Google features Gandhi doodle

October 2nd, 2009 Indo-Americans have applauded US President Barack Obama for stating: “The America of today has its roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the nonviolent social action movement for Indian independence which he led.” Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commended Obama for expressing “appreciation for the life and lessons of Mahatma Gandhi on the anniversary of his birth”, and stressed that world should look deeper into Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence, his commitment to world peace, and his work for the upliftment of the downtrodden. Rajan Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, further, said that Mahatma Gandhi was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Google released a special misspelt version of its logo -with a double 'l'- in an attempt to mark 11 years of its creation. The search giant's name appeared as 'Googlle' on its home page on Sunday.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Internet users are scratching their heads trying to figure out the meaning behind Google's latest "doodle" that shows the company's name spelt out in crop circles. Google Doodles are the various modifications or humorous features the company does to its logo that appears on its home page to mark holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events.

September 16th, 2009 SAN JOSE - So far, you have been spending time browsing to read news on Internet. But now, top search engine and content giant Google will help you read news, as if you were actually flipping newspapers or magazines.

September 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.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - The mystery behind the meaning of a Google doodle that featured a UFO, and was linked to the search term 'unexplained phenomenon' has been solved. Google Doodles are the various modifications or humorous features the company does to its logo that appears on its home page to mark holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events.

August 11th, 2009 Google is testing a new technology that will help you search anything better. Its codenamed Caffeine and has been made public today.

August 3rd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - 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.

July 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.

July 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.

May 11th, 2009 LONDON - Google is preparing to launch a mobile phone application called Star Droid that can help amateur astronomers identify stars and planets. According to a report in the Telegraph, the search engine software will use GPS technology to compare the position of the phone user with existing maps of space, attaching name tags to the stars and planets that can be seen through the phone's viewfinder.

April 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.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - E.T. has finally been tracked down - in a picture taken for Google Street View.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Doctors have sounded an alarm over Google's links to medical ads and suggested that web pages which carry worrisome medical claims should be avoided. Marco Masoni and colleagues at the University of Florence in Italy suggest that as the Internet is not well policed and regulated, it is up to members of the medical community to be vigilant and to suggest improvements.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Google needs to keep a strict check on the its advertisements and suggested links to avoid providing users with web pages that contain dubious medical claims, warn doctors. While writing in British Medical Journal, Dr Marco Masoni from the University of Florence in Italy revealed that as the internet is not well policed and regulated, it is up to members of the medical community to be vigilant and to suggest improvements.