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Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing for tougher online piracy laws.
A federal jury ruled Wednesday that Google didn't infringe on Oracle's patents when the Internet search leader developed its popular Android software for mobile devices.
Google promptly reshuffled Motorola Mobility's management Tuesday after completing its $12.5 billion acquisition of the device maker.
On Tuesday, Google Inc. completed its $12.5 billion deal to take over Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. The deal is Google's largest ever — nearly four times larger than the previous high, the 2008 purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick for $3.2 billion.
Here are some key developments in Google's Inc.'s planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.:
Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing.
The European Union has given Google `'a matter of weeks" to propose remedies to antitrust concerns arising from its alleged dominant position in the online search market.
Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.
Facebook is the hottest Internet company to hit the stock market since Google went public in 2004. The Silicon Valley companies, located seven miles apart, also happen to be locked in a bitter battle for Web surfers' allegiance and online advertisers' money. The duel is likely to intensify now that the IPO has given Facebook Inc.'s social network billions of dollars to battle Google Inc.'s dominant search engine.
Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.
Google is introducing a new tool, designed to make its search engine smarter.
A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyberattack on Google users in China.
A federal jury in San Francisco was asked to decide a number of questions in Oracle Corp.'s copyright-infringement case against Google Inc. Oracle had accused Google of stealing its Java programming language to build Google's Android software for mobile devices.
A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company's technology to build its popular Android software for mobile devices.
Google Inc. urged a judge Thursday to toss The Authors Guild and an organization representing photographers out of 6-year-old litigation over the future of the world's largest digital library, a move that would force authors and photographers to individually fight the online search engine giant.
Oracle Corp. has accused Google Inc. of patent and copyright infringement. Much of the dispute is over Google's Android, the mobile operating system that now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers.
A federal jury in San Francisco has reached an impasse on a key issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, handing the database-software company a major setback.
The Federal Trade Commission has hired a prominent trial lawyer to oversee its broad investigation into Google's business practices, signaling the agency is troubled by what it has discovered so far in its year-old probe.
Leaving FacebookistanBy Steve Coll - Facebook has made jarring mistakes as its leaders have learned what it means to run a profit-motivated political and public forum. In 2009, for example, the corporation exposed Iranian dissidents to danger by unilaterally changing privacy rules that allowed the …
While we keep hearing that Samsung may design the rumored Nexus Tablet coming possibly this fall, Samsung released their 2nd iteration of their popular Galaxy 10.1 tablet. Of course we needed to get a couple to test. While the specs remained pretty much the same, it …
Transparency for copyright removals in searchWe believe that openness is crucial for the future of the Internet. When something gets in the way of the free flow of information, we believe there should be transparency around what that block might be. So two years ago we launched the Transparency Report, showing w …
Governments pose greatest threat to internet, says Google's Eric SchmidtSchmidt warns about rise of censorship and government cybercrime in speech at London's Science Museum.
Jury deals blow to Oracle in case vs. Google(Reuters) - Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp's patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle's quest for damages in a legal fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology. The verdict was deli …
Robert Moog Google Doodle is an interactive tribute for music legend's 78th birthdayRobert Moog — who revolutionized music with his synthesizers — got an interactive Google Doodle Wednesday on what would be his 78th birthday.
Google completes purchase of Motorola MobilityGoogle's $12.5bn (£7.9bn) purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government. Chinese authorities said Google must keep its mobile software, Android, free for other device makers for up to five year …
Google Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer As Most Used Web Browser In World: StatcounterHas Google Chrome surpassed Internet Explorer to become the world's most used web browser? According to one estimate (as pointed out by Global Nerdy), Chrome is the new king: Statcounter, which measures web usage, shows Chrome overtaking IE in week-over-week usage. Firefox, Sa …
Google Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer as the Number One BrowserGoogle can be kickin' some ass now and again. Given that you get IE with every Windoze computer, this is significant.
Europe Offers to Let Google Settle Potential Antitrust ChargesThe European Commission warned Google on Monday that the company might have abused its dominant position in online searches, but it gave Google a chance to settle an antitrust investigation without facing formal charges. ------Before sending a letter formally outlini …
Driverless Google Car Rides Around DCKind of cool to have a driverless car, but I really don't see the point. I guess it would make a good taxi because you wouldn't have to deal with the driver!
Google makes search 'more human' with Knowledge GraphGoogle has revamped its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions. A new function, the Knowledge Graph, will make the site's algorithms act "more human", the site said in a blog post. The feature will at first be available to US-based users …
Google Knowledge Graph beefs up search functionGoogle's next generation of search, called Knowledge Graph, has been anticipated within high-tech circles for months. The search options, which will be rolled out this week, are somewhat similar to Facebook's Timeline feature.
Is Google+ a Ghost Town, and Does It Matter?Google+ is a lonely place. At least according to a new study that paints the social networking site as a virtual tumbleweed town. Using information culled from the public timelines of 40,000 randomly selected members, data analysis firm RJMetrics found that the Google+ populat …
Anonymous: LulzSec We havn't taken a look at what, if anything, cyberbullies Anonymous and Lutzsec are up to lately. While they are somewhat a diversion from the much larger problem of nation against nation cyberspying and manipulation, they have been enough of a past problem to encourage keeping …
Google-Backed Scholar: Search Results Protected by the First Amendment - Technology - The Atlantic WireIn a Google-funded report on the constitutional rights of an Internet search, UCLA law professor—and blogger—Eugene Volokh makes a lofty claim about the legal rights of any given Google search: The weight, placement, and even omission of search results deserve the sam …
Google Shuts Down Another Conservative Blog: KSM Trial Edition. by Christian Browne. 1 hour agoThis past Sunday morning, I took to my blog, The New York Conservative, to opine on the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (“KSM”) and his fellow terrorists. The full text of the post is available further below. The New York Conservative was a blog hosted by Google Bl …
Beaverton church sues family after they criticize it online The family being sued left the church a few years ago and Julie Anne Smith says she and her family were shunned and couldn't understand why. So she went online and wrote Google and DEX reviews of the church and then started a blog.
Do you prefer Google or Yahoo? I think Google is just amazing at least it seems more in harmony for me when I browse and shop on line. They have so many products that I enjoying using to blog with and email and also share. My sister loves yahoo but I love Google who do you think …
Game-powered machine learning opens door to Google for musicThe question is if you have only extracted a little bit of knowledge from people and you only have a rudimentary machine learning system, can the computer use that rudimentary version to determine the most effective next questions to ask the people?" said Lanckriet. "It's like a …
TitleSEO - Google Indexing Delays Can Affect Your Website's Performance HistoryImagine that you launch your website under the belief that it encompasses all the essential SEO elements. The next step of course is waiting for Google indexation. However, the disappointment comes when you realize that the site is not being indexed for some reason. Before you en …
TitleSEO - Adding Fresh Content to Bait GoogleOf course, there have been constant debates regarding whether the links or the content has more value. I would go with your opinion on this matter. If we are targeting the Big ‘G’ we need a balanced approach. With the introduction of the freshness update of Google, th …
Google Gets First Licenses For Driverless Cars - ForbesDriving on long, lonely desert roads through the state of Nevada, sometimes the only hint of other human beings comes in the form of a single car, speeding in the opposite direction and passing for only a second. Only now, that car might not have anyone inside of it.
Google violated copyright but no damagesA jury ruled that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp for the Android mobile platform but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the highprofile trial
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