Apple overhauls entire iPod line Nov 7, 2009
Dedicated icons on the touch screen give access to YouTube or the Google and Yahoo search engines. The touch screen iPod comes in two versions that have 8 or 16 gigabytes of memory. (Yahoo News -- Apple Computer)
Rawlins family traces roots into Czech Republic Nov 7, 2009
The only mental images Klouda had of the area were of photos his cousin snapped the year prior and an aerial photo from Google Earth. The Kloudas more of them this time again knocked on Nevrklovas door, aiming to hear the story with their own ears and see it with their own eyes. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Madonna gets animated at the Grammys - but it's U2's night Nov 7, 2009
Saturday 07 November 2009. By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles Published: 12:01AM GMT 10 Feb 2006. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Citizen Webitor Nov 7, 2009
Citizen_Webitor wrote on Jan 22, 2009 10:04 AM:" Google Street View has visited Auburn.It looks like sometime last summer, and they were just passing through, but Google street view has visited Auburn. Personally, I am excited about this new development. Your city just aint cool unless it's been street-viewed! ". Citizen_Webitor wrote on Jan 14, 2009 3:06 PM:" Ah yes.While there always has been a button where the current weather button is now, you are correct about there being an additional... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Hasan Reportedly Felt U.S. Attacked Islam Nov 7, 2009
"Man. At the rate at which I see sentences like the above anymore, it must be hard for the FBI to justify granting law enforcement and military personnel security clearances these days.lolll...then again, I suppose those uniformed personnel are just following the examples set by some of their leaders, who have displayed an even greater disregard for security in that they've outed covert CIA agents for political purposes.And on down the chain, average Americans can hardly be blamed for flaunting... (CBS News -- Health)
Microsoft attacks Google on books Nov 7, 2009
Microsoft has launched a scathing attack on Google, saying the search giant's rival book-scanning service "systematically violates copyright" ... However, Google allows snippets of copyrighted works to be seen on the web on its Google Books Search ... A Microsoft lawyer has accused Google of cutting into authors' profits. (Yahoo News -- Microsoft)
Google Dashboard offers users peek at what it knows Nov 7, 2009
Google Dashboard shows in one place data the Mountain View company (NASDAQ:GOOG) collects when somebody uses one of its services, including sending or receiving Gmail, watching a YouTube video and doing searches. In order to see Google Dashboard, users must be registered and log in ... Google that Dashboard is an effort to offer greater transparency and give its users more control over their personal information. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
What Google knows about you Nov 7, 2009
Google releases Dashboard privacy tool - CNN.com ... Google releases Dashboard privacy tool ... Google on Thursday released Dashboard, a feature that allows users to review data the company collects on them. (CNN)
Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect Nov 7, 2009
"Authorities said Friday that Hasan remains in a coma but is expected to live.A federal law enforcement official said investigators have not been able to talk to Hasan since the deadly rampage.The initial investigation shows that Hasan allegedly used only one gun during the attack a 5.7-caliber semiautomatic pistol.Army officials said Hasan also was carrying another handgun. But the law enforcement official said there's nothing so far to indicate the second weapon was fired.Recently, federal... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ballmer: Yahoo Bing Deal Will Be Global Nov 7, 2009
No doubt, though, that the move is a more serious threat to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) than if the competition were restricted to just the U.S. and Europe ... Meanwhile, Google still reins as king of the hill with 84. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs Nov 7, 2009
Chinese paper accuses Google of hampering searches. Google Inc. faces a new controversy in China after a Web site run by the Communist Party's main newspaper accused the U.S. search giant of trying to keep Internet users away following its reports on a copyright dispute ... The online People's Daily book section said the three-day disruption began last Wednesday after it reported on a Chinese group's complaint that Google's plan for an online library of digitized books might violate Chinese... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Facebook games cost more than just your time Nov 7, 2009
If we were so ding dang concerned about our personal information, wed never ever Google let alone join Facebook. If weve learned anything from the minor disruption of routine imposed upon us by the latest Facebook remodel of its site, its that were much more disturbed when social networks tell us who to poke and who to friend, than whos getting a look at our goods. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Sex ed gets another endorsement Nov 7, 2009
