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Europe and U.S. converging on Internet privacy
BRUSSELS (Reuters Life!) - Few topics are more sensitive for Web users, or more likely to raise concerns in the corridors of Facebook or Google, than how to regulate privacy.
Google Teams Up With MasterCard and CitiGroup on Mobile Payment
The move would leverage Google's advertising business, giving the company greater insight into how users view targeting advertising.
Google working on mobile payment technology: report
Google is joining Citigroup and Mastercard to set up a mobile payment system that will turn Android phones into a kind of electronic wallet, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Google's Android-based Nexus tablet to be manufactured by LG
Google is in the throes of crafting a Nexus Android 3.0 or Honeycomb-based tablet with LG according to reports.
Google forays into online magazine; names it 'Think Quarterly'
Technology giant Google ahs launched its own full-length online magazine, named 'Think Quarterly'. The magazine is being published once in every quarter.
The Top 10 Employers for Business Students in the UK (SLIDESHOW)
Take a look at the 10 most ideal employers rated by students of business/commerce in the United Kingdom.
Report: Major iTunes Rivals on the Horizon
Google is preparing its music service and Spotify is headed across the Atlantic.
Google Restricts Access To Android Honeycomb
Instead of opening up the operating system to developers both large in small, Google will restrict Honeycomb to specific manufacturers and developers.
Facebook Web Search Box Likely Malware, Company Says
Facebook is not behind the web search box that has appeared on the pages of some of its users, the company said.
Google delays open access to new Android software
Google Inc is delaying widespread access to the new version of its Android software, saying it has more work to do before the product is ready for certain types of devices.
Playbook To Support Android Apps
Using a special API, developers would easily be able to port existing Android apps to the Playbook tablet, RIM said.
South Korea Smartphone users reach 10 million
South Korea now has 10 million registered Smartphone users, according to a Korean Communications Commission report.
‘Color’ App Picks Up $41 Million In Venture Funds
New start-up Color introduces a unique photo sharing service; receives $41 million in venture capital.
Google Says It Won’t Pull DUI Checkpoint Evasion App
Google says the DUI checkpoint evasion apps in question do not appear to violate its app policies.
Lady Gaga to release Born This Way (The Country Road Version) Friday on Twitter
Lady Gaga is thanking her fans for making her latest single Born This Way number one for the sixth week on the Billboard chart by releasing Born This Way (The Country Road Version) on Twitter on Friday.
UPDATE: Research In Motion Removes DUI Checkpoint Evasion Apps
Research In Motion has removed the DUI checkpoint evasion apps that drew the attention of four US senators; Apple and Google haven't done so yet.
Top ten quotes from Lady Gaga’s Google interview [PHOTOS]
Lady Gaga answered her fans' questions in an exclusive interview through Google Moderator, an application that allows participants to manage feedback
Lady Gaga at Google: the pop star answers fans' questions
Lady Gaga answered her fans' questions in an exclusive interview through Google Moderator, an application that allows participants to manage feedback.
Judge Blocks Google Deal With Publishers (FULL TEXT)
A U.S. judge's ruling has rejected Google's deal with publishers that would have digitized every book and made them widely available.
'Faster and safer' Mozilla Firefox 4 against 'beautiful' Internet Explorer 9
Just days after Microsoft launched its 'beautiful' Internet Explorer 9, a new salvo has been launched into the web browser market - the faster and safer Firefox 4.
Judge slaps down Google's digital library settlement
A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a $125 million settlement between Google Inc and authors that would have let the company publish millions of books online to create the world's largest digital library.
NY judge slaps down Google book deal
A New York court has rejected a class action settlement hammered out between Google Inc and publishers that would allow the Web search leader to scan millions of books and sell them online.
Defying Apple, Amazon launches AppStore for Android
Amazon.com introduced its store for Google Android smartphone applications ratcheting up its fight with Apple Inc.
Google goes gaga: Lady Gaga answers fans' questions from Google office
Lady Gaga will be answering her fans' questions in an exclusive interview through Google Moderator, an application that allows participants to manage feedback.
Amazon Launches Appstore for Android
Amazon.com, Inc. said it has launched the Amazon Appstore for Android at www.amazon.com/appstore where customers can by Android apps.
China dismisses Google accusations on Gmail
China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it did not accept accusations from Google Inc that the Chinese government was making it difficult for Gmail users to use the service in the country.
France fines Google in Street View data case
France's data protection regulator has fined Google 100,000 euros for collecting private data from wireless networks when its camera-equipped cars gathered footage for its on-line map service Street View.
Sprint Announces Google Voice Integration
Sprint users will receive full ingratiation with Google's Voice service, the company said.
Google accuses China of blocking Gmail
Google Inc on Monday accused the Chinese government of making it difficult for Gmail users to access the service in the country, the latest development in a rocky relationship between the two.
Google backs biomass fuel firm CoolPlanetBiofuels
The venture capital arm of Google Inc has invested in a start-up that is developing technology to produce fuel from inedible biomass such as grass and wood chips.


