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Fans can check out Euro 2012 stadiums online

Football fans heading to Ukraine and Poland for Euro 2012 can now take a digital stroll through the tournament stadiums and host cities on Google Street View, organisers said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ABC tries social network experiment with 'Revenge'

(AP) -- ABC and Yahoo will experiment on the season's last two episodes of "Revenge" with a smartphone and tablet application designed to encourage more people to watch television live.

Technology / Telecom

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google investing $300M to build Iowa data center

(AP) -- Google Inc. says it will invest $300 million to build another data center in western Iowa.

Technology / Business

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google Street View comes to Israel

(AP) -- After months of discussions with Israeli security officials, Google has launched its popular Street View service in the country's three largest cities.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FCC drops Google 'Street View' investigation

US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google's self-driving car takes blind man on errands

A self-driving car being developed by Google Inc. took a blind man for a ride this week, driving him to a Taco Bell and then to a dry cleaner in San Jose, Calif.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 21

First Lady, Google launch White House virtual tours

First Lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that Google is opening doors to the White House on the Internet by letting users pay virtual visits to all the public rooms.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oracle, Google gird for trial on Android dispute

Oracle and Google are digging in their heels as they prepare for an upcoming trial.

Technology / Business

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google opens Amazon wilds to armchair explorers

Google's free online map service on Wednesday began letting people explore portions of the Amazon Basin from the comfort of their homes.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

VISTA stares deep into the cosmos: Treasure trove of new infrared data made available to astronomers

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESO's VISTA telescope has created the widest deep view of the sky ever made using infrared light. This new picture of an unremarkable patch of sky comes from the UltraVISTA survey and reveals ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

States join in on scrutiny of Google

Google has long faced privacy and antitrust problems with federal and European regulators. But states appear increasingly willing to confront the Internet giant over those same concerns, and also could exact significant financial ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Australia's Barrier Reef to get Google treatment

Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef will broadcast their findings in partnership with Google, emulating its "Street View" to spotlight the impact of climate change.

Technology / Other

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Peeing Frenchman sues Google for making him 'laughing stock'

A Frenchman is suing Google for making him the laughing stock of his village after the firm's Street View service put on the Internet a picture of him urinating in his garden, his lawyer said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 29

Q&A: Google to dig deeper into users' lives

If you're amazed - and maybe even a little alarmed - about how much Google seems to know about you, brace yourself. Beginning Thursday, Google will operate under a streamlined privacy policy that enables the Internet's most ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0