Type "recession is good" into Google and you get more than 35 million hits. Some of these are from unreconstructed bulls, explaining how the downturn can help entrepreneurs, supermarkets, something called "cloud computing" -- and, of course, thrift stores. (Salon)
Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore Nov 7, 2009
Google websites was ranked second overall, accounting for 9 ... 5 billion hours people spent at Google websites, according to the study. (Yahoo! Asia News)
New System Preserves Right To Privacy In Internet Searches Nov 7, 2009
Just imagine someone from Company X who uses the Google search engine to obtain information about a certain technology ... Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live search save the profiles of their users (via an analysis of the searches they undertake) with the argument that they are more familiar with their interests and offer a more efficient response ... 22, 2007) An eye tracking experiment revealed that college student Internet users have an inherent trust in Google's ability... (Science Daily)
'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction' Nov 7, 2009
Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction' - Telegraph. Saturday 07 November 2009. (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Nov 7, 2009
Saturday 07 November 2009. Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Postini Technology to Spread Across Google Apps Nov 7, 2009
The Postini technology that lets Google Apps Premier administrators control their e-mail environments by establishing and enforcing usage policies, rules and parameters will be extended to the other applications of the suite ... When completed, this extension of the Postini security and management capabilities could go a long way toward calming concerns from CIOs and IT managers about using Web-hosted software like Google Apps ... This could in turn boost Google's attempts to lure large... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
PartyGaming bets on Empire Online Nov 7, 2009
Saturday 07 November 2009. By Stephen Seawright Published: 9:00AM GMT 28 Dec 2006. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war Nov 7, 2009
Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war by AFP: Yahoo ... Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war ... A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Report slams Google Apps' enterprise prospects, Google says: just you wait Nov 7, 2009
A new report by the Burton Group suggests that IT managers that are looking to save money by switching from traditional enterprise software to Google Apps have another thing coming. Google Apps should be seen as supplementary, the report says, not a replacement for enterprise software ... Google Apps may not be the be-all, end-all that some analysts believe it will be, according to a new by the Burton Group. (Yahoo News -- Internet Portals & Search Engines)
Motorola Droid Launch Guide Nov 7, 2009
The release date comes just under a month after Verizon and Google announced their intentions to enter into a partnership, wherein both companies would work to develop wireless devices that would make use of the Android Mobile platform. Android, initially developed by Google and then later by the Open Handset Alliance, is a mobile operating system that runs on the Linux kernal and is geared to maximize performance for advanced web services, email, social network and entertainment ... 7" hi-res... (IGN Gear)
Guest Comment: Obama’s transparency is shrouded in secrecy Nov 7, 2009
" None of what Mr Fannig says is accurate; 1) While only one fifth of the $787 billion stimulus bill had been spent as of September 15th the balance is to be spent as follows according to CBS Money Watch: Approximately $290 billion in tax relief,. $145 billion of state and local fiscal relief, $100 billion in infrastructure and science, $80 billion for anti-poverry programs, $60 billion for health care and $45 billion for energy. So far 30,383 jobs have been created by the $2.2 billion awarded... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 7, 2009
Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news - Telegraph. Saturday 07 November 2009. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Exhibit to help bring clean water to the world Nov 7, 2009
It sends photographers out to show how villagers are using the water and shares its photos on Google Earth: http://www. charitywater. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: VMware Nov 7, 2009
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). CAPS Members Bearish on VMW Also Bearish on. (MSNBC -- Business)
* Lee Kai-fu predicts happy future for Web teamwork Nov 7, 2009
VENTURE FUND: The former Google China boss said Taiwan and China could benefit from each others capabilities in manufacturing and market experience STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, Page 11. Defying conventional wisdom that China trails Taiwan in marketing savvy, Lee Kai-fu (}_), founder of Innovation Works (su) and former head of Google China, said yesterday that China had gained an edge in mobile Internet marketing that could be useful to both sides of the Taiwan... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* World Business Quick Take Nov 7, 2009
