2012年10月29日 星期一

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Google unveiled a new $399 tablet made by Samsung, as the Internet giant continues its quest to crack Apple's grjp on the tablet market and keep other rivals at bay.



Like Apple, Google Now Has Devices That Come in Three Sizes
New York Times (blog)
With the addition of its new iPad Mini, Apple offers touch-screen devices in three sizes. Now Google is matching that by introducing a tablet that is meant to compete directly with the larger iPad. Google on Monday unveiled the Nexus 10, a 10-inch ...
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New York Times (blog)
Google is told to pay up or strike a deal in French Internet debacle
SlashGear
A couple weeks ago, we reported that Google was threatening to exclude French media sites from search results if it passed a law that would require search engines to pay for displaying links to French media sites. Google retorted that such a law would...
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SlashGear
Google Signs Deal With Warner Music Group
New York Times (blog)
Google got one of the key pieces of its digital music puzzle in place over the weekend when it finally signed a deal to bring the catalog of the Warner Music Group — with Green Day, Madonna, Neil Young, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and hundreds of other ...
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Google cancels Android event due to Hurricane Sandy
Washington Post
Google has canceled its planned Monday launch event, citing concerns about Hurricane Sandy. On Sunday, the company sent a message to media outlets saying that it would reschedule the event for a later date. CNET reported that the Manhattan pier where ...
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Biz Break: Google, Microsoft's new mobile efforts; storm shuts Wall Street
San Jose Mercury News
Today: Google (GOOG) announces new smartphone, bigger tablet, while Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco. Also, job cuts at PayPal, and Hurricane Sandy forces markets to close for weather for first time in 27 years. Google, Microsoft ...
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Google Play, Android becoming entertainment powerhouses
CNET
Google announced today that it now has the licenses to offer movies and TV shows from News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox, which means Google Play can rent and sell material from all the major Hollywood studios. Google also locked up a deal with Time ...
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Google, eBay side with student in Supreme Court case on resale of books ...
San Jose Mercury News
The current case has attracted so much attention because it could affect many goods sold on eBay,Google and other Internet sites, and at Costco and other discount stores. The re-sale of merchandise that originates overseas often is called the gray ...
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San Francisco bartender gets visit from Google 'secret police'
Fox News
A bartender in San Francisco found he had unwittingly crossed paths with Google after one of the search giant's employees left a prototype smartphone at his bar. Jamin Barton, who is affectionately known as “Sudsy” by patrons of the 500 Club in San ...
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Google Says 700000 Applications Available for Android
Businessweek
Google Inc. (GOOG) said there are about 700,000 applications available for downloading onto mobile devices that run the Android operating system, challenging Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s lead in the race for software tools. That means Google has matched Apple ...
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Want Hurricane Sandy Updates? Apple's Clueless, Google Has The Goods
Huffington Post
On the web, however, Google has leveraged its mapping expertise to create an interactive Hurricane Sandy "crisis map," which combines a wealth of information from multiple sources to display everything from weather radar and cloud imagery, to webcam ...
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 Google Antitrust Probe Spurs Regulation Debate
After nearly two years of investigation, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is on the verge of suing Google, according to multiple reports.


