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Google releases tool to deal with your data after death
Washington Post
You may be a stickler for keeping control of all the data in your many online accounts, but what will happen to that data after you die? It's a question that Google's addressing with the announcement of a new tool, the Inactive Account Manager, that ...
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Washington Post
Reports: Google to ship early Glass edition this month
Computerworld
"This month, Google hopes to ship Glass Explorer Edition, designed for the first people to examine the potential uses of Glass," a Google spokesperson reportedly told ABC News. "Developers can tinker with Glass and consumers can try it out in the real ...
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Computerworld
Google submits antitrust remedies to EU
PCWorld
The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that it has formally received a package of concessions from Google aimed at ending a two-year antitrust investigation. The Internet giant submitted detailed proposals at the end of January, and in the last ...
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Google Fiber, Aereo and why you're going to love the gigabit future
Washington Post (blog)
Google's Vice President ofAccess Services Milo Medin speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (AP) While Google Fiber may not get a national rollout, there are plenty of other players who might be willing to take the ...
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Google tool allows users to plan for digital afterlife
Belfast Telegraph
This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in in Douglas Country, Ga. Google is opening a virtual window into the secretive data centers that serve as its nerve center. The unprecedented peek is being provided through a new ...
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Belfast Telegraph
Google Babel will have an iOS app, cross-platform sync: Report
NDTV
New details about Google Babel, Google's forthcoming unified messaging service, have emerged. According to a report by Droid Life, the service will offer cross-platform conversation experiences, a new User Interface, photo sharing, quick access to live ...
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Google Sued By British Street Mapping Service
InformationWeek
Google's actions have made Streetmap's products "harder to find," the Milton Keynes-based company says -- and that its charges reflect on-going European Union antitrust probes into whether Google favors its own services over competitors in search results.
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Google Map Maker edit tools extended to cover the UK
BBC News
The browser-based software allows users to add details about buildings, hiking trails, vegetation and other features to its maps of the country. Suggested additions and amendments are reviewed by other users and the firm's own staff before going live.
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BBC News
Google Street View Hyperlapse Brings Your Trip to Life
PC Magazine
Google's Street View is a nifty tool, whether you want to get a better sense of a neighborhood you'll be visiting or take a PC-based trip to far-flung corners of the globe. You can navigate a particular location while looking at Street View imagery ...
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Six European nations move against Google over privacy
Hindu Business Line
Authorities in six European countries have taken steps to force US Internet giant Google to comply with EU privacy rules, France's Cnil data protection agency said on today. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom "have ...
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Google critics say Facebook Home will give Google more user data
Daily Caller
Microsoft's allies' new salvo of attacks against Google Android is now also claiming that Facebook Home will give the search giant more access to data about Android smartphone users. Fairsearch.org — a 17 company anti-Google coalition led by Microsoft ...
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Google outlines its plans to use .search as a "dotless" top level domain
NDTV
Google wants to control the .search top-level domain and turn it into a 'dotless' domain, according to a report by TechCrunch. Google had applied for the right to manage around a 100 top level domains including .blog, .search, .app and .cloud when ...
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Report: Microsoft plans 7-inch tablet to compete with Apple, Google
PCWorld
The Redmond, Washington, software giant decided to get into 7-inch tablets to counter the iPad mini from Apple which has a 7.9-inch display and the Google Nexus 7 with a 7-inch display, according to the report. The company also plans cuts in the prices ...
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Google's note-taking service isn't a keeper
Boston Globe
Sometimes there is nothing like trying something new to make you appreciate what you already have. Spend some time with Google Inc.'s newest online service, Keep, and you may find yourself falling in love with Keep's chief competitors — the popular ...
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Facebook Home hijacks Google's Android
MSN Money
While most people looking at Google's (GOOG) mobile challengers see Samsung and Amazon.com (AMZN) -- which are forking Google's Android operating system to siphon revenue from the website -- a greater threat is rising from Facebook (FB). Facebook's ...
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Google Updates Chrome OS, Chrome Browser and Chrome for Android
eWeek
With the release of the latest stable version of Chrome OS, a new developer's channel version, 27.0.1453.46, was also announced for all Chromebooks, according to an April 10 post by Danielle Drew of the Google Chrome team on the Chrome Releases Blog ...