A Motorola Droid smartphone based on Google-backed software hit the US market yesterday, taking aim at mobile device powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM). Droid, which will work on the Verizon telecom network, joins growing ranks of smartphones based on an open-source operating system backed by Internet titan Google. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting... Nov 7, 2009
"Use that google machine and see if you can find out what the greeks, romans, muslims, native americans, etc etc did to their c"conquests" throughout history genuis....they were not giving them H1N1 shots.Your point?" ... jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20091106043016","username":"3facessent"},{"body":"Use that google machine and see if you can find out what the greeks, romans, muslims, native americans, etc etc did to their c"conquests" throughout history genuis. (The Drudge Report)
Intel Antitrust, 'Net Bug, Coding Error Nov 7, 2009
For those who have suspected all along that Google is much more in charge of Android development than its "open-source" tag would suggest, various industry observers, including Google partners, contend that's the case. But there may be good reasons for that, chief of which is to make sure that software actually gets released. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
5 Apple's iPhone Apps vs. Google's Andriod Nov 7, 2009
Apple's iPhone Apps vs. Google's Andriod Datamation ... Apple's iPhone Apps vs. Google's Andriod ... The smartphone app craze shows no sign of slowing down, as Apple today reports inventory in its pioneering App Store surpassed 100,000 and Google continues to expand its mobile app services. (Datamation)
Motorolas Droid phone hits stores Nov 7, 2009
The phone, which features high-speed Web browsing capabilities and runs on the year-old Google Android open-source platform, will be released by. The phone and operating system are expected to provide competition for s iPhone. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Nov 7, 2009
The first Google Android 2 ... The move comes a week after , a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce's Internet subcommittee, wrote a letter to 33 companies including , ATe Warner, Comcast, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google and asked that they answer 11 questions relating to their data collection processes ... Google said it does not employ DPI. For routine searches on Google. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Motorola's Droid ready to take on the iPhone Nov 7, 2009
0 software developed by Google Inc. that powers the new phone should compete well with Apple, especially because it is expected to be used on a variety of phones and networks in the next year, they said ... The stakes are high for Google, Apple and the handset makers and wireless-service carriers involved because the 150 million-device smart-phone market is expected to grow tenfold in the next decade, said J. Gerry Purdy, vice president and chief analyst for Frost van's mobile and wireless... (AZCentral -- Business)
Summer traffic up for Google, down for Microsoft Nov 7, 2009
The lazy days of summer on the Internet seem to be a boon for Google and Yahoo, but not Microsoft. The latest figures from research firm Nielsen Online show a slight lift to Google's audience from June to July, up by about 1 million visitors to an estimated 129 million, the largest population for a parent company of Web sites in the United States ... Microsoft also lost out to Google over the year. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
4 Apache Celebrates Ten Years: Meritocracy Rules Nov 7, 2009
"For the most part, people believe it's a neutral playing field, though every year there is a different company that owns Apache, from IBM to Sun to Google, but that's mostly a joke.". Leung added that people come to Apache because they believe they will be treated equally and fairly based on the merits of their ideas. (Datamation)
Search site aims to rival Google Nov 7, 2009
The Cuil homepage is even more sparse than Google's. Former workers at the web giant Google have launched a rival search engine ... But analysts believe the new search engine, like many others, will struggle to match and defeat Google. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Facebook people power Nov 7, 2009
52 million users, according to data compiled by Google Trends. The growth rate is fast - 8. (Asia Times Online)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 7, 2009
But if the host and guests can explain, you know, the contribution that Google and Wikipedia made to this movement ... I think Google and Wikipedia are huge, huge things online ... I mean in different ways they've radicalized things, especially Google and anything involving search engines. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 7, 2009
