Google likely next in antitrust push on tech giants
Google is likely the next major tech target of US and EU trust-busters after the US Justice Department sued Apple Wednesday for illegally colluding with publishers in the e-book market, legal experts said.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Nokia lowers profit outlook, shares nosedive
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. saw its share price plummet 14 percent on Wednesday after it warned that heavy competition will hit its first-quarter earnings, especially in developing markets, and that it expected no ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Google tweaks Plus social network for ease of use
(AP) -- Google is tweaking its social network, Google Plus, to make it easier to use and to distinguish it from rival Facebook.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Iran denies has plan to cut Internet access
Iran has denied online reports surfacing Tuesday that it plans to cut access to the Internet in August and replace it with a national intranet, according to a statement by the ministry of communication and ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble
(AP) -- AOL's $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of "Antiques Roadshow" moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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UN chief to 'hang out' at Google social network
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to take part in a public video chat "hangout" at Google's social network on Tuesday with young people from around the world.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Facebook buys Instagram photo app for $1 bn
Facebook on Monday announced a billion-dollar-deal to buy the startup behind wildly popular smartphone photo sharing application Instagram.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Customers acquired through Google search advertising more valuable than previously thought
(Phys.org) -- In a down economy where advertisers are concerned about every dollar spent, a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new method of measuring the effectiveness of Google search ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Asimov's robots live on twenty years after his death
Renowned author Isaac Asimov died 20 years ago today. Although he wrote more than 500 books, the robot stories he began writing at age 19 are possibly his greatest accomplishment. They have become the starting ...
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Apple's 'iPad' is the only tablet people know
(AP) -- Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: change the English language. When you have a boo-boo, you reach for a Band-Aid not a bandage. When you need to blow your nose, you ask for Kleenex ...
Apr 08, 2012 |
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Google announces Floor Plan app for venue owners
(Phys.org) -- This week the team from Google Maps launched its Floor Plan Marker for Android in a bid to improve the accuracy if its indoor maps. Inside and outside Google, developers have seen real opportunity ...
Apr 08, 2012 |
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Nokia town faces dim future as jobs shift to Asia
(AP) -- Tomi Marjuaho repaired mobile phones for 10 years in the town of Salo in southern Finland, where Nokia, the world's top cell phone-maker, set up its wireless operations in the 1980s.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Taiwan's HTC says first quarter profit down 70%
Taiwan's top smartphone maker HTC said Friday net profit in the first three months of the year plummeted 70 percent, to the lowest since 2006, owing to falling demand.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Google chief betting big on social and mobile
Google co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company's helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Google creates a spectacle with project
(AP) -- If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's futuristic, Internet-connected glasses.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 06, 2012 |
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