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Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope

After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU gives Google 'weeks' to satisfy competition concerns (Update)

European Union anti-trust chiefs asked Google Monday to quickly offer "remedies" to satisfy Brussels' concerns the Internet search king has abused its dominant market position -- or else face heavy penalties.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google in talks with insurers about self-driving car

A leader of Google Inc.'s driverless car project said Wednesday that the company is in discussions with major auto insurance companies about the implications of integrating its technology into real-world vehicles.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 10

Google blasts FCC handling of 'Street View' probe

Google on Thursday blamed the Federal Communications Commission for dragging out an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.

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Google CEO Page gets grilled in Oracle trial (Update)

(AP) -- Google CEO Larry Page spent nearly an hour in a federal courtroom Wednesday deflecting questions about his role in a copyright dispute over some of the technology in his company's Android software ...

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created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle skewers Google as Android trial opens

Oracle began Monday trying to convince a jury that Google's top executives have long known that they stole a key piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than more than 300 million smartphones ...

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Court revives Viacom copyright suit against YouTube

A US appeals court on Thursday revived a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by entertainment giant Viacom accusing Google-owned website YouTube of knowingly profiting from pirated video clips.

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created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Facebook focus guides Google CEO's 1st year on job

Google co-founder Larry Page has a Facebook fixation. When he replaced his mentor Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO last April, Page insisted that the company had to be more aggressive about countering the threat ...

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Microsoft sees future in Windows 8 amid iPad rise

(AP) -- Microsoft is scrambling to preserve what's left of its kingdom. Since the company released its Windows operating system in 1985, most of the sequels have been variations on the same theme. Not that ...

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created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 52

Cyber-security expert finds new flaw in smartphones

Just as U.S. companies are coming to grips with threats to their computer networks emanating from cyber-spies based in China, a noted expert is highlighting what he says is an even more pernicious vulnerability in smartphones.

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created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

HP to offer webOS as open-source software

(AP) -- It may be one of the technology world's most expensive efforts to give something away: Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it's making its webOS mobile system available as open-source software that anyone can use ...

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Viacom to NY court: Scrap YouTube copyright ruling

A lawyer for Viacom Inc. warned an appeals court panel Tuesday that there will be greater exploitation of copyright material on the Internet if the court lets YouTube get away with a business built on "rampant copyright infringement."

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created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple, Samsung smartphones outdo Nokia in 2Q

(AP) -- Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. zoomed to the top of the list of global smartphone makers in the second quarter, blowing past Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., according ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Internet archivist seeks 1 of every book written

(AP) -- Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.

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created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Google 2Q earnings soar past analyst estimates

(AP) -- Google Inc. ushered in new CEO Larry Page with second-quarter earnings that were far better than analysts expected.

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