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eWeek
Google embraces big data for fight against human trafficking
V3.co.uk
Google has donated $3m to three firms that are using big data to aide in the fight against human trafficking. The search giant announced the launch of the Google Global Human Trafficking Hotline Network at event in Washington DC. Google's project will ...
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V3.co.uk
Bing Delivers Five Times as Many Malicious Websites as Google
PC Magazine
Searches on Bing returned five times more links to malicious websites than Google searches, according to an 18-month study from German independent testing lab AV-Test. Though search engines have worked to suppress malicious results, the study ...
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Malaysia adopts Google Apps, Chromebooks for education
ZDNet
Malaysia has adopted Google Apps and Chromebooks as part of the country's plans to integrate Web usage in a bid to reform its education system. According to a blog post by the search giant on Wednesday, Malaysia adopted Google Apps for 10 million of ...
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Google Taps Powerful VCs for Google Glass Collective
PC Magazine
A group of Silicon Valley heavyweights have formed an investment group specifically designed to support startups inspired by Google Glass, opening the Google gadget up to a range of new possibilities. The group is called the Glass Collective and it is ...
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Publishers Pierce Google's Armor, Snapping Up Mobile Display Share
Motley Fool
Google has definitely seen its share of significant success on mobile; the company captured 54.5% of all mobile ad spending in the U.S. in 2012, according to a study by Pew Research Center. Though Google may boast volume of digital ad revenue, ...
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Google close to buying WhatsApp for S$1.24b: Reports
TODAYonline
MOUTAIN VIEW (California) — Google is currently negotiating with popular Internet messaging service WhatsApp to buy it for US$1 billion (S$1.24 billion), say reports. Technology blog Digital Trends reported an "inside source" that said that Google has ...
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TODAYonline
Google sued for 'cynical manipulation' as EU probes advance
Livemint
We have had to take this action in an effort to protect our business and attract attention to those that, like us, have started their own technology businesses, only to find them damaged by Google's cynical manipulation of search results, Kate Sutton ...
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Livemint
Google moves to end EU antitrust probe without fine
Reuters
It also extracted pledges that Google would end the practice of "scraping" content from other websites for its products and allow advertisers to export analytical data, but did not take formal, legal action to ensure those pledges would be met - a ...
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Google seeks to avoid fine in EU antitrust inquiry with list of concessions
San Jose Mercury News
Google first offered proposals at the end of January following a spate of complaints from rivals such as Microsoft that triggered the European Commission's investigation in November 2010. But the Mountain View company, which has a market share of over ...
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Google Map Maker arrives in UK
CNET (blog)
Google Maps has become a major force in modern computing as Google combines information on roads, trails, ski areas, addresses, business interiors, Wi-Fi networks, public transit with real-world views from satellites, planes, panoramic cameras, and ...
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Google Staff Convert Boss' Car into Bright Pink Batmobile as April Fool's Day Joke
Indiatimes.com
Sergey Brin takes his modified Batmobile for a spin!. Image Courtesy: Corey tabaka's Google Plus account. Sergey Brin Batmobile. Google staff is sure known for their innovation and quirky ideas. And they do not restrict the ideas just to the conference ...
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Indiatimes.com
Google Glass will be delivered in weeks, Google confirms
ZDNet
The timing fits in with Google's annual I/O conference in San Francisco next month, where Glass is expected to be a major focus for the company. It also follows reports last month that the first Glass units were shortly to come off the production lines ...
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WiIl Google Or Microsoft Become The World's Telephone Company?
Forbes
Or could it be Facebook that skims over the top of all this, making no infrastructure commitment – both Google and Microsoft are becoming infrastructure investors – but drawing users into its communications universe. Or perhaps CISCO will find fresh ...
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Blogs13 new results for Google
 
Google Public Policy Blog: Plan your digital afterlife with Inactive ...
By Google Public Policy Blog
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 12:05 PM ET. Posted by Andreas Tuerk, Product Manager Not many of us like thinking about death — especially our own. But making plans for what happens after you're gone is really important for the people you ...
