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Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the…
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Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the…
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Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO–Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,…
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The security team for Google’s nascent open-source mobile platform, Android, has attempted to raise its profile with the security community The security team behind Google’s mobile platform, Android, has tried to raise its profile among security researchers by appealing for their vigilance in monitoring the platform. …
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Google said it is an offering an upgraded version of the hardware appliance its sells to companies and government organizations for Google-style Web search of office documents. SAN FRANCISCO–Google said on Tuesday it is an offering an upgraded version of the hardware appliance its sells to companies and government…
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Junk emailers are using Google Sites to create web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs Spammers have added Google Sites to the arsenal of online tools used to get around junk-email filters, according to a study published on Tuesday by messaging…
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In a direct challenge to the popular Wikipedia, Google opened Knol, an encyclopedia-like wiki site that requires writers to post their names and expertise. SAN FRANCISCO–Google opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a…
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Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external…
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Five-person LimitNone is suing Google for almost a billion dollars alleging that the company’s business software unit copied a tool for moving customers off of Microsoft software onto Google’s. SAN FRANCISCO–Google was named on Monday in a trade secrets lawsuit alleging that the company’s business software unit copied a…
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Until now, Gadgets–the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop–have only been available on Windows and Mac. Google has announced the first release of Google Gadgets for Linux. Google Desktop has been available for some time now on the Windows, Mac, and…
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Tomorrow’s news from Google, penguins that fly, and half fares for flyers who are willing to stand are just some of the April Fools’ stories that are filling the Web. Today’s Headlines–April 1 An inpromptu Larry Ellison inteview Ed Bott: MaxWin to supersize Windows …
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Court order lets Homeland Security obtain precise location data from T-Mobile about customer’s movements in real time. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Minnesota man charged with alien smuggling says data from a location tap of…
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Government says only state-controlled companies can apply for licenses to stream videos, but lack of clarity leaves many confused. China’s new rules on online video and audio content banning violent, pornographic and fake material are aimed at promoting the Internet’s “healthy” development, according to a government statement. …
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Aimed at stealing market share from Baidu, Google partnership with Chinese online company would provide free music downloads. Web search leader Google is planning to boost its presence in China by tying up with a Chinese online music company to provide free music downloads, The Wall Street Journal…
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Pause prompts speculation that bidding for the C block spectrum may have run its course, and the most likely winner could be either Verizon Wireless or Google. Bidding stalled on Tuesday in the closely watched auction of a piece of wireless airwaves that the U.S. government is…
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Tuesday’s introduction of new versions of Web-based e-mail programs that compete with Outlook offer yet another clue why Microsoft made the bid for Yahoo. Business software units of Yahoo and Google are introducing beefed-up versions of their Web-based software that compete with Microsoft Outlook, offering yet another clue…
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To pull this off, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer will need to throw one hell of a hail mary pass, says CNET News.com’s Charles Cooper. I found the perfect description to sum up the idea of a Microsoft-Yahoo combination, but CNET News.com’s managing editor threatened to knock my lights out…
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To pull this off, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer will need to throw one hell of a hail mary pass, says CNET News.com’s Charles Cooper. I found the perfect description to sum up the idea of a Microsoft-Yahoo combination, but CNET News.com’s managing editor threatened to knock my lights out…
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Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista’s one-year anniversary. The fight for Internet dominance heated up this week with Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in an effort to better compete with chief rival Google. “Today,…
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Just before 2004 IPO, Brin, Page, and Schmidt agreed to work together for two decades, according to magazine report. Google’s top three executives had pledged to work together for 20 years in a pact they made shortly before the company’s initial public offering in August 2004, Fortune magazine…
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