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NewsGoogle changes ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button for US users
Google is making changes to its sometimes useful “I’m feeling lucky” button and turning it into a ever-changing advertisement for Google services,...
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NewsApple, Samsung, Google joining forces to buy Kodak patents
Apple, Google, HTC, LG and Samsung are reportedly teaming up in a bid to prevent ‘patent troll’ Intellectual Ventures from buying Kodak patents....
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NewsConsumer Watchdog challenges Google-FTC privacy settlement
Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, is dialling up its criticism of the proposed privacy settlement between the U.S. Federal...
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NewsCompetitors rush to schedule product events ahead of Apple’s Sept 12 launch
As Apple’s rumoured iPhone 5 launch on September 12 draws near, it seems rival tech companies are in a flurry to announce their own product...
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HelpDisabling Google auto updates
Reader Bill Carmichael has discovered something going on behind the scenes that concerns him. He writes: I recently installed Little Snitch to help...
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News 2Teen invents groundbreaking cancer test using Google
Fifteen-year-old high school student Jack Andraka has invented a revolutionary new pancreatic cancer test using online search engine Google as his...
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NewsYahoo! CEO wants to give every worker an iPhone, not Android
Newly appointed Yahoo! CEO (and former Google employee) Marissa Mayer wants to give all of her staff new iPhones, in a move that will likely put ...
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NewsGoogle launches patent assessment tool
Google has launched a tool to enable businesses to check multiple sources to see if their ‘innovative product’ is actually new. The search...
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NewsGoogle’s Motorola files patent claim against Apple
Google’s newly acquired Motorola Mobility has filed a patent-infringement complaint with the US International Trade Commission, claiming Apple has...
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NewsGoogle+ starts rolling out custom URLs
There’s nothing like a social networking URL involving more than 20 numbers to make a user yearn for something easier to remember, and Google has...
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App GuideGoogle Currents for iPhone and iPad
Google Currents, the free news-reading app for iPhone and iPad, is elegant and useful. But the app from Google suffers from a perplexing failure...
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NewsAn iPhone could be driving your car within 10 years
If the research being carried out by Australian scientists is successful, your iPhone could be driving your car for you within a decade. Dr Jun Jo...
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NewsJudge rules Google/Motorola should license patents to Apple
A US judge has ruled that Motorola should have licensed its standards essential patents (SEPs) to Apple on fair terms. Judge Crabb ruled that, since...
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NewsJob cuts renew fears that Motorola’s patents matter most to Google
Google’s decision to cut 20% of the workers from its Motorola Mobility unit re-ignited fears that Google was primarily after the 17,000 patents...
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NewsMotorola to cut 4,000 employees
Motorola Mobility is cutting 4,000 employees as the company shifts its emphasis from feature phones to focus on high-end devices, the company said....
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NewsNotes for Gmail adds sticky notes to your messages
In recent years, a handful of developers have attempted to add note-taking capabilities to Gmail, the idea being to let you attach custom, personalised...
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NewsGoogle working on fixing iPhone Gmail issue
Google is working on a fix for an issue that has caused iPhone users to have problems receiving Google mail on their devices. Several iPhone users...