Google Public Policy Blog
Google's New Inactive Account Manager Gives You Control Over ...
By Frederic Lardinois
What will happen to your Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive and Google+ accounts after you die? That's probably not something you really want to think about, but as more and more of our data now lives online, that's sadly a question that comes ...
TechCrunch
Google Lat Long: Welcoming the United Kingdom to Google Map ...
By Lat Long Blog
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 1:00 AM. More than 40,000 people around the world are making contributions and improving Google Maps through Google Map Maker each month. Now it's your turn to help, whether marking the trails through ...
Google Lat Long
Google bestows the Nexus 10 with covers, available now for $29.99
By Zachary Lutz
Sure, you may own the highest res Android tablet on the block, but is your Nexus 10 really all that special when it's as naked as everyone else's?
Engadget RSS Feed
Google Introduces a Tool for Planning for Your Digital Afterlife ...
By By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
As Web companies and legislators grapple with who controls your digital life after you die, Google introduces a tool for designating what you want to happen to your data. Read more…
NYT Bits
Google Secures YT.be Domain, For Even Shorter URLs
By Robin Wauters
I have it on good authority that Google acquired the domain name, which was originally registered back in May 2003, from a Belgian Internet entrepreneur, but didn't make its identity known throughout the purchasing process. But you can see ...
The Next Web
Google Relaxes DMCA Takedown Restrictions, Eyes Abuse ...
By Ernesto
If you think Lois`s story is unbelievable,, four weeks ago my cousins boyfriend also made $8849 grafting fifteen hours a week from there house and there roomate's step-sister`s neighbour has done this for 10-months and actually earned over ...
TorrentFreak
U.S. Judge Expresses Frustration at Apple's and Google's Use of ...
By Eric Slivka
Bloomberg reports on comments from a U.S. District Court judge in Miami chastising Apple and Google for engaging in patent lawsuits as part of a...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...
Google Wants to Create a Dotless Domain Called "Search"
By Jamie Condliffe
It's well known that Google's competitors aren't keen on it getting hold of the .search top-level domain. But the company has outlined a new plan which would make use of the string as a dotless domain—open for use by any other search ...
Gizmodo
Judge says Apple and Google are using litigation as a business ...
By Jordan Kahn
In an ongoing case in which Apple and Google's Motorola have accused each other of infringing various mobile related patents since 2010, U.S. District Judge Robert Scola said in an order yesterday that the two companies have no interest in ...
9to5Mac
EU Says It Will Market-Test Google's Antitrust Proposal - Liz Gannes ...
By Liz Gannes
Google has submitted a set of formal commitments in response to antitrust concerns about its search business, said European Commission competition head Joaquin Almunia. The next step is for the EU to "market-test" the proposal with the ...
AllThingsD
Google launches Glass Collective to fund Glass startups, Explorer ...
By Trevor Mogg
Google is pushing forward with the development of its high-tech eyewear with the announcement Wednesday of the Glass Collective, a trio of Silicon Valley investment groups willing to splash the cash to help build "the Glass ecosystem".
Digital Trends
Inactive Account Manager: After a Google User Dies, A Will for Their ...
By EDW Lynch
Inactive Account Manager is a newly announced feature for Google users that lets them decide what will happen to their Google data after they die or are incapacitated. Should a Google user's account become inactive, the account can be set ...
Laughing Squid

Web3 new results for Google
 
Google Chrome Blog: More immersive mobile web
As another step towards simpler browsing, you can now see your search terms in the omnibox, instead of the long search URL and the in-page Google search ...
chrome.blogspot.com/2013/.../more-immersive-mobile-web.ht...
5 reasons you want Google Fiber in your city - CNN.com
Here are five reasons why you should want Google Fiber ultra-fast Internet service to come to your city.
www.cnn.com/2013/04/11/tech/innovation/.../index.html
Official Blog: For Malaysia: Bringing Google Apps and Chromebooks ...
School systems of all sizes—from a single primary school to an entire country such as the Philippines—have "Gone Google" in their schools and embraced the ...
googleblog.blogspot.com/.../for-malaysia-bringing-google-ap...


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