Tag: Google

  • Google Launches One Pass Payment Service For Tablets, PCs

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    Google Inc launched a service to make it easy for publishers to sell digital versions of newspapers and magazines, undercutting a similar plan launched by Apple Inc, as both tech titans battle to dominate smartphones and tablet computers. Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday its plan to woo newspapers and magazines, a day… Read more

  • Twitter CEO: Google, Facebook Acquisition Talks ‘Just a Rumor’

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    Twitter CEO Dick Costolo dismissed as rumors reports that Google and Facebook have offered to purchase the microblog service, the latest in an acquisition story with a long tail. The Wall Street Journal rekindled the rumor when it said Google and Facebook help low-level talks with Twitter about buying the company for $8 billion to… Read more

  • Google Faces VOIP Lawsuit

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    Feb 14 (Reuters Legal) – Technology communications company VoIP Inc sued Google Inc. in New York Supreme Court on Monday, accusing the Internet giant of stealing its trade secrets related to online voice technology. The litigation stems from a September 2005 contract in which, according to the complaint, VoIP’s Los Angeles-based subsidiary, VoiceOne Communications Corp,… Read more

  • Google, Facebook in Talks to Buy Twitter, Report

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    NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Google Inc and Facebook Inc, plus others, have held low level takeover talks with Twitter that give the Internet sensation a value as high as $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. In December, Twitter raised $200 million in financing in a deal that valued it at $3.7 billion.… Read more

  • Paging Doctor Google: Online Health Searches Highly Popular

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    Searching for online health information was the third most popular Web activity for Internet users behind e-mail and using a search engine, according to a new study by the nonprofit research firm Pew Internet & American Life Project. Eight in 10 Internet users researched health information online, Pew reported in its Health Topics survey, conducted… Read more

  • iPad’s Market Lead Poses Challenge to Google’s Honeycomb

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    (Reuters) – Google Inc has fixed some shortcomings in its tablet computer strategy, as the Internet search giant steps up efforts to break into a nascent market dominated by Apple. Google showcased on Wednesday the first version of its Android software designed to run on tablets with larger screens and greater computing horsepower, allowing for… Read more