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North Korea urged to embrace internet freedom during Eric Schmidt visit

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has urged North Korea to end its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use…

11 years ago

Eric Schmidt and Bill Richardson in North Korea visit

Google chairman Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson are in North Korea on a visit described as…

11 years ago

Toyota self-driving car sneak preview ahead of CES 2013

Toyota has given a taste of self-drive car safety technology ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas…

11 years ago

Google agrees to give advertisers access to more information to avoid legal action in US

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided not to take legal action against Google at the end of a…

11 years ago

NORAD and Google Santa Tracker competition to follow Father Christmas as he travels the globe

Two competing Santa tracking devices are racing to track Father Christmas as he travels the globe tonight. Volunteers have again…

11 years ago

NORAD Santa tracker moves from Google to Bing

The battle between internet search engines for prominence on tracking down Santa’s route has taken a new turn, as a…

11 years ago

Google Top Searches 2012: Whitney Houston, One Direction and Gangnam Style

Whitney Houston, One Direction and super hit Gangnam Style topped global searches on Google in 2012. Whitney Houston, whose death…

11 years ago

Android People app calendar skips December dates

A flaw in the latest version of the Android operating system has resulted in the month of December disappearing from…

11 years ago

Google reveals global data snoops from its Transparency Report

According to Google's Transparency Report, governments around the world made nearly 21,000 requests for access to its data in the…

11 years ago

Brazilian newspapers ban Google News from using their online content

Brazilian newspapers accounting for 90% of the circulation in the country have abandoned Google News. Brazil's National Association of Newspapers…

12 years ago

Google could disappear in five to eight years, say analysts

Analysts are already predicting Google’s demise as the world's lead Internet search engine after it suffered a catastrophic nose-dive in…

12 years ago

Felix Baumgartner smashes YouTube live view record

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner smashed a number of records with his "edge of space" stunt - including for live streaming. More…

12 years ago

Are you smart enough to work at Google? The search giant requires applicants to answer trivia questions and riddles.

It may take a sharp mind to work for Google, as author William Poundstone claims that the search giant requires…

12 years ago

Bettina Wulff sues Google over her name search results

Bettina Wulff, wife of former German President Christian Wulff, has included Google in legal action to stop rumors about her…

12 years ago

Google will open its first Latin American data centre in Chile

Google has decided to base its first Latin American data centre in Chile, near the capital Santiago. The computer server…

12 years ago

Google reacts to Apple patent win

Google has announced that it does not want the ruling in the Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit to "limit" consumers' access to…

12 years ago

The Pirate Bay and Isohunt say Google’s anti-piracy move brings them more direct traffic

File-sharing websites The Pirate Bay and Isohunt claim the new way in which Google is organizing its search results will…

12 years ago

Motorola Mobility cuts 4,000 staff worldwide to return to profitability

Motorola Mobility is to cut 4,000 staff worldwide as part of efforts to return to profitability. The job losses are…

12 years ago

Google changes the way it calculates search results

Google has decided to change the way it calculates search results in an effort to make sure legal download websites…

12 years ago

Google Voice Search will now offer similar features to Apple’ Siri

Google is unveiling an enhanced version of Voice Search to its iPhone app that could rival Apple's inbuilt Siri software.…

12 years ago

Google to pay record privacy fine over Safari cookie row

Google has to pay the largest fine ever imposed on a single company by the US Federal Trade Commission. Google…

12 years ago

YouTube app missing from iOS6 Beta

YouTube app is missing from the next version of Apple's iOS6 operating system. Apple said the app had been removed…

12 years ago

Galaxy S3 search function removal to be fixed

Samsung has admitted it made a mistake in releasing a software update that removed the search function from international versions of…

12 years ago

Samsung disables Galaxy S3 Google local search function following patent dispute with Apple

Samsung has disabled Google local search function in an update to the international version of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone,…

12 years ago

Google launches Gmail SMS in Africa

Google has launched Gmail SMS, a text message-based version of its email service, in some of the African countries. Gmail…

12 years ago