AT&T complains to regulators that Google Voice gets unfair advantage from blocking some callsSeptember 25th, 2009 AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can'tSEATTLE — AT&T is arguing Google's Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high fees. AT&T Inc. says Google Voice curbs costs by refusing to connect calls to places where some local carriers give phone numbers to adult chat lines and conference-calling services to draw long distance calls.
Google aims to make reading online articles easier in test that will sell ads for publishersSeptember 14th, 2009 Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new formatSAN FRANCISCO — Google is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine. The change eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers.
Google bows to book settlement critics, willing to share digital copies of out-of-print titlesSeptember 10th, 2009 Google willing to share digital books with rivalsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S.
Google proposes micropayments for online newsSeptember 10th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America. In the proposal, which was released on the internet Thursday, Google said that its micropayment system would be up and running within the year and would enable simple payment of one cent to several dollars.
Google agrees to develop separate privacy policy for digital books to satisfy FTCSeptember 3rd, 2009 Google to draw up new privacy policy for booksWASHINGTON — Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission. The concessions come amid a growing outcry among critics who believe a class-action settlement with U.S.
Antitrust watchdog probing Google Italy after Italian newspaper publishers complainAugust 27th, 2009 Antitrust watchdog probes Google ItalyROME — Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations by Italian newspapers that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine. Google said the newspapers were free to remove themselves from Google News while still remaining on its search engine.
RadioShack carries T-Mobile's myTouch smart phone, follow-up to first 'Google phone'August 19th, 2009 RadioShack carries T-Mobile's myTouch smart phoneFORT WORTH, Texas — RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday that T-Mobile USA Inc.'s new "Google phone" is now available in its stores in the U.S.
Google is buying ads instead of selling them in campaign aimed at corporate AmericaAugust 3rd, 2009 Google launches rare ad campaign to sell more appsSAN FRANCISCO — Google is launching a rare marketing campaign Monday to try to boost its sales of online business applications. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is leasing billboards along major highways in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston this month to promote a bundle of business applications that sells for $50 per worker annually.
Google offers 'guided tour' of the moon, 40 years after the first Apollo landingJuly 20th, 2009 Google offers 'guided tour' of the moonNEW YORK — Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.
Google profit jumps 19 percentJuly 17th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Web search giant Google reported a 19-percent increase in profits as cost cutting made up for a decline in online ad spending due to the recession. Profits rose 19 per cent to $1.48 billion from $1.25 billion a year ago.
Google overcomes slowest revenue growth yet to boost 2Q profit 19 pct, topping analyst viewsJuly 16th, 2009 Google 2Q profit up 19 pct amid slowing ad salesMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's second-quarter profit rose 19 percent despite the slowest revenue growth since the Internet search leader went public five years ago.
Industrial recovery underway: Economic SurveyJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indicating that an industrial recovery is underway, India's Economic Survey for 2008-09 said Thursday that the industry has weathered the most severe part of the shock. The survey, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament on Thursday, the first day of the budget session, said the rise in offtake of bank credit and upturn in the power generation capacity were positive pointers towards an economic recovery.
Google mutes news commentary feature as another experiment gets clipped in cost-cutting effortJuly 1st, 2009 Google silences news commentary featureMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has quietly dropped a feature that allowed people mentioned in news stories to comment on the articles.
Google's technical problems disrupt Internet's top search engine, e-mail for some usersMay 14th, 2009 Google glitch disrupts search engine, e-mailMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google says it has fixed the technical problems that have prevented an unknown number of people from using its Internet search engine, e-mail and other services.
Now, Google the world's first 100 billion dollar brandApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Internet search engine Google has become the world's first 100 billion dollar brand. It is worth almost 25 per cent more than rival computing corporation Microsoft, according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands report.
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