Google to abandon older browsers
June 05, 2011Google is phasing out support for older browsers from 1 August. Those using IE7, Safari 3, Firefox 3.5 and their predecessors to view Gmail, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites will then lose some functions. Eventually, it warned, these web services...
Google e-mail accounts compromised by 'Chinese hackers'
June 02, 2011Hackers in China have compromised personal e-mail accounts of hundreds of top US officials, military personnel and journalists, Google has said. The US company said a campaign to obtain passwords originated in Jinan and was aimed at monitoring e-mail...
Google uses new tool to track dengue fever hubs
May 31, 2011Google is using search patterns about dengue fever in an attempt to help health officials prepare for outbreaks. It hopes to develop an early-warning system by monitoring dengue-related search terms by users in Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia and Singapore...
Google to show off mobile wallet for Android phones
May 25, 2011Google is set to introduce a mobile payments platform that will turn its Android smartphones into a digital wallet. At an event in New York on Thursday, the tech giant is expected to show off the technology called near field communication or NFC. The...
Google chairman Schmidt promises privacy controls
May 18, 2011Google chairman Eric Schmidt has promised that the firm will simplify the process by which Android phone users agree to share their data. It follows questions in the US Senate about how much location information is stored by mobile handsets. Speaking...
Google unveils first Chrome powered laptops
May 12, 2011Google has unveiled the first laptops that will run on its Chrome operating system. The machines, made by Acer and Samsung, will go on sale next month. Unlike conventional computer systems which use installed software like Microsoft Word, Chrome is...
Facebook exposed in Google smear campaign
May 12, 2011It has been revealed that Facebook embarked on a smear campaign against rival Google. The social network has admitted that it hired a PR firm to plant anti-Google stories related to user privacy. The details came to light when one blogger approached...
Google's advertising system under US investigation
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May 11, 2011Google's advertising system is being investigated by the US Justice Department, the company has revealed. The internet search giant added that it had put aside $500m (£306m) to settle any potential charges. The investigation is looking at how...
Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion that in 2005 was $3 billion
May 10, 2011U.S. technology giant Microsoft has purchased Internet communications service Skype for $8.5 billion. The deal is the biggest in Microsoft's 36-year history and is expected to help the company compete against rivals such as Google and Apple, who have...
Microsoft launches StreetView rival in Europe
April 13, 2011Microsoft is launching its own version of Google's StreetView - dubbed Streetside - across Europe. Cars fitted with cameras have begun taking pictures around London and will start mapping major cities on the continent next month. The service is already...
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