Google trike snaps views on Penn’s and other college campuses, parks, hiking, biking trails

October 9th, 2009 FCC expected to open probe of Google Voice serviceWASHINGTON — Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees. The Federal Communications Commission's probe was described to The Associated Press by people with knowledge of the inquiry.

September 30th, 2009 Bomb threat empties 2 campuses of SC universityBEAUFORT, S.C. — Authorities say a bomb threat has forced the evacuation of two campuses at a University of South Carolina branch.

September 30th, 2009 Budget Travel Extra Mile Awards for innovationNEW YORK — New services and features from Kayak.com, American Airlines, JetBlue, Google and TripAdvisor honored with Extra Mile Awards from Budget Travel magazine. The magazine gives the awards for developments that make travel "easier, more enjoyable and more affordable." The top 10 winners for 2009, listed in the magazine's October issue, are: —Kayak.com, for new features like search sharing, a real-time map of available airfare and an iPhone application.

September 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.

September 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.

August 4th, 2009 'Criminal Minds' actor breaks leg in bike accidentLOS ANGELES — Actors are often told to break a leg, but Shemar Moore actually did it over the weekend. Moore's publicist, Staci Wolfe, says the 39-year-old actor was hit by a car while biking in Los Angeles on Saturday.

July 27th, 2009 Places to hike in Maine from Martha Stewart LivingNEW YORK — Martha Stewart writes about her home in Seal Harbor, Maine, in the August issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. For foodies, the issue offers lobster recipes; for travelers, there are recommendations for places to go hiking around the Pine Tree State.

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 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.

July 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.

June 20th, 2009 Google tricycle snaps views from Philly campusPHILADELPHIA — Coming soon to a campus near you — the Google tricycle. A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian walkways of the University of Pennsylvania to collect panoramic images of the campus for Google Maps' Street View feature, which gives users detailed, street-level views of map locations over the Internet.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Google's new plan to photograph every roadside in Britain for its Street View service has drawn flak from the public, which claims that it is an invasion of privacy. Now, the Internet search engine's camera cars are being banned from entering private roads and prevented from filming in some villages by human barricades, the Times Online reports.

May 13th, 2009 Google to reshoot street views of Japanese citiesTOKYO — Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes. The Internet giant's service has triggered privacy complaints around the world, including most recently in Greece, where it was banned Tuesday.

May 4th, 2009 California whitewater on the American RiverThere is white water to ride on California's American River, and it flows through the mountain scenery of the Sierra Nevada and some of the state's historic Gold Rush country. Perk up your travel appetite by browsing American River — www.theamericanriver.com/ — a lode of information on rafting the river's three forks and on finding outfitters and guides.

May 4th, 2009 Rochester, Minn.: Much more than the Mayo ClinicROCHESTER, Minn. — Thousands of out-of-towners visit the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., each year, but the city has a lot more to offer than medical care.