Google goes shopping for patents
April 05, 2011Google has made a $900m bid for the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks, the bankrupt Canadian telecom equipment maker. The patents could help arm it against potential lawsuits aimed at its Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system. Patents...
Criminals target mobile devices and social networks
April 05, 2011Smartphones and social networking sites are likely to become the next big target for cyber criminals, according to a security industry report. Symantec's annual threat analysis warns that the technologies are increasingly being used to spread malicious...
Microsoft takes Google complaint to EU
April 04, 2011Microsoft is to take an anti-competition complaint against Google to the European Commission. The software maker claims that Google used its dominant position in the search market to restrict the growth of Microsoft services. It cites a number of practices...
Privacy group wants Google cash
April 04, 2011A leading US privacy group has filed an objection to agreements Google has reached over its social network Buzz. The Buzz experiment was heavily criticised because it automatically enrolled all Gmail users without seeking prior permission. Legal action...
Amazon unveils cloud music player
March 29, 2011Amazon has unveiled an online music service that lets users upload songs and play them from a range of devices. The internet retailer launched its Cloud Player in the US, ahead of rivals Apple and Google which are rumoured to be developing similar systems...
Google donates to Mandela archive
March 10, 2011Google is to donate $1.25m (£770,000) to a project that aims to create an archive of Nelson Mandela's life. The Nelson Mandela Foundation Centre of Memory is digitising photographs, letters and other documents relating to the former South African...
Google buys UK financial products price comparison site
March 08, 2011Search engine operator Google has bought UK price comparison website beatthatquote.com for £37.7m ($61m). The purchase will give Google access to software that allows consumers to compare the price of products in areas including personal finance...
Google removes rogue Android apps
March 07, 2011Google has used a "kill switch" to clean up phones hit by rogue Android applications. Almost 60 malware-infected programmes were found on the Android Market on 1 March and estimates suggest they may have been downloaded by 200,000 users. The...
Apple beats off move to reveal Jobs succession details
February 24, 2011Apple has beaten off efforts to reveal succession plans for the time when Steve Jobs is no longer in charge of the company. The proposal was made by the Central Laborers' Fund during the company's annual shareholder meeting. Steve Jobs, who is on...
Google blunts Facebook phone app on Android
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February 24, 2011Google has stepped up its data battle with Facebook by blunting the social networking site's app on its phones. An update for its latest mobile operating system will see users' Facebook contacts disappear from the phone's address book. Google said...
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