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Google Fiber divides users into 'the fast' and 'the furious' Computerworld The chosen ones in Kanas City, Austin and Provo are getting Internet connections that are 100 times faster than average at very low prices, thanks to Google's Fiber project. Unfortunately, you and I don't live there. So we're stuck in a bandwidth ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Glass is on the way in, and the last of your privacy is on the way out Irish Times At some point next year, maybe in a public toilet but probably on the street or on your morning commute, you'll see your first pair of Google Glass glasses, the internet for the eyes that are currently with developers but have been given an increasing ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Google removes some content, but shady 'defamation' requests denied NBCNews.com (blog) The report covers the last six months of 2012, during which Google received 2,285 government requests to remove a total of 24,179 pieces of content. That's about a 20 percent increase over the previous six months. Interestingly, much of that increase ... See all stories on this topic »

Google To Pass News International In Traditional Media Spend Forbes By traditional media spend here I'm not referring to spending in traditional media and obviously not to money spent by Google and News International respectively. Rather, to the way in which one of the traditional media bookers is now expecting to ... See all stories on this topic »

Amazon Creeping Up On Google and Apple in Key Markets Forbes The Apps market is the unsung hero of Apple Apple and Google Google's platform and ecosystem businesses. Apple brings in at least $20 billion in revenue from its App Store and iTunes, and the figure is likely to be closer to $23 billion. Google is ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft gets upper hand in first Google patent trial - IBN Live IBNLive Seattle: Microsoft Corp came out on top in the first of two patent trials versus Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit , as a federal judge in Seattle ruled largely in its favour. US District Judge James Robart in Seattle said Microsoft owed only a ... See all stories on this topic » IBNLive

Google boss sees autocrats' pushback against Internet - AsiaOne.com AsiaOne WASHINGTON - Life in authoritarian states is likely to get tougher before it gets better as their citizens gain more access to the Internet, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt said Friday. Speaking at a seminar in Washington, Schmidt said ... See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne

Put teeth in Google privacy fines CNN International (CNN) -- This week Germany levied a fine against Google for one of the biggest wiretapping violations in history. The fine? Less than $200,000. Google's net profits in 2012? More than $10 billion. Imagine a driver of a fancy car caught for speeding and ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Glass, The Psion Series 3 Of Wearable Technology Forbes As the reviews of Google Glass start coming out from the Explorers program, the reaction is splitting along familiar lines of those sure that it is the future of technology, and others who think society will push back against the technology. It reminds ... See all stories on this topic »

Google, EU Deal on Search Includes Search Display Changes - eWeek eWeek Under the deal, "Google has offered to more clearly label search results stemming from its own services such as Google News, Google Maps or its shopping and flight search functions," the story reported. "That would allow users to distinguish between ... See all stories on this topic » eWeek

 

 

 

Google Glass could spur wearable tech boom Washington Post The first testers for Google's Glass device — which puts Google Search, Maps and other services on a screen mounted in front of someone's eye — are sporting the devices on sidewalks across the country. Other companies, such as Samsung and Pebble, are ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Reports Censorship Surge InformationWeek Google's seventh semi-annual Transparency Report arrives much like its previous one and the one before that, with word of growing government demands for user data and for the removal of content posted online. The company began releasing figures about ... See all stories on this topic »

Google outlaws Android app updates that don't come from its Play store ZDNet "An app downloaded from Google Play may not modify, replace or update its own APK binary code using any method other than Google Play's update mechanism," says Google in a statement recently added to the 'dangerous products' section of its Google ... See all stories on this topic »

Google to change layout of search page for EU Irish Independent "In this context, it is important for the commission to intervene in order to ensure that Google's prominent market position in web search does not affect the possibility for other competitors to innovate in neighbouring markets, including in the long ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Independent

Google Search Terms Can Predict Stock Market, Study Finds New York Times (blog) The terms people search for on Google have been used to forecast how many Americans have the flu, travel plans and the price for which cars sell. Now a scientific study shows that Google search can be used to predict the stock market. Using Google ... See all stories on this topic »

Google buys Wavii to acquire natural language technology that condenses ... Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — Google has bought Wavii, a Seattle startup behind an application that condenses online content for time-pressed Web surfers. Both companies confirmed the deal Friday. As with most of its acquisitions, Google isn't disclosing how much ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Judge Cuts Google's Motorola Royalty Demand to Microsoft Bloomberg Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Motorola Mobility unit isn't entitled to the potentially billions of dollars it sought for its patents on technology used throughout the electronics community, a federal judge ruled in a victory for Microsoft Corp. (MSFT ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Google may soon provide 'personalised' homepage, Google Now Hindu Business Line The current Google homepage comprises a white screen, a search box and a pretty logo. Google is reportedly working on bringing 'Google Now', its personalised homepage feature of its Android phones to the web and to its search page. The tech giant is ... See all stories on this topic » Hindu Business Line

Look Out Google Fiber, $35-A-Month Gigabit Internet Comes to Vermont Wall Street Journal (blog) Heads up Google Fiber: A rural Vermont telephone company might just have your $70 gigabit Internet offer beat. Vermont Telephone Co. (VTel), whose footprint covers 17,500 homes in the Green Mountain State, has begun to offer gigabit Internet speeds for ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

 

EU Seeks Feedback on Google Concessions

BY VANESSA MOCK

BRUSSELS—European Union regulators have given Google Inc.'s competitors and other interested parties a month to respond to the search engine's proposals to address concerns that it is abusing its dominance in Internet search.
Earlier this month, Google submitted formal proposals aimed at ending a European Commission investigation into the way the company ranks and displays Internet-search results and of its advertising contracts with other websites. The commission, the EU's executive arm, began the probe in late 2010.
Google's rivals have quickly lined up against its proposals, which they said weren't likely to go far enough to dilute the company's market ...