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Google Accused Of Violating Java Copyright

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It seems as though in the most recent version of Google’s mobile operating system, there are 43 instances of copied Java code that has been copied without permission. Google is already having a dispute with Oracle about Java patents and copyright material, and this could very well be a large blow against Google’s case. One [...]

Is Number Portability Coming To Google Voice

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Rumors are circulating the Internet on Thursday, January 20, that Google has launched number porting to its Voice customers. The move has not been made public yet, but the search engine has said that they are conducting a test on the option today. In a statement, Google said that they constantly trying to improve their [...]

Google Doodle Competition Kicks Off

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On Wednesday, January 19, Google announced its fourth ‘Doodle 4 Google’ annual competition. The contest is for K-12 students to draw a Google homepage doodle. The prizes are scholarships and grants in technology. This year’s doodle theme is ‘What I’d like to do someday’ Vice President for consumer products, Marissa Mayer, posted on her blog [...]

Microsoft Makes Fun Of Google H.264 Decision

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Representatives of Microsoft have been making fun of Google’s announced decision to take H.264 video codec support from their Internet browser interface, Google Chrome. Microsoft is criticizing Google for trying to force the industry to move in one direction when it has already decided to move in a contrary direction. Tim Sneath, who writes a [...]

Google Drops H.264 Standard In Favor Of Its Own WebM

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On Tuesday, January 11, Google announced its decision to changeover to WebM from H.264. Google is throwing down the gauntlet for Microsoft and Apple about the patent rights of the video codec. Google’s product manager, Mike Jazayeri, said that this change from H.264 and HTML5 to WebM and Theora represents further evidence of Google’s commitment to [...]

Is Google Redesigning Google TV?

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Google is not satisfied with the current operating system of their Google TV product. The company is rumored to be discontinuing production on the product, even though it’s already been released. Google are also requesting that their TV system is not mentioned at next weeks big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las [...]

Google Voice Outbound Calling Stays Free Through 2011

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Google has just announced its Christmas present to the US – continued free use of Google Voice tool to all Gmail users. The announcement was made on the blog of Robin Schriebman, Google Software engineer. On December 20, Google announced that their calling option on Gmail will continue to be offered gratis to all users [...]

Do Your Christmas Donations By Browsing The Web With Chrome

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Google is providing users of their internet browser the option to donate to charity whilst Christmas shopping. Google Chrome users can download an extension called Chrome for a Cause if they want to avail of Google’s newest innovation. The system works on how many tags a user activates during a browsing session. Once a user [...]

Google Exploration Now Enters The Human Body

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Google Maps and Google Earth have become institutions for people searching for directions, maps, street addresses and even jungles and oceans. But Google isn’t satisfied with macro searching, now the internet giant plans to take their search to the micro world as well. On Thursday, Google announced that it was launching new software that will [...]

Google Continues Shopping Spree And Looks For Video Producers

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Next New Networks, an independent Web Video production company, is considering YouTube, a popular video site currently owned by Google, as a future investment.  Two potential investors were informed of the recent discussions stating that this business venture would be YouTube’s first major attempt at producing original content, proving its diligent goal to provide professional videos [...]