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Google to aid tropical rainforests Friday 20th of November 2009 11:45:56 AM LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A proposed Google program would allow anyone with Internet access to spot illegal logging in tropical rainforests and report it, the company said. The program, to be released next year, would let so-called armchair detectives report their findings to an agency monitoring whether countries were meeting their commitments to reduce defores... Read more	Google shows off Chrome Thursday 19th of November 2009 07:53:00 PM MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Internet behemoth Google Thursday showed off for the first time the Chrome operating system it intends to debut in late 2010. Google product manager Sundar Pichai said a key advantage of Chrome OS, which will bypass computer hard drives, will be how fast it allows computers to get onto the Internet, the Los Angeles Tim... Read more
Google-powered netbooks to debut next year Thursday 19th of November 2009 05:56:25 PM MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AFP) -- Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.Google-crafted Chrome OS will be ta... Read more	French publishers slam new Google book proposals Thursday 19th of November 2009 12:05:31 PM PARIS (AFP) -- French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.The proposals "do not mark any progress on the essential question of n... Read more
ATT Net Home Page Down - Site Experiencing Difficulties Monday 16th of November 2009 08:38:19 AM DALLAS, Tx., Nov.16 (TOTI) -- If you've been trying to access your AT&T EMail or AT&T webmail and you're having no luck, don't be alarmed. ATT.net appears to be down and is experiencing difficulties. When visitors try to access the website, the site is currently giving a server 'time out' - limiting access to popular AT&T services like ATT webmail,... Read more	Swiss privacy czar sues Google Saturday 14th of November 2009 01:20:16 PM BERN, Switzerland, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Internet giant Google hasn't done enough to safeguard the privacy of those who appear in its Street View mapping system, a Swiss official says. Switzerland's federal data protection commissioner, Hanspeter Thur, said Friday he is suing Google to force it to make changes to its popular application, which enables users to... Read more
New terms reached in Google book suit Saturday 14th of November 2009 10:10:22 AM SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An amended settlement between Google and U.S. publishers would allow others to compete with its planned digital library of out-of-print books, analysts say. The original settlement struck between the Internet giant and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers drew government criticism that it didn't do enough ... Read more	Google submits revised digital book settlement Saturday 14th of November 2009 01:26:17 AM WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Google and US authors and publishers submitted a revised settlement to a US judge Friday seeking approval of an agreement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.The modified settlement, which runs nearly 370 page... Read more
Google to face Swiss court over "Street View" Friday 13th of November 2009 07:56:30 AM GENEVA (AFP) -- Switzerland's data protection commissioner on Friday announced that he was taking Google to court in a dispute over privacy concerns on the US Internet giant's "Street View" facility.Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, Hansp... Read more	Google to be taken to court by Swiss watchdog Friday 13th of November 2009 05:45:17 AM GENEVA (AFP) -- Switzerland's data protection commissioner on Friday announced that he was taking Google to court in a dispute over privacy concerns on the US Internet giant's "Street View" facility.Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, Hansp... Read more
Facebook post clears robbery suspect Thursday 12th of November 2009 05:26:15 PM NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A New York man who was held in connection with a holdup said he was cleared by a Facebook message he sent his girlfriend. Rodney Bradford, 19, said prosecutors dropped the robbery charge against him after discovering he had posted a message to his pregnant girlfriend's Facebook with an inside joke from his father's house in Manhattan... Read more	Flu Shot Locator Now Offered By Google Thursday 12th of November 2009 01:41:03 PM Flu Shot Locator Now Offered By Google MOUNTAIN VALLEY, Ca., Nov.12 (TOTI) -- If you or your loved ones need to get a flu shot, but you aren't sure where to get one, Google has launched a new application that finds where seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines are available in your area. People can search by zip code to find flu shot c... Read more
Bus driver had troubling Facebook comments Wednesday 11th of November 2009 05:01:12 PM NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A New York bus driver who struck and killed a college student had made comments on Facebook about suicide and homicide, sources told the New York Daily News. Jeremy Philhower was on his first day back from a suspension after a passenger complained he had been texting while driving when he hit Seth Kahn last week. The sources said offi... Read more	Google buys mobile ad business Tuesday 10th of November 2009 11:21:06 AM SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Internet giant Google said it would purchase AdMob, a mobile device advertising start-up, for $750 million in stock. AdMob is an industry leader in selling banner ads that are viewed on the iPhone or appear on Web sites that mobile phones can handle, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The deal shows that Google i... Read more
Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off Tuesday 10th of November 2009 08:45:03 AM LONDON (AFP) -- Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off.In an interview in his native Australia, Murdoch accuse... Read more	Sesame Street Gang Is Google's Logo Today Tuesday 10th of November 2009 06:54:04 AM MOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA., Nov. 10 (TOTI) -- Google became the largest search engine in the world, due in part to their clever marketing. One such example is the fact the company has artists create custom logos which are then displayed on their popular home page. For the month of November, Google has been celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Stree... Read more
News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google Tuesday 10th of November 2009 05:55:10 AM SYDNEY (AFP) -- Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content."People who simply just pick up everything and run with it, steal o... Read more	News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google Tuesday 10th of November 2009 05:06:15 AM SYDNEY (AFP) -- Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content."People who simply just pick up everything and run with it, steal our stories --... Read more
Google glitch mislabels Nevada town Monday 09th of November 2009 04:17:06 PM HENDERSON, Nev., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Officials and locals in Henderson, Nev., said a Google Maps error incorrectly identifies the area where their town should be as Rochester. Ross Wekesser, a mapping technician for the Henderson public works department, said both Google Maps and Google Earth identify Henderson as Rochester, which is the name of a ghost tow... Read more	Murdoch may have Google block searches Monday 09th of November 2009 02:15:59 PM LONDON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch said he would stop Google from sending random Internet users to his online news businesses. Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, said, I think we will, in responding to a reporter's question on why he has not instructed Google to block News Corp. from its search service. Murdoch has been pla... Read more