32GB Nexus 7 tablet spied at Office Depot for $250
CNET
It looks like the 32GB version of Google's Nexus 7 tablet has moved from rumor to reality, at least according to one blogger, who says his local Office Depot has one in stock for $250. The 32GB configuration of the tablet has been talked about for a ...
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Google Maps, Street View Keep Expanding, From Grand Canyon to Leaf Tour
eWeek
Google is making its Google Maps more useful to consumers by adding information about terrain, vegetation and more. At the same time, Google is expanding its Street View images collection to the Grand Canyon. And don't miss the New England fall leaf...
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eWeek
Advertising Relearned for Mobile
New York Times
Coming up with ads that exploit the smaller mobile screen requires inventiveness from many parties — advertisers; digital publishers like Google, Apple and Facebook that sell ad space; and mobile ad networks like Millennial Media. “What we're trying ...
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New York Times
Google Has Set Up A "Crisis Map" For Those Preparing For Hurricane Sandy
TechCrunch
Google has a fantastic program that prepares the world for major events involving Mother Nature, and it has set up a crisis map for people on the East Coast preparing for Hurricane Sandy. Have a look: This is an extremely helpful tool, which includes ...
See all stories on this topic »Court will reconsider Google's Safari privacy deal
PCWorld
A San Francisco court will hear arguments next month against a proposed US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, over Google's use of cookies to track the Web movements of users running Apple's Safari ...
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Google Android Event Cancelled Due to Hurricane Sandy
eWeek
Search engine giant Google announced the cancellation of a hotly anticipated media event in New York City, originally scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29, at 10:00 a.m. EST, as Hurricane Sandy barrels its way up the East Coast. In a short message sent to ...
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eWeek
Apple iPad mini vs. Google Nexus 7: The Titanic Clash of the Miniatures
Tablet PC Review
Upon the announcement, it became apparent that the iPad mini is Apple's answer to Google'sNexus 7, an Android-based device that debuted over the summer. So now that the iPad mini has been unveiled and some of the dust has settled; how do these ...
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Google's Nexus 4 prototype lost and found in a bar
Sydney Morning Herald
Eventually, the phone wound up with Brian Katz, global investigations and intelligence manager at Google. According to Wired, Katz offered the bartender a free phone if he didn't share photos of the phone — but he did, and they're posted online (Wired ...
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Sydney Morning Herald




Google Is Testing Same-Day Delivery for Shoppers
New York Times (blog)
Google is now in the same-day delivery business. In San Francisco, some people affiliated with Google can buy a product, using their phones or computers, and have it delivered to their homes in a matter of hours. Plans for the new service have been ...
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Google Street View captures Grand Canyon with its new Trekker
Los Angeles Times
This week, the team at Google Street View sent some of its members down the Bright Angel Trail and then out the South Kaibab Trail to collect 360-degree imagery of one of America's most spectacular, mind-blowing natural wonders. Over the last five ...
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Say hello to Google's answer to the iPad
CNET
(via Android Police). Topics: Google,: Android,: Tablets; Tags: google,: android,: nexus,: samsung · Casey Newton. Casey Newton writes about Google for CNET, which he joined in 2012 after covering technology for the San Francisco Chronicle. He is ...
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Windows 8 users: Google wants you back
PCWorld (blog)
Google agrees, and the search giant's answer is a new website to show you how to “get your Google back” in two minutes—complete with a catchy video including a cover of the Jackson Five's 1963 hit “I Want You Back.” Bringing Google back is two-step ...
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Microsoft, Google to hold gadget events following launches on Windows ...
Washington Post
But there's more: Microsoft has an announcement Monday on its Windows phone system. Google has one on its Android system for mobile devices. The search company may use that event to announce new gadgets to complement its Nexus 7 tablet computer ...
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Google Dresses Up Maps With Terrain, Vegetation
Wired
Google Maps continues to crank out the updates; the default map view has been updated with new shading detail to convey terrain information, along with color gradations to depict vegetation and labels for natural land formations. The amount of terrain ...
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Wired
Citigroup Fined $2 Million After Analysts Blab To Press About Facebook, Google
Huffington Post
The Facebook IPO debacle continues to cost money and scalps. And, once again, as with every Wall Street scandal, dumb emails are involved. Thank you, Wall Street, for never learning your lesson on that one. The other, more serious lesson from this ...
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The real mess in Google's earnings snafu
Chicago Sun-Times
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 05: Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt introduces three new smartphones under Motorola's Razr brand that will become available for Verizon customers on September 5, 2012 in New York City. The new phones, the ...
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Google's Nexus 4 smartphone found in bar
SlashGear
After the phone went unclaimed, he gave it a bit more attention, and realized that it differed from other smartphones, bearing a “not for sale” sticker and Google logo on the back. He showed the smartphone to a bar regular named Dave, who identified it ...
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SlashGear
Google App Engine Down With Major Service Disruption As Dropbox and ...
TechCrunch
Google App Engine has now been restored and users should see service returning to normal. Our team is still continuing to investigate and determine the root cause of the issue. We know that many of our customers rely on App Engine for their mission ...
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