swiss court orders google to blur images on street view

Swiss court orders Google to blur images on Street View

A Swiss court said Monday that it has ordered Internet giant Google to make all images of individuals and vehicle plates unrecognisable on its Street View picture map, so as to comply with privacy rules.
microsoft declares war on google in eu anti trust complaint

Microsoft declares war on Google in EU anti-trust complaint

US computer giant Microsoft declared war on Internet king Google Thursday when it joined an anti-trust complaint in Europe that could result in billions of dollars in fines.
google ftc reach google buzz privacy settlement

Google, FTC reach Google Buzz privacy settlement

The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Google on Wednesday over Google Buzz, the social networking tool rolled out last year which spawned a slew of privacy complaints.
google adds recommendation feature to search

Google adds recommendation feature to search

Google on Wednesday began letting people tip off friends to which Internet search results or online ads they think are "pretty cool."
amazon puts music in the cloud

Amazon puts music in the 'cloud'

Beating Apple and Google to the punch, Amazon unveiled a service on Tuesday that allows users to store their digital music online and play it on a computer or an Android device.
google keeps tight grip on tablet software

Google keeps tight grip on tablet software

Google on Thursday said it will be keeping a tight grip on its Honeycomb software crafted specially for tablet computers.
yahoo stays in search game with real time results

Yahoo! stays in search game with real-time results

Yahoo! on Wednesday began a US rollout of a feature that delivers real time Internet search results as quickly as people can time queries.
microsoft says android e reader violates patents

Microsoft says Android e-reader violates patents

Microsoft on Monday accused Taiwan electronics colossus Foxconn and US book seller Barnes & Noble of using its patented technology in e-readers running on Google-backed Android software.
youtube helping with search for missing in japan

YouTube helping with search for missing in Japan

Google offered up YouTube on Friday to help victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami find missing loved ones.
google 20 per cent time going to help japan

Google "20-per cent time" going to help Japan

Legions of Google workers are devoting a fifth of their work time or more to building technology to help to deal with the disaster in Japan.
youtube buys green parrot pictures

YouTube buys Green Parrot Pictures

Google-owned YouTube said Tuesday that it has bought an Irish digital video company whose technology can help improve the quality of amateur footage submitted to the video-sharing site.
google rewards top executives

Google rewards top executives

Google has awarded nearly $9 million in bonuses and another $50 million in equity to four top executives of the Internet giant, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
new chrome browser ready for the world

New Chrome browser ready for the world

Google on Tuesday released a finished version of its speedy new Chrome Web browsing software for desktop or laptop computers.
youtube buys us web television company

YouTube buys US web television company

YouTube announced that it bought Internet television company Next New Networks to improve content for the Google-owned video-sharing website.
google buys british price comparison site

Google buys British price comparison site

Google bought British price comparison site for £37.7 million ($61 million) on Monday.