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US Lets Google Buy Online Fare Tracker, With Strings

Apr 8, 2011 12:50 PM CDT

US Lets Google Buy Online Fare Tracker, With Strings

Feds approve $700 million purchase of ITA

(Newser) - Government officials are letting Google proceed with its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA Software, a deal that will establish the search giant as a key player in the online travel market. The purchase gives Google control over the technology that powers the reservation systems of most major...

Google Might
Have Mole
at Twitter

Apr 7, 2011 12:03 PM CDT

Google Might Have Mole at Twitter

Tech giant makes huge counteroffer to retain employees

(Newser) - Google once paid an engineer $3.5 million not to defect to Facebook, but this is upping the ante: The search giant has reportedly offered a pair of key product employees $50 million and $100 million respectively not to jump to Twitter, according to Tech Crunch . And those mind-blowing paydays...

YouTube Spending $100M
for Original Programming

Apr 6, 2011 3:48 PM CDT

YouTube Spending $100M for Original Programming

Parent Google plans to create about 20 premium channels

(Newser) - Those videos of napping pets and lame karaoke are nice and all, but YouTube is looking for something a little more ... professional. The Wall Street Journal reports that big changes are in the works at the site, which plans to put a much heavier emphasis on its own original content....

Google May
Be Hit With
Antitrust
Probe

Apr 5, 2011 2:03 AM CDT

Google May Be Hit With Antitrust Probe

FTC awaiting Justice Department move

(Newser) - Google could soon be the target of a federal antitrust probe. Officials with the Federal Trade Commission will hold off on a decision until after the Justice Department determines whether or not it will attempt to block Google’s planned acquisition of ITA Software Inc., sources tell Bloomberg . That purchase...

'Gmail Motion' Now Real

Apr 4, 2011 10:08 AM CDT

'Gmail Motion' Now Real

Group turns April Fools' joke into working technology

(Newser) - Days after it was announced, Google’s April Fools' joke has become reality. Last week the company unveiled "Gmail Motion," a fake service that would allow you to compose an email using a webcam and some pretty kooky gestures (like pretending to lick a stamp to send said...

Google Facial-Recognition App Would ID Faces, Give Personal Info, Raising Online Privacy Concerns

Google App Would ID Faces, Dish Out Personal Info

Apr 1, 2011 4:17 PM CDT

Google App Would ID Faces, Dish Out Personal Info

Search giant being 'extra careful' amid privacy concerns

(Newser) - Imagine this: You're sitting in a cafe. Someone snaps a photo of you on their cell. An app matches your face with your name. Said photographer suddenly knows who you are ... and maybe even your phone number and email. Google is reportedly developing just such a a facial-recognition mobile app,...

Google Unveils
'Gmail Motion'

it's april 1

Apr 1, 2011 7:44 AM CDT

Google Unveils 'Gmail Motion'

'Now you can control Gmail with your body,' says April 1 announcement

(Newser) - Google proudly unveiled Gmail Motion today—today, of course, being April 1. The new application "uses your computer's built-in webcam and Google's patented spatial tracking technology to detect your movements and translate them into meaningful characters and commands," Google claims, offering a helpful guide to the necessary gestures....

Microsoft Hits Google With Antitrust Complaint

CLASH OF THE TITANS

Mar 31, 2011 8:25 AM CDT

Microsoft Hits Google With Antitrust Complaint

Software giant sics European regulators on search giant

(Newser) - The war between Microsoft and Google just ratcheted up a notch: In its first-ever antitrust complaint against a competitor, Microsoft asked European regulators today to go after the search giant. Google is stunting competition and attempting to “entrench its dominance” on the Web, Microsoft complained to the European Commission....

Google Unveils Its Version
of Facebook's Like Button

Mar 30, 2011 6:49 PM CDT

Google Unveils Its Version of Facebook's Like Button

+1 feature is rolling out on search results

(Newser) - Look out "Like" button, here comes Google's "+1." The company unveiled a new gizmo today—the "plus one" button—that mimics the general idea of Facebook's popular feature. The idea is that you'll be able to click on the button to designate things you like, and...

Amazon Beats Apple, Google
to Cloud Music Service

Mar 29, 2011 2:09 PM CDT

Amazon Beats Apple, Google to Cloud Music Service

Service allows people to upload their music to company servers

(Newser) - Amazon has launched a new service that allows people to store their music on the company's servers and play it on their computers or Android devices, reports CNET . The move is getting plenty of buzz because Amazon beat both Apple and Google in the development of a so-called cloud system,...

