT
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Ballmer Sees Innovation as the Key To Search Success
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With its search-engine deal with Yahoo approved by regulators, Microsoft is gearing up for another run at challenging Google's commanding market lead. But with comScore reporting Yahoo and Microsoft had 17 percent and 11.3 percent shares of the U.S. search market in January, the partnership will need to do some heavy lifting to dent Google's 65.4 percent share.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:51:41 GMT
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Google buys DocVerse in latest shot at Microsoft
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:09:23 GMT
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Summary Box: Google dangles ultrafast broadband
(AP)
AP - SEARCH HERE!: Many cities are trying to get Google to install an experimental fiber-optic network in their towns to deliver Internet access that is 100 times faster than what most people get now. Google said several thousand people have nominated their communities.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:51:07 GMT
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Microsoft Plans to Climb in Social, Search
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft views its search battle against Google with a degree of realism and will use its recently approved deal with Yahoo to go after Google at a gradual pace, chief executive Steve Ballmer said earlier this week. That will not likely be accomplished, however, by acquiring social networks like Twitter or Facebook, he said.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:44:49 GMT
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Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft said it will stick to its development strategy for the China Internet search market regardless of the outcome of Google's high-profile spat with Beijing.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:08:16 GMT
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Google's Android Gesture Search: A Fingers-On Tour
(PC World)
PC World - Android users, get ready to give your phone the finger.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:27:00 GMT
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Gesture Search Finds Info By Drawing Letters on a Screen
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As the smartphone world waits to see how the patent battle between Apple and HTC plays out, Google continues to forge ahead with mobile innovations. On Wednesday Google announced yet another application for its Android mobile operating system that adds a new twist to smartphone searches.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:13:24 GMT
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Google's Starred Search: Bookmarks on the Web
(PC World)
PC World - Google is always trying to transform ordinary Web searches into a personalized experience. To that end, the company has added a new feature called starred search that allows users to pluck preferred sites from Google's results page and turn them into synced bookmarks when logged into your account.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:44:00 GMT
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