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Google project to bring Internet to 3 billion
News Google, Liberty Global and HSBC are backing a start-up called O3b Networks, named for its ambition to bring Internet access to the "other 3 billion" people who lack it today. Google has aggressively pushed for more widespread Internet access...
Tags: stations, markets, networking, wi fi
10 September 2008, 9:56
Images: Touring Google's Chrome browser
News For years, people have speculated about whether Google would ever release its own operating system. Google has a variety of useful Web-only applications. Thus the terms 'tabs' and 'windows' are interchangeable within Google Chrome.
Tags: browsing, bookmarks, bookmark, beta
5 September 2008, 9:13
Extensions promised for Chrome
News One of Firefox's initial claims to fame is the fact that the browser can be extended with a multitude of plug-ins, and even though Microsoft caught up with Internet Explorer, Firefox still has an extension edge over Google's new Chrome Web browser.
Tags: extensions, firefox, advertisements, chrome
4 September 2008, 10:14
Google changes Chrome license terms
News Google said on Wednesday that it plans to alter contract terms that gave the search provider broad rights to use anything entered into its new Chrome browser. In order to keep things simple for our users, we try to use the same set of legal terms...
Tags: terms, provider, license, rights
4 September 2008, 9:49
Google plans Chrome for Mac and Linux
News Google has revealed it's already working on a version of its Chrome Internet browser for Mac and Linux operating systems. Writing on the Google Mac Blog, Google software engineer Amanda Walker said the company is now "actively working" on versions...
Tags: linux, platforms, chrome, released
4 September 2008, 9:27
What you'll find in Chrome's fine print
News Yesterday, Google went live with its Chrome Web Browser. Google reserves the right to automatically update and install Chrome. The software which you use may automatically download and install updates from time to time from Google.
Tags: terms, advertising, chrome, agreeing
3 September 2008, 9:04
Microsoft may launch apps store for Windows Mobile
News It looks as though Microsoft is joining Apple and Google in the mobile 'apps store' market. Also, new phones using Google's Android operating system are expected to hit the market soon. On Thursday Google announced Android Market, an online center...
Tags: sales, cross, surfing, cent
1 September 2008, 10:56
London police in Google Maps crime mash-up
News The beta map mashes up Google Maps with crime statistics for each borough, using coloured overlays to indicate varying levels of criminal activity -- from patches of dark blue for low crime to red for high.
Tags: enable, maps, london, police
19 August 2008, 8:36
Report: Google to advertise in games?
News Google is close to launching in-game advertising through a project dubbed AdSense for Games. Venture Beat claims to have spoken to sources close to the matter who say that Google "has developed an in-game advertising technology that allows it to...
Tags: market, ads, google, advertising
4 August 2008, 9:09
News.blog: Digg sold to Google soon?
News Social news site Digg.com, a perpetual target of acquisition rumours, is in 'final negotiations' to sell itself to Google for $200m (£100m), according to a TechCrunch report on Tuesday that cited multiple sources.
Tags: companies, google, comment, acquisition
23 July 2008, 8:20
Half of UK mobile owners surfing Web on handsets
News Other factors helping to drive mobile Internet consumption in Blighty include networks signing contracts with free email providers, such as Google Britain is fast becoming a nation peopled by hunchbacked youths with over-developed thumbs and a...
Tags: networking, age, research, cent
18 July 2008, 9:12
News.blog: YouTube, Viacom to mask user info
News YouTube will be allowed to mask important user information from records it must turn over to Viacom, Google said in a blog post on Monday. YouTube user viewing histories," Google said in a statement. The move comes after a federal court earlier...
Tags: privacy, records, viewing, youtube
15 July 2008, 8:50
News.blog: Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft joint bid
News Yahoo's board, after consulting with its legal and financial advisers, rejected the offer Saturday night based on a number of factors, including the recent ad agreement with Google. Yahoo announced on Saturday night that it rejected a joint-buyout...
Tags: board, deal, yahoo, financial
14 July 2008, 8:18
One in 10 Brits recycle old mobile phones
News Yet a simple Google search reveals a plethora of options for recycling old mobiles -- including Web sites offering cash back and environmental charities that will take your old phones. Just one in 10 people in the UK recycle their old mobile phones.
Tags: nokia, mobiles, cent, mobile phones
10 July 2008, 9:21
Google's Street View faces privacy concerns
News The Information Commissioner's Office has said it has concerns about Google's Street View and thinks the company could be breaching data-protection law. The Google service, which was first made available to a European audience last
Tags: face, privacy, international, street
9 July 2008, 9:03
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