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Google Earth helps keep tabs on exploitative fish farms

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:29 -0500

Google Earth can be a powerful tool to keep tabs on a growing industry like ocean fish farming, given its tendency to exploit scarce resources and climate change, a study reveals.

Google to offer money in exchange for users' search history

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:30:21 -0500

Search giant Google has announced that it will start paying some users in exchange for their search history as part of the company's new project called 'Screenwise'.

Google Drive coming soon, says WSJ

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:17 -0500

Google is reportedly getting ready to take on Dropbox with its own cloud-based storage service. The service -- called Drive -- is in response to the growing use of mobile devices to access ...

Lawsuit seeks to block Google's privacy changes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:14:13 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next ...

Trinity in Google AdWord partnership

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:10:58 -0500

TRINITY Mirror Regionals (TMR), whose portfolio of newspaper titles includes the Western Mail, has become a Premier SME Partner of Google’s AdWord advertising programme in the UK. As a ...

MongoDB straps SQL to Google's MapReduce

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:08:53 -0500

Not so long ago, NoSQL was hailed by technology hipsters based both mentally and physically in Silicon Valley as the next evolutionary step of the database. Stonebraker's relational baby had ...

EPIC sues FTC over Google privacy plan

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:12 -0500

IDG News Service - The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take action against Google over ...

Google to pay users to track their movements online

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:00 -0500

new privacy policies , Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise. Google says ...

Google, Facebook Challenge India's Censors

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:35 -0500

The gag poking fun at presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wealth drew complaints from India’s diplomats and sparked a lawsuit by U.S. Sikhs, for whom the gold-clad temple is their ...

Microsoft, Apple, Google and their patent stances

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:17:13 -0500

Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet I. ...

Microsoft Shift on Industry-Standard Patents Aimed at Google

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:04 -0500

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp.’s vow to negotiate with competitors over industry-standard patents, instead of trying to block their products, marks a change from the company’s ...

Internet domain names changing

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:44:28 -0500

The internet is about to change soon, as companies, organizations, schools, and other groups will be able to decide what word or letters they want on the other side of the ...

Very Rare Portfolio Of Gaming Domain Names First Time Available At e21.com

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:44:25 -0500

gaming domain name portfolio now available at e21.com.London, UK (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 Gaming companies have a big challenge to find suitable available high quality dot ...

Measure Twice, Cut Once: Choosing the Right Domain Name for Your New Business

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:44:09 -0500

Ten years ago when I launched my email marketing company, VerticalResponse, I was lucky not to have any problems getting the most obvious domain ...

KeyDrive Acquires Moniker and SnapNames

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:43:59 -0500

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., PORTLAND, Ore. & LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KeyDrive S.A., a Luxembourg based Internet holding company, have ...

Google Removes Search, YouTube Content on Indian Court Order

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:43:56 -0500

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. removed content from its India domains that was deemed objectionable by a New Delhi district court after a civil lawsuit against the owner of the world’s ...

Justice Department set to OK Google-Motorola deal, WSJ says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:40:58 -0500

Google could receive approval on its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from the U.S. Justice Department as early as next week, according to ...

Google and Stanford early adopters of Honda Fit EV

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:40:50 -0500

Honda announced that Google and Stanford University got a special early delivery of the tiny EV this week. The Honda Fit EV is equipped with a 20kWh lithium ion battery, and has an EPA estimated ...

Salazar to Wrap-Up Skills & Innovation Week with Google + Hangout with 8th Grade Science Class

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:02 -0500

--Tomorrow, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt will host the Department's inaugural Google+ Hangout with an 8th grade science class from ...

Google Releases Chrome Beta for Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:18:32 -0500

Google Chrome will be using a bookmarking system, much like the Kindle, only it can be used for websites instead of the chapters of a book. When you search for a website using your Chrome browser, ...

'I'll Be Back' with 'Terminator'-Style Goggles [VIDEO]

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:17:34 -0500

According to a report on technology blog 9to5google, the Internet search engine giant is working on (and work is going well!) high-tech goggles that will provide users with real-time information ...

What is Google building with hardware exec’s hire

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:38 -0500

Why would an internet company hire someone who has played a key role in the world’s most impressive hardware supply chain? The response to that question could also provide an answer to one of ...

Google's latest privacy policy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:35 -0500

Scheduled to come into effect on 1 March, Google’s much-publicised new privacy policy and terms, which it says will give users better search results, ads and improve their experience overall, ...

Google's ‘Trusted Photographers' program creates interactive 360-degree images of your shop

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:16 -0500

If you want potential customers to get a 360-degree, panoramic view of your brick-and-mortar business when they click on any of your listings in Google, its new Business Photos campaign makes its ...

