Google Maps now helps users beat traffic jams
Google upgraded its popular Google Maps on Monday to suggest faster routes to drivers based on real-time traffic conditions.
Internet
Mar 7, 2011
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Sprint to sell dual-screen 'Echo' smartphone (w/ Video)
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. on Monday unveiled a smart phone with two screens, one stacked on top of the other. The top screen slides out and can be snapped it into place so that the two lay side by side, producing screen ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 8, 2011
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AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post
(AP) -- AOL Inc.'s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away.
Business
Feb 7, 2011
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Conn. AG demands access to data grabbed by Google
(AP) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Friday demanded that Google provide access to data the company said it accidentally collected from public Wi-Fi networks.
Internet
Dec 10, 2010
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UK: Google was in 'significant breach' of data law
Google violated Britain's data protection laws when its Street View mapping service recorded data from private wireless networks, the country's information commissioner said Wednesday.
Internet
Nov 3, 2010
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FTC ends inquiry into Google 'Street View' data collection
The US Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it was ending its inquiry into the collection of private wireless data by Google's "Street View" mapping service.
Internet
Oct 27, 2010
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Google apologizes for privacy lapses, to tighten controls (Update)
Google pledged Friday to strengthen its privacy and security practices after its "Street View" mapping service gathered private wireless data, including emails and passwords, in dozens of countries.
Internet
Oct 22, 2010
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China launches own version of Google Earth
China has launched an official online mapping service as US Internet giant Google continues to hold out on applying for a licence to provide a similar service in the country, state media said Friday.
Internet
Oct 22, 2010
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How do we talk about our town?
University of Melbourne researchers have developed a mobile phone game that will help ensure computers better understand the way we talk about our towns.
Software
Aug 16, 2010
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Google to launch disputed 'Street View' in Germany this year
Internet giant Google will from next week allow Germans to opt-out of its disputed Street View navigation service ahead of its launch in the country this year, the company said Tuesday.
Internet
Aug 10, 2010
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