1B merger of Google, the Internet's largest search profiling company, and DoubleClick, the Internet's largest targeted advertising company. Information on surveillance and disruption of peaceable protest by the American government as a part of the "War on Terrorism.". (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Set your sales to navigate Christmas fury Nov 6, 2009
A cursory glance at the volume of Christmas-related searches made on Google confirms that from late September people are searching online for Christmas gifts ... From there the number of Google queries steadily rises to peak in the week before Christmas ... Google is predicting the overall volume of searches in the lead-up to the festive season will rise by as much as 38% to 260 million in four key retail categories: clothing & apparel; food & drink; computers and consumer electronics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Swine Flu coverage Nov 6, 2009
Latest news and headlines on Google. Explore trends, state-by-state. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Health)
Groups to rally to end furloughs Nov 6, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009. Give us YOUR Weekly Opinion. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
US insider trading case widened Nov 6, 2009
Mr Rajaratnam and his co-defendants are alleged to have gained $20m in illegal profits thanks to inside information on firms including Google and AMD.. A court hearing on Thursday maintained Mr Rajaratnam's bail at $100m. (BBC News -- Business)
Services Directory Nov 6, 2009
Supported browsers include Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome and Safari. Store. (Florida Today)
MS-Yahoo partnership outside US Nov 6, 2009
Earlier this year Microsoft and Yahoo signed a 10-year Web search partnership to challenge Google, a pact that US and European antitrust regulators are evaluating. Its possible that we will extend that partnership (with Yahoo) outside the US, Ballmer told reporters at a news conference. (India Times)
Are you a Facebooker or Twitterer? Nov 6, 2009
My kids are into the Nickelodeon type web sites and educational sites, and google earth. I prefer Facebook because everybody is there and you can hold group discussions amongst peers on your wall. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Nov 6, 2009
The first Google Android 2 ... The move comes a week after , a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce's Internet subcommittee, wrote a letter to 33 companies including , ATe Warner, Comcast, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google and asked that they answer 11 questions relating to their data collection processes ... Goo 000018B2 gle said it does not employ DPI. For routine searches on Google. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Summer traffic up for Google, down for Microsoft Nov 6, 2009
The lazy days of summer on the Internet seem to be a boon for Google and Yahoo, but not Microsoft. The latest figures from research firm Nielsen Online show a slight lift to Google's audience from June to July, up by about 1 million visitors to an estimated 129 million, the largest population for a parent company of Web sites in the United States ... Microsoft also lost out to Google over the year. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Search site aims to rival Google Nov 6, 2009
The Cuil homepage is even more sparse than Google's. Former workers at the web giant Google have launched a rival search engine ... But analysts believe the new search engine, like many others, will struggle to match and defeat Google. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Local BBB warns about online opportunity Nov 6, 2009
com, says it can help people make money using ads on Google. The Fresno-based company has received complaints from across the nation in the last two weeks. (Fresno Bee)
14 charged in Wall St insider trading probe Nov 6, 2009
Bharara said the arrests of Rajaratnam and the five others had been a "wake-up call for Wall Street" and that Thursday's announcement meant "the alarm bells have only grown louder. "Over the last three weeks, we have charged 20 defendants with more than 40 million dollars worth of alleged insider trading," he said. The central figure among those charged Thursday was Zvi Goffer, who worked for Galleon and set up the hedge fund Incremental Capital. Goffer is alleged to have played a key role in... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Healthcare industry needs IT jab Nov 6, 2009
Personal electronic medical record keeping is now being offered by Microsoft, Google and personal health record company Dossia but is not available in every country yet. Microsoft HealthVault and Google Health are both still in the beta testing stage ... There have also been objections to this type of service based on medical privacy, especially in relation to Google Health which is not covered by US confidentiality legislation. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
State selects firms for TNInvestco dollars Nov 6, 2009
