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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.
What is keeping NFC enabled mobile payments from iPhones and Androids?
Apple is involved in testing retypes of iPhone which incorporate Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, adding fuel to earlier reports which surmised that the next edition of iPhone will be NFC enabled Cult of Mac reported.
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: (SMP, RSH, AMZN, GOOG, AAPL)
Zacks Equity Research highlights: Standard Motor Products (NYSE: SMP) as the Bull of the Day and RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Google Inc (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Apple Inc (Nasdaq: AAPL).
Google to sponsor university research on Internet advertising industry
The Internet giant will be sponsoring around 20 projects focusing on the fundamentals of online auctions across three Israeli universities.
Google Profit View Raised at Benchmark
Benchmark Capital raised profit estimate of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) as channel checks reveal strong search advertising, which is driving double-digit cost-per-click (CPC) growth.
24 Hours In, Internet Explorer 9 Nets 2.35 Million Downloads
The newest version of Internet Explorer boasts impressive first-day numbers.
EU wants Facebook, Google to comply with new data rules
Social-networking sites such as Facebook, or search engines such as Google, may face court action if they fail to obey planned EU data privacy rules, European Union justice chief Viviane Reding said on Wednesday.
Special report: A PlayBook for fighting Apple and Google
Once upon a time, BlackBerry was king. Then came the iPhone, followed by Android. And BlackBerry seemingly lost its way -- if not quite its throne.
YouTube buys Irish video tech company Green Parrot
Google Inc's online video service YouTube said on Tuesday it has bought video technology company Green Parrot Pictures for an undisclosed sum.
Google Earth releases latest post-earthquake images of Japan
As Japan continues to reel under the after effects of the powerful earthquake that struck the country's Pacific Coast on Friday afternoon, the world still stands aghast at the devastation caused by the quake and the consequent tsunami. As the rescue, rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts start, the country is under severe threat of a nuclear disaster as the plants continue to report explosions and fires.
Google To Test Mobile Payment Tech In New York, San Francisco
Launching within four months, the program will allow customers to make purchases with their NFC-enabled cell phones