Would Google hire you 10 test questions to find out

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:53 -0500

Google doesn't consist of questions like, 'What's your greatest strength?' Instead, nervous applicants are asked to deconstruct puzzles like: "You are shrunk to the height ...

Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page preloads

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:28 -0500

Computerworld - Google today patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17. The company called out a pair of new features in ...

Google may be working on computerized eyeglasses

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:23 -0500

Computerworld - Google is known for search, the Android platform, its Chrome browser and a social network. But eyewear? According to a report Tuesday from the ...

Google Chrome will no longer check for revoked SSL certificates online

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:56:21 -0500

Lucian Constantin , IDG News Service Google plans to remove online certificate revocation checks from future versions of Chrome, because it considers the process inefficient and ...

iPhone bug enables FaceTime, shows names on locked phones

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:15 -0500

(Credit: Apple) iPhones that have been password-protected and have voice dialing deactivated can still make FaceTime video calls, as well as disclose basic information about a person's list ...

Zuckerberg likes Romney Really

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:12 -0500

, but surely many would imagine that his politics might tip slightly toward the Democratic side. Until the last 24 hours, that is. For the site's faithful suddenly got the impression that ...

Is Google Testing Mystery Devices On Their Employees

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:50 -0500

circulating around that Google is testing over 250 ';mystery devices'; in their employees homes. Supposedly, nobody outside Google knows what these mystery gadgets are. What is known so ...

Is Your Internet Privacy Worth $5 or $100

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:09:15 -0500

What is the value of your web usage data--everything you browse, search, click, view late at night, stumble upon or otherwise see on the internet--during the course of one month? If you ask Google, ...

Advertising Goldmine, Google Tracks Data from Desktop to Phone

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:09:08 -0500

tiny percentage of people that are running Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0 or higher) on their phones: Google Chrome is now available on all ICS ...

Study Indicates Nearly Half A Million Jobs Created from "App Economy" in US

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:03:22 -0500

A new study reveals close to 466,000 jobs have been created in the "App Economy" in United States — up from zero in 2007. The total number of Apps Economy jobs includes jobs at ...

Obama STEM education plan draws Google, Cal State, Bechtel foundation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:59:05 -0500

President Barack Obama is calling on Republicans such as House Speaker John Boehner to cut tax subsidies for big oil companies as a political battle brews over high gas prices that keep ...

Roy Bostock leaves Yahoo, Google Chrome for Android, and more

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:47:08 -0500

First of all, yes, Chrome for Android is here. Second, it's only compatible with Ice Cream Sandwich which is currently on -- wait for it -- 1% of Android devices. But in an attempt to add some ...

Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA 12/23/2011

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:45:04 -0500

At Go Daddy, we're always finding new ways to improve our products, services and overall business. Visit this page often to see how we're expanding our position as an industry ...

Google leads latest Greenpeace climate ranking of IT industry

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:36:50 -0500

Amsterdam.- Greenpeace today released the 5th edition of its Cool IT Leaderboard, which sees Internet search engine giant Google overtaking on climate issues, followed by Cisco and Ericsson. The ...

Google to commit to offer some Motorola patents on fair terms

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:32:56 -0500

IDG News Service - Google is planning to send a letter to standards setting organizations, stating that Motorola Mobility's standards-essential patents will continue to be available on FRAND ...

Emirates flights sold cheaper on rival's websites

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:24:18 -0500

Passengers booking flights from the UAE could be paying over the odds if they do not check the prices offered by airlines which have code share agreements with firms such as Emirates and Eithad, ...

Is Google holding back data from Chrome's Safe Browsing API

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:14:41 -0500

Google's Safe Browsing API was designed to spot malicious web pages so users wouldn't get trapped in them. Google identifies these sites through its own algorithms and user notification. ...

Google gets Greenpeace props for work on energy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:58:19 -0500

(Credit: Greenpeace) Google received top accolades from Greenpeace for its work advancing cleaner energy, while Apple and Facebook didn't make the environmental watchdog group's IT ...

Facebook's new photo viewer an homage to Google+

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:58:14 -0500

(Credit: Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET) Facebook has launched a new photo viewer that Google+ users might feel awfully familiar with. Users who open images in Facebook will find that the ...

Angry Birds part of flock of first Windows Store games

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:58:13 -0500

(Credit: Microsoft) Windows users can grab some Angry Birds and a host of other games when Microsoft's Windows Store opens for business later this month. The new store is slated to launch ...

How Cool is it

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:39:58 -0500

The biggest advantage that Chrome has brought along with itself is its speed and the pace with which it syncs everything. It has clever and effective transition effects and a spontaneous system when ...

Anonymous Leaks Syrian Government Emails, Nokia Moving Manufacturing To Asia, Google's Chrome App-ed For Android

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:03 -0500

plan too.) The government is budgeting $65 million to help companies scale back their needs by recycling existing element or by developing methods ...

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