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Google, Facebook And The Next Billion Users NPR (blog) On Thursday, Google, alongside the local mobile carrier Globe Telecom, announced a new service in the Philippines called Free Zone, Reuters reports. It allows basic mobile users to access Google products including search, email and Google Plus. See all stories on this topic » NPR (blog) google project glass CNET (blog) The user posted the photo above to a forum on Baidu (China's home-grown answer to Google), claiming that the device began smoking while plugged in and charging on its original factory charger. In the process, the guts of the tablet seem to have been ... See all stories on this topic » Google access restored in China, says report CNET Early yesterday, California time, data provided by Google's Transparency Report showed a sharp drop off in traffic to Google's Web sites -- to roughly half the normal amount. Google sent CNET a statement in the late morning saying, "We've checked and ... See all stories on this topic » Startup hopefuls drawn to Kansas City and Google Fiber Kansas City Star His idea is, well, hard to explain — as often is the case for Internet entrepreneurs drawn to the ultra-speed promise of Google Fiber, soon to be providing next-generation Web and TV service to the Hanover Heights neighborhood. Suffice it to say ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star Google braces for antitrust suit following Obama reelection The Hill (blog) People familiar with the case say the commission staffers have concluded there is reason to believe Google is violating antitrust laws and have recommended that the commission take action. The commissioners are currently reviewing that recommendation. See all stories on this topic » Apple, Google and Microsoft Mobile Strategy (or why I like my Windows Phone 8) Forbes Since I moved to the Silicon Valley for SiSense, a Big Data Startup, I've been surrounded by Apple and Google lovers. iPhones, Android Phones and Tablets are abundant in the San Francisco Area and it seems everybody here has one, at least. So, you'd ... See all stories on this topic » Google Pumps Up the Speed, Storage for Its Cloud SQL Database Service eWeek Google's Cloud SQL database services just got faster after the company ramped up several technical specifications aimed at increasing cloud performance for its enterprise customers. Among the key improvements are a four-times increase—from 4GB RAM ... See all stories on this topic » eWeek Plastic cards for Google's digital wallet? MarketWatch This week, the search giant added the “ Google Wallet Card ” to the list of devices able to use its Google Wallet mobile payment system. Asked why users would want a physical card, when the whole point of a digital wallet would seem to be to dispense ... See all stories on this topic » MarketWatch Taiwan's HTC settles patent disputes with Apple The Associated Press Apple and HTC had battled patents over various smartphone features since March 2010, with the Cupertino-based firm accusing HTC phones that run on Google's Android software of infringing on its patents. HTC chief executive Peter Chou says ending the ... See all stories on this topic » Android's Downward Pricing Will Force Google's Advertising Vision On Every ... Forbes Android smartphones have topped 75% in worldwide market share and Android powered tablets are starting to rival the iPad in terms of features and usability. The domination of Google's mobile operating system continues to drive down the cost of ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Is Blocked in China as Party Congress Begins New York Times (blog) All Google services, including its search engine, Gmail and Maps, were inaccessible in China on Friday night and into Saturday, the company confirmed. The block comes as the 18th Communist Party Congress, the once-in-a-decade meeting to appoint new ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Google Presents Google Ventures With $1.5B for Investments Through 2017 Wall Street Journal (blog) By Lizette Chapman. Google Ventures got an early Christmas present, scoring $1.5 billion in new funds from parent Google to bankroll start-ups through 2017. Serving as Google's corporate investing arm since 2009 Google Ventures invests in virtually ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

Google Nexus 10 deep-dive review: Android, supersized Computerworld The Nexus 10 will be sold directly by Google for $399 for a 16GB version or $499 for a 32GB model. So what's it like to use, and is it worth the cost? I've spent the past several days living with the tablet to find out. See all stories on this topic » Computerworld

Veterans Day Google+Hangout: Issues facing those who serve USA TODAY In honor of Veterans Day, USA TODAY Opinion will host a Google+Hangout that takes a close look at these issues and at the experiences of veterans who have served in Iraq. Join us with your questions and comments at 2 p.m. Monday for the live discussion ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Chrome's Sham 'Do Not Track' Feature PC Magazine In fact, every other major browser was able to implement this over a year before Google got around to it in Chrome. In the meantime, Google managed to add what do seem like far more impressive feats of software engineering—graphics hardware ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's Nexus 7 Tablets Land in India Wall Street Journal (blog) Internet giant Google Inc.'s first branded tablet computer, the Nexus 7, is launching in India. Infiniti Retail Ltd., the privately-held retail unit of India's salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group, will start selling the tablet from Sunday. They ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

Kindle Fire beats Google Nexus on Amazon best-sellers list Examiner.com You can watch a comparison of Kindle Fire HD versus Google Nexus 7 in this YouTube video. However, Kindle may not enjoy its dominance heading into this year's holiday season as it iis seeing a serious assault in market share. Since Apple's release of ... See all stories on this topic »

Ducking Google in search engines Washington Post PAOLI, Pa. — Not far from Valley Forge, around the corner from Bravo Pizza, up the road from Paoli Auto Body, there is an odd-looking office building that resembles a stone castle. An eye doctor is on the first floor. On the second floor is a search ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Shopper App Gets Pre-Holiday Update PC Magazine For those weary of making purchases without a second, third or fourth opinion, the Google app now integrates GoodGuide ratings — a system that indicates on a scale of one to 10 whether the product is healthy, safe, and environmentally friendly. The ... See all stories on this topic »

Google gives cloud-based database a performance boost Computerworld Google's update comes just two days after Amazon Web Services announced two new instance types for its Relational Database Service: the Extra Large DB Instance and the Medium DB Instance, which have 15GB and 3.75GB of memory, respectively. See all stories on this topic »