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Google Inc was among the first technology companies to shake off the recession last year, but the Internet giant's fourth-quarter report could not satisfy investors' increasing demand for stronger growth.

Google said that it was quite committed to staying in China on Thursday, giving the first indication that it would like to repair ties after threatening to leave the country last week.

After the Nasdaq composite index closed down 1.12 percent to trade at 2,265.7 and the S&P 500 index fell 2.01 percent to close at 1,116.48, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and several lesser known tech and financial companies reported earnings.

Motorola Inc is letting consumers in China use Baidu Inc or other rivals as default Web search services instead of Google Inc, on phones using Google's Android operating system.

Google Inc. announced on Thursday its fourth-quarter net income of $1.97 billion, or $6.13 a share, compared to $382 million, or $1.21 a share in the same period last year.

Google on posted big profit and sales gains for the fourth quarter as it continued to see an increase in the number of users clicking its online advertisements.

Google Inc's fourth-quarter revenue grew 17 percent, beating Wall Street expectations, as advertisers and Web surfers turned to the Internet search engine during the holiday shopping season.

Motorola Inc is letting consumers in China use Baidu Inc or others as default Web search services instead of Google Inc's service, even on phones using Google's Android software.

Google's spat with China could affect Motorola as it vies to crawl back into the mobile market, but recent partnerships will allow it to peruse the China's mobile market alone.

YouTube, the world's most popular free video website announced it is now venturing into the pay-per-view market online.

Hillary Clinton made unrestricted Internet access a US foreign policy priority, and urged China to investigate alleged cyber-attacks originating from its borders.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a new US policy hoping to encourage the world governments to ensure their citizens have open access to the Internet.

China sought to contain tension with the United States over online censorship and hacking, saying Google's dispute with Beijing should not be over-stated, ahead of a possible challenge from Washington on Internet freedom.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for global condemnation for those who carry out cyber attacks as China sought to contain tension with the United States over online censorship and hacking.

Google Inc is expected to deliver stellar fourth-quarter results on Thursday, but investors will be seeking insight into a disagreement with China that has cast doubt on its future in the world's largest Internet market.

Sony Ericsson, a cellphone joint venture between Sony Corp and Ericsson, has no plans to delay the launch of a phone that runs Google Inc's Android operating system in China, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

Sony Ericsson, a cellphone joint venture between Sony Corp and Ericsson, has no plans to delay the launch of a phone that runs Google Inc's Android operating system in China, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

Google Inc's threat to exit China could create a big headache for its cellphone partners, especially Motorola Inc, which has bet its turnaround on Google's mobile software and China.

Google Inc's threat to quit China over cyber attacks and censorship highlights U.S. fears that a more powerful Beijing is tapping government and corporate computer networks to steal secrets and to prepare for potential conflicts.

Amid the flat, wide fields of central France, a team of re-trained secretaries and IT experts is packaging Europe's literary heritage for the digital era.

Microsoft Corp said it will issue a patch to fix the old version of its Internet Explorer browser that allowed recent attacks on Google Inc's network in China.

When Google threw down the gauntlet to China's Internet censors, it also challenged the loyalties of the nation's wired generation.

Amid the flat, wide fields of central France, a team of re-trained secretaries and IT experts is packaging Europe's literary heritage for the digital era.

Amazon.com Inc will offer higher royalties on the discount books sold for its popular Kindle electronic reader in a move to boost profitability and preempt the anticipated entry of Apple Inc and Google into the e-book market.

The amount of time youngsters are spending on the web has ballooned to proportions that exceed the average adults full working week, according to a new study.

Microsoft Corp said it will issue a patch to fix the old version of its Internet Explorer browser that allowed recent attacks on Google Inc's network in China.

A senior counterterrorism official said on Wednesday his agency lacks Google-like search capability that could have identified the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing.

They are cloaked by pseudonyms and multiple addresses, but China's legions of hackers were thrust into the spotlight last week after Google said it suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack emanating from China.

Nearly half of the users of Google News skim the headlines at the news aggregator site without clicking through to the publisher, according to new research.