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Mid-Day Minute News Summary - July 7
Credid Card Mess; Senate's Climate Debate; Auto Shakeout Spreads
Gmail and other Google apps finally leave 'beta' after 5 years
Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk were all stripped of their beta tags on Tuesday as Google upgraded the pieces of its Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE) suite to the status of a finished product.
Yahoo Search Pad: Online tool for making and sharing Web notes
Yahoo launched a new search note feature on Tuesday that allows Yahoo searchers to take and save notes as they visit various websites.
Microsoft turns up heat on Google
In the search engine area, Google has reined king for most of recently memory but new moves from Microsoft and its Bing search engine is heating up competition.
Nokia denies plans phone running Google's Android
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it was not working on introducing a phone running on Google's Android operating system.
Firefox 3.5 gain 2% share from its rival browser
Firefox on Thursday gained ground after the launch of its newest its launch on June 30, gaining 2 percent share in the US market against its rival internet browsers.
Not on the map - A road trip from Delhi to Jaipur, India
Last spring, I was in Delhi on a business trip. I grew up in Delhi but that was eons ago. I have been living and working in San Francisco Bay Area for more than a decade now and nearly two since I left India.
The Evolution of Firefox
Mozilla has officially released the latest version of its Firefox browser bringing not only cutting-edge features, but new prospects of stripping away market share from rival browsers.
Google still dominates, Bing catching up
Analysis surveyed by StatCounter.com on Wednesday said Google still dominates the search engine markets despite its slide back from April from 79.07 to 78.48 percent share last month.
Microsoft's Bing search wins share from Google
Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc, according to data released on Wednesday.
YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen leaves company but remains with Google
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen is leaving the video service, three years after being bought by Google , but is staying with the search giant, according to a report by All Things Digital.
Cisco may take on Microsoft's Office
Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp's popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.
Google launches Africa SMS service
Google on Monday launched a new search service designed to provide users with information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa.
Google CEO says worst of crisis is over
A U.S. recovery is likely to begin this autumn, the worst of the crisis has passed and it is reasonable to be optimistic for 2010, internet search giant Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday.
Google slammed as China and U.S. quarrel over Internet
China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content over the Internet, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.
Google voice coming soon; Google sending out Invites now
On Thursday, Google began issuing invitations for Google Voice to those who have expressed interest. Google Voice is built with technology obtained through its 2007 acquisition of Internet telephony company GrandCentral.
Google slammed as China, U.S. quarrel over Internet
China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content over the Internet, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.
China accuses Google of violating the nations’ law
China on Thursday accused Google's English language search engine of spreading obscene content that violated the nation's law, less than 24 hours after disruptions to the company's search engines and other services within China.
Google Voice coming soon
Google will soon roll out a new service called Google Voice that is built with technology obtained through its 2007 acquisition of Internet telephony company GrandCentral.
U.S. urges China to scrap Internet filter plan
China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.
China says Google spreading illegal vulgar content
China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused Google's English language search engine of spreading vulgar content that violated the nation's law.
Google site access in China briefly disrupted
Internet users in China were unable to open the main site of Google, the world's biggest search engine, late on Wednesday evening, and the company said it was investigating.
T-Mobile to sell new Google phone in August
T-Mobile USA will begin selling a new smartphone using Google Inc's Android operating software in August, facing off against high-end devices such as Apple's latest iPhone and the Palm Pre.
Yahoo sees up to $27 million charges for job cuts
Yahoo Inc said it will incur $22 million to $27 million in restructuring charges in the current quarter to account for previously announced layoffs of 5 percent of its staff.
Dutch muggers caught on Google street view camera
Dutch twin brothers who mugged a teenager in the northern town of Groningen were arrested after being caught on camera by a car gathering images for Google's online photo map service, police said.
Google China ordered to block porn access
China's Internet watchdog on Friday ordered Google to stop overseas websites with pornographic and vulgar content from being accessed through its Chinese-language search engine.
Google translation tool aims to improve Iran info access
Google Inc released a tool that translates Internet blogs, news articles and text messages from English to Persian, and vice-versa, in a move the firm said will improve access to information amid the turmoil and media restrictions following Iran's disputed election.
Microsoft putting investment behind search: CEO
Microsoft Corp is willing to invest up to 10 percent of its operating income in its Internet search business for up to five years, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday, as its Bing search engine starts to gain ground with Web surfers.
Microsoft open to investing in search
Microsoft Corp is willing to invest 5 to 10 percent of its operating income in its search business for up to five years, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday, as its Bing search engine gains ground with Web surfers.
China attacks Google over pornographic links
China's Internet watchdog condemned the Chinese-language version of Google on Thursday for disseminating pornographic and vulgar information.


