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Google's conversational search goes live on desktops via Chrome 27
Anupam Saxena,
May, 24, 2013
Google has made the 'conversational search' feature that it introduced at its I/O Keynote, live.
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Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Agence France-Presse,
May, 24, 2013
Google engineers are weaving imagery into immersive Street View scenes that will be added to its free online mapping service later this year.
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Google faces new federal antitrust probe: Report
Reuters,
May, 24, 2013
Google is currently trying to convince European antitrust investigators to wrap up a separate antitrust probe.
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Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: Report
Reuters,
May, 24, 2013
Waze uses satellite signals from members' smartphones to generate maps and traffic data, offering real-time traffic info.
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High Court seeks suggestions from Facebook, Google to protect Indian children
Press Trust of India,
May, 23, 2013
Delhi High Court asked Facebook and Google to submit within four weeks suggestions on safety measures for online usage of such sites by minors in India.
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Apple, Google's tax avoidance strategies to be scrutinised at European leaders meet
Reuters,
May, 23, 2013
Reuters examination of statutory filings by Vodafone over the past 16 years shows that the British taxman are, losing out on perhaps as much as 1 billion pounds in revenue.
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Amazon Appstore now available in nearly 200 countries including India
Anupam Saxena,
May, 23, 2013
Amazon has expanded its Appstore for Android devices, making it available in nearly 200 countries including India.
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New Microsoft ad mocks Apple's iPad with Siri declaring Windows 8 tablet a winner
Anupam Saxena,
May, 23, 2013
Microsoft is taking a shot at Apple's iPad with its new TV commercial.
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6 things Marissa Mayer has done to make Yahoo cool again
Assoicated Press,
May, 21, 2013
Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Here are some of the milestones on her watch:
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Google asked to play fair on tax in Britain
Reuters,
May, 21, 2013
Google is one of several high-profile companies to face far greater scrutiny of its tax affairs in recent months.
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Rivals get longer to comment on Google EU antitrust offer: Report
Reuters,
May, 20, 2013
The EU antitrust authority has given some rivals until June 27 to complete their technical analysis of Google's proposals.
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Google's Schmidt to meet British PM as tax row rages
Reuters,
May, 20, 2013
Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group.
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Google Maps help man find family 23 years after being kidnapped
Indo-Asian News Service,
May, 20, 2013
Every year, thousands of children are kidnapped in China by mafias that sell them to couples who are either barren or just want to make sure of having a boy.
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Google Glass: Cool or creepy?
Reuters,
May, 20, 2013
The device has geeks all aflutter but is unnerving everyone from lawmakers to casino operators.
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eBay working on potential applications for Google Glass
Reuters,
May, 17, 2013
Some of eBay's existing mobile apps already let shoppers point smart phone cameras at products to check online prices and buy related items.
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