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Google Says China Blocking Its Email Services

Mar 21st 2011 – 10:15AM
Ng Han Guan, AP

Ng Han Guan, AP

BEIJING -- Google said Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its email services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to its Gmail program, amid an intensified Internet crackdown following widespread unrest in the Middle East. Google Inc. said its engineers have determined there are no...

Can Larry Page Lead Google's Battle Against Facebook and Apple?

By Torie BoschJan 21st 2011 – 9:15AM

The tech world is still coming to terms with the news that Google co-founder Larry Page will become the new company's new CEO, taking the place of Eric Schmidt. Says TechCrunch, "This is clearly Schmidt being removed from power. And again, it appears to be because things just weren't getting done the way the company...

Larry Page: 5 Facts About Google's Founder and Next CEO

By Mary Phillips-SandyJan 20th 2011 – 6:15PM

Huge news from Google: Co-founder Larry Page will replace CEO Eric Schmidt beginning in April. The unexpected announcement was made in a release detailing Google's fourth-quarter earnings, signaling a major shake-up for the search engine giant. Page ran Google with co-founder Sergey Brin until 2001, when the pair hired...

Holiday Google Logo Decoded

By Steven HofferDec 23rd 2010 – 10:15AM

Google knows you won't be googling on Christmas. So the search engine rolled out its seasonal Google Doodle a few days early this morning for searchers to appreciate before the holiday arrives. The illustrated doodle, which over eight years has become a Google tradition for special and some humorous occasions, features...

Experts: Antitrust Probe May Be Big Trouble for Google

By Mara GayNov 30th 2010 – 3:00PM

(Nov. 30) -- This isn't likely to go away quietly. Google may have done nothing wrong, but experts say the European Union's antitrust investigation into whether the company has abused its dominant position in online search is serious. They also say it could present the most formidable legal challenge to the Internet...

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Eric K. Clemons: Does Anyone Need a Facebook Phone? Only If It's Part of a New Facebook Strategy

Jun 01st 2012 - 04:21PM

Is a Facebook phone a good idea for Facebook?

TECHCRUNCH EUROPE

Merging Facebook With Search, Microsoft Rolls Out “New Bing” To All Of U.S.

Jun 01st 2012 - 01:06PM

Earlier this month, Bing, the other white meat search engine, revealed its big redesign , which put a heavy emphasis on social search.

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Google to flag 'censored' searches for Chinese users (video)

Jun 01st 2012 - 10:52AM

Google is announcing that it's going to place a flag on contentious search terms for users in mainland China.

TECHCRUNCH EUROPE

MoneySupermarket To Acquire MoneySavingExpert For £87 million

Jun 01st 2012 - 04:35AM

MoneySupermarket , a UK Price comparison site for financial services, is acquiring advice site MoneySavingExpert from founder Martin Lewis, for £87 million ($133 million).

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Google adds feature to help China searchers

Jun 01st 2012 - 03:18AM

BEIJING -Google has fired a new salvo in a censorship battle with Beijing by adding a feature that suggests alternatives for search terms that might result in blocked results.

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  • 06/03/12 Food › Google adds Zagat reviews to push local search Source: Japan Today Google has added the Zagat restaurant review content to its Google+ social network, as it rolled out a new local search feature that takes on services such as Yelp. The Internet giant added a "Local" tab to its Google+ social network to allow users to search for specific places or browse for nearby businesses or services.
  • 06/03/12 Visualizing the Dictionary with Google Images Source: Neatorama The duo printed a 1,240-page dictionary using the first image that Google has for 21,000 words you'd normally find inside a common desk dictionary: "We used two PHP scripts my brother Sam wrote for us," says Ben about the process in an email.
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  • 06/03/12 Court okays class action in Google book case Source: Media Life Authors got some welcome news in their long-running case against Google yesterday.