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India court warns Web giants about China-style controls
Internet giants including Google and Facebook are embroiled in a growing battle in India over offensive content with a judge warning websites may be blocked like in China, stoking worries about freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy.
Top Free Jailbreak Apps for iOS 5
Now that the Dream Team of jailbreakers has finally broken the sandbox issue, which was blocking the release of the eagerly awaited untethered jailbreak for A5-powered devices, let's take a look at the top free jailbreak apps available through Cydia for iOS 5...
Indian Court Threatens to Block Facebook, Google Over 'Offensive' Content
It appears Indian politicians do not really have a funny bone after all. They do not appear to be able to tolerate jokes made at their expense and circulated on the Internet. A court in the country threatened, on Thursday, to block social networking Web sites like Facebook and search engines like Google, unless they failed to crack down on offensive content, according to a BBC report. Specifically, the Delhi High Court said: Like China, we will block all such websites.
Google, Facebook Warned by High Court; Internet Giants Could be Blocked in India
Internet giants including Google and Facebook are embroiled in a growing battle in India over offensive content with a High Court judge warning websites.
Lamar Smith Reaffirms Commitment to SOPA
The lawmaker behind a bill to combat online piracy vowed on Thursday to press ahead in the face of fierce criticism from Internet giants such as Google and Facebook.
Author of U.S. online piracy bill vows not to buckle
The lawmaker behind a bill to combat online piracy vowed on Thursday to press ahead in the face of fierce criticism from Internet giants such as Google and Facebook.
Google Namess VMware Co-Founder to Board
Google Inc appointed Diane Greene, a co-founder of technology company VMware Inc, to its board of directors on Thursday.
Google appoints VMware co-founder to board
Google Inc appointed Diane Greene, a co-founder of technology company VMware Inc, to its board of directors on Thursday.
CES 2012: YouTube VP Sees Huge Growth in Specialty Channels
YouTube , which transmitted 800 million videos last year, expects growth to skyrocket in coming years with more specialty channels backed by advertising, VP for global content Robert Kyncil said at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Google Search Could be Altered With Influx of New Domain Names
Google has already begun including Google+ content in its search results, but new domain names like .Apple and .Samsung are soon to arrive, and it could again alter search results. Until April 12, companies will be allowed to submit their chosen domain name suffix to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and they begin using their new dot company (.company) or dot business (.business) address for their Web sites.
Google vs Apple: Connected TV Battle Ahead
The combination of lightweight operating systems, low-power processors, and near-ubiquitous high speed broadband will empower the disruption of the living room paradigm in 2012, says an analyst.
Can Nokia Taste Success in U.S. with Lumia 900?
How many of us know someone living in the U.S. who actually has a Nokia?! Nevertheless, that trend could change in coming days, if Nokia and Microsoft have their way.
Google+ Map-Based Game Arriving in February (VIDEO)
Google is set to launch a Google Maps-based game.
Nicolas Steno: Google Honors Geologist’s 374th Birthday With Doodle [VIDEO]
Nicolas Steno, the 17th century Danish father of geology, was honored Wednesday with a Google Doodle commemorating what would have been the genius' 374th birthday. Steno, whose name means rock in Danish, pioneered research in both anatomy and geology helping to discover a groundbreaking theory to explain how fossils function in layers of rock.
Google Search Plus Your World May Force Google to Explain Themselves to FTC (VIDEO)
Privacy activists have cause to report Google to the Federal Trade Commission because they think it conflicts with people's privacy and may be unfair, the Los Angeles Times reported. A group called the Electronic Privacy Information Center is taking the matter up, the report said, and they may file a letter to the FTC Marc Rotenberg, the executive director said.
Google Search Changes Irks Twitter
Twitter lashed out at changes Google Inc unveiled for its search engine on Tuesday, describing the changes as bad for consumers and for Web publishers.
Twitter lashes out at Google search changes
Twitter lashed out at changes Google Inc unveiled for its search engine on Tuesday, describing the changes as bad for consumers and for Web publishers.
Tumblr Joins Google, Microsoft as NY Tech Meetup Sponsor
One of New York's hottest start-ups, Tumblr, will join the likes of Google and Microsoft as it becomes a sponsor for New York Tech Meetup, the place where Tumblr fostered its growth in the early days of the company's existence back in 2007.
YouTube eyes gadgets, channels to boost viewership
YouTube is looking to increase viewership on its online video service by making the service available on an array of connected devices and by adding new content, according to a top executive for the Google Inc unit.
Study: Television Viewership Declines Drastically Due to Smartphones, Tablets
Only 48 percent of consumers in a typical week watched broadcast or cable television, down from 71 percent in 2009, according to a survey released by consulting firm Accenture.
Santorum: Here's My Modest Marriage Proposal
I was talking with a young friend, eager to have a career in writing, and he looks up to me and seeks my mentoring. I found myself thinking about Rick Santorum, that genial Torquemada, his views on gay marriage and the impacts of economic problems on marriage--straight or gay--and raising children.
CES: YouTube eyes gadgets, channels to boost viewership
YouTube is looking to increase viewership on its online video service by making the service available on an array of connected devices and by adding new content, according to a top executive for the Google Inc unit.
Google shares slide after Motorola earnings warning
Shares of Google Inc fell nearly 4 percent on Monday, after Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc's warning of worse-than-expected financial results raised concerns about Google's pending acquisition of the smartphone maker.
LG Nears Deal with Verizon to Provide FiOS TV
The application would allow FiOS subscribers to steam live television and certain video-on-demand programs through LG products.
Dayana Mendoza of 'Celebrity Apprentice' 2012: Boyfriend, Scandals, and Kidnapping
Dayana Mendoza is one of the hottest new contestants on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. The former Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008 will be taking on other familiar faces in the business world to win money on behalf of her charity of choice, the Latino Commission on AIDS. But the model is more than just a pretty face - born in Caracas, Venezuela, Mendoza had an interesting past that will may or may not come up during the reality television show.
Google Doodles: A Visual History of the Company's Home-Page Experiments [PHOTOS]
Ever since Google celebrated the Burning Man festival with a simple doodle on Aug. 30, 1998, the company has had tons of fun with its doodles. This slideshow offers a trip through the history of Google's doodles, from basic to extremely complex.
Charles Addams: Google Honors 'Addams Family' Creator on his 100th Birthday
Charles Addams, creator of the perennial favorite Addams Family cartoons, would be 100 years old today, and Google is honoring the famed artist with a doodle on its home page.
Rick Santorum's Google Problem: Dan Savage's 'Redefinition' Campaign Still Surging Ahead
It been eight years since columnist and gay rights activist Dan Savage redefined his name to be a neologism for anal sex, but Santorum's Google problem continues to plague his campaign... in part because both Santorum and supporters like the pro-life, anti-gay group AFTAH keep calling voters' attention to it.
LG to roll out Google TV
LG Electronics Inc said on Friday it would unveil its first Google TV next week, joining Sony Corp and Samsung Electronics Co in partnering with the search giant to get a foothold in the emerging Internet TV market.
LG joins Google to roll out Google TV
LG Electronics Inc said on Friday it would unveil its first Google TV next week, joining Sony Corp and Samsung Electronics Co in partnering with the search giant to get a foothold in the emerging Internet TV market.