Judge Scraps Google's Deal to Digitize Books

Mar 22, 2011 6:04 PM CDT

Judge Scraps Google's Deal to Digitize Books

Let authors opt in only if they choose, he suggests

(Newser) - Google's plan to build a giant digital bookstore is in limbo after a federal judge rejected a proposed settlement between the search giant and an alliance of book publishers and authors, MarketWatch reports. Judge Denny Chin said the $125 million settlement, which gave Google approval to digitize all books except...

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google

survey says

Mar 21, 2011 7:15 AM CDT

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google

Other hot would-be employers: Apple, Disney, State Department

(Newser) - We're guessing "job openings" is a popular Google search term: Nearly 25% of young professionals would like to work for Google, according to a new survey. It was by far the most popular would-be employer, reports the Wall Street Journal . Apple snatched second place, followed by Walt Disney, the...

Google: China Blocking Gmail

Mar 21, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

Google: China Blocking Gmail

Nation targeting chatter behind Jasmine Revolution, says company

(Newser) - In the latest battle between China and Google, the company is charging the government with interfering with Gmail. Users are having increasing trouble sending emails and accessing other services linked to the operation, according to Google. Following the Japanese earthquake tsunami disaster, Google set up an application to help people...

Google Beefs Up
Services for Nonprofits

Mar 17, 2011 4:15 AM CDT

Google Beefs Up Services for Nonprofits

US nonprofits offered free ads, services

(Newser) - Google has launched a new and improved version of its one-stop shop for US-based nonprofit organizations. The search colossus is offering approved nonprofits free or discounted use of Google Apps, access to premium services, and grants of up to $10,000 a month in free advertising on Google AdWords, reports...

Is Google Launching
Own Social Networking Site?

Mar 14, 2011 3:10 PM CDT

Is Google Launching Own Social Networking Site?

Blogs report conflicting information on 'Google Circles'

(Newser) - Google will soon launch a social network, blogs are saying, and it may be called Google Circles. The tech blog The Next Web first reported the news Friday, noting that the product would launch at Google’s I/O conference in May; ReadWriteWeb followed with an assertion that the new service...

Google CEO
Eyed as
Commerce
Secretary

Mar 11, 2011 2:05 AM CST

Google CEO Eyed as Commerce Secretary

Pfizer head, Ron Kirk also in running, say sources

(Newser) - The Obama administration is considering naming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as commerce secretary, sources tell BusinessWeek . Pfizer CEO Jeffrey Kindler and current US trade representative Ron Kirk are also reportedly in the running. Current Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is being nominated to be US ambassador to China. Presidents often look...

Google, Spain Battle
Over Privacy

Mar 7, 2011 2:02 AM CST

Google, Spain Battle Over Privacy

Part of a Europe-wide debate over the 'right to be forgotten'

(Newser) - A Spanish plastic surgeon has complained to Spanish regulators that a Google search of his name still turns up a dispute over a botched operation covered by El Pais 20 years ago. It's one of 80 "privacy invasion" cases in which Spanish authorities have told Google to remove personal...

150K Gmail Users
Lose Everything

Feb 28, 2011 8:59 AM CST

150K Gmail Users Lose Everything

It appears accounts were reset; Google promises a fix

(Newser) - Bad news for less than 0.08%, by Google's count, of Gmail users: Your account may have "vanished into the cloud," Engadget reports. Gmail users started reporting yesterday morning that they'd lost access to their inboxes—and that, by the time some of them were able to log...

Google Goes After
Content Farms

Feb 25, 2011 12:32 PM CST

Google Goes After Content Farms

New algorithm designed to weed out low-quality sites that copy material

(Newser) - Google has had it with content farms—websites that seek traffic by amassing material that's often copied directly from other websites, Mashable reports. The search giant is altering its algorithm “to reduce rankings for low-quality sites,” it announces in a blog post . The shift, which will begin in...

Google Search for 'Murder'
Turns Up Abortion Entry

Feb 25, 2011 10:52 AM CST

Google Search for 'Murder' Turns Up Abortion Entry

Anti-choice pranksters manipulate the results

(Newser) - Some tech-savvy opponents of abortion have manipulated Google's search results to send a message. As of this morning, the search for the word "murder" turns up the Wikipedia entry for abortion in the No. 2 slot, notes Jezebel . No word from Google yet, which has been working to make...