Archive for the ‘Google News’ Category
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
The name Nexus One was inspired by the film Blade Runner, and the family of author Philip K Dick has threatened to sue Google over the matter.
Google has begun selling mobile phones directly to consumers, taking on hardware makers like Apple in an effort to dominate the burgeoning mobile internet ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Sea Games 2009 Medal Tally
Country
TOTAL MEDAL
Thailand
61
68
79
208
Vietnam
61
55
47
163
Indonesia
32
37
60
129
Singapore
32
23
33
88
Malaysia
29
36
51
116
Philippines
29
24
42
95
Laos
25
16
40
81
Myanmar
9
16
34
59
Cambodia
3
8
23
34
Brunei
1
1
8
10
Timor Leste
0
0
3
3
Grand Total
282
284
420
986
Indonesian men's doubles Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan and Malaysian men's doubles Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong will face each other to win the final gold medal in SEA Games ...
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Google is buying On2 Technologies, a provider of digital video compression technology, giving the internet search leader a way to cut costs for its popular video-sharing site YouTube.
The all-stock deal valued at US$106.5 million gives Google access to technology that can help shrink video files so ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt has resigned from the board of Apple because of potential conflicts of interest, Apple said in a statement Monday.
The move comes as the two companies increasingly find themselves competing in the same arena. Google's Android operating system power phones that are a major rival ...
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Google Inc., which has long shown you different online ads depending on what you search for, will now help companies show different TV ads, depending on who you are, where you are and what you're watching.
New York-based Visible World, which helps companies target multiple TV ads for different audiences, has ...
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
iPhone users and developers are grumbling over Apple's decision to reject Google Voice for the App Store and the capriciousness of the company's review-and-approval process in general. It's getting political, suggested Today in iPhone's Rob Walch. "How else can you explain Apple approving games [where the players] kill off classmates, ...
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Google on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the first human footstep on the moon by adding virtual lunar exploration to its free online Earth map and imagery service.
Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.
To commemorate Monday's anniversary of ...
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