The next Google might come from this investment in Tennessee, said Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber. We want to make the best investments for the ultimate return. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
U.S. is blissfully stuck in debt spiral Nov 6, 2009
The Alliance is also comprised of 23 environmental organizations (including Republicans for Environmental Protection), eight trade associations, 16 financial & legal firms, 42 renewable energy companies, 10 energy efficiency companies, nine consumer products manufacturers, 14 green building firms, and business leaders from Merrill Lynch, Google, and PG&E.. http://apolloalliance. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Diversification of assets overseas is must for portfolio Nov 6, 2009
Do you wish to own a piece of Google or some cool clean-energy firm half way across the globe. Well, mutual funds can help you get them. (India Times)
Authors scrutiny of the powerful is proof positive Nov 6, 2009
Google Edwin Black errors or Edwin Black sued if you don t believe him. Go ahead ; the author of a half-dozen non-fiction books and numerous articles and essays says he has nothing to hide, unlike the powerful people and corporations he writes about. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Motorola ready to take on the iPhone Nov 6, 2009
0 software developed by Google Inc. that powers the new phone should compete well with Apple, especially because it is expected to be used on a variety of phones and networks in the next year, they said ... The stakes are high for Google, Apple and the handset makers and wireless-service carriers involved because the 150 million-device smart-phone market is expected to grow tenfold in the next decade, said J. Gerry Purdy, vice president and chief analyst for Frost van's mobile and wireless... (AZCentral -- Business)
Steve Jobs crowned as 'CEO of Decade' Nov 6, 2009
Technology stars considered for the Fortune honour included Microsoft legend Bill Gates and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. - AFP. (Business Report, South Africa)
Google must stop snooping on us Nov 6, 2009
ONCE upon a time, back in the almost unimaginable days before Google was a household name and a search engine clicked by almost every computer user on the planet, three geeks were sitting in the company s modest office in California preparing to meet some possible new recruits ... Google, it said, was not an ugly, monopolistic profit machine crushing all in its path, but a company devoted to the good of mankind ... Could Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page now be regretting it. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
What Are Web Surfers Seeking? Well, It's Just What You'd Think Nov 6, 2009
Returning to the list of most frequently used words -- I need to thank Greg Sadestky of Poly9, fine purveyor of "mash up" map software, for his help -- "Google" was the 17th most common. While some might scoff at the notion of "searching for Google," it's actually efficient Web surfing. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
When the law chases the Internet Nov 6, 2009
The latest example: a court order against Web giant Google. Google Inc. hasn't committed a crime, but it did argue before a federal judge in recent days that it should not be ordered to turn over some general information about personal search logs to the Department of Justice ... Google has warned that, despite its huge database of information on users, it cannot go down "the slippery slope" of letting government mine that data for possible crimes, both for the sake of customer privacy and to... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Should Web Search Data Be Stored? Nov 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal Online invited Kevin Bankston, a lawyer at the , a privacy rights group, to debate the issue with Markham Erickson, executive director of , a lobby group for Internet firms including Google and Yahoo ... Markham C. Erickson is executive director and general counsel to , a lobbying group for Internet companies including Google and Yahoo ... Average Internet users probably don't even realize that AOL, Google, etc. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Whose Internet is it, anyway? Nov 6, 2009
Among them are citizen groups, such as the Consumer Federation of America and the AARP, as well as the stars of the 21st-century Internet-based economy: Google, Microsoft, eBay, TiVo, and Yahoo ... Google surely has the cash to pay extra for premium service ... But could Google, a tiny startup only a few years ago, have sprung up in an environment where the established search engines of the day could pay more to buy premium service. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Raiding your inbox Nov 6, 2009
Yahoo, Google and other Web-based services offer vast storage capacity to users, enticing them to treat their online inboxes as file cabinets. Part of the utility of these services is that they enable people to keep all their e-mail in one place that can be reached from any Internet-connected computer, not just the one in their home or office. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
