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FTC ends inquiry into Google ‘Street View’ data collection
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it was ending its inquiry into the collection of private wireless data by Google’s “Street View” mapping service. The FTC, in a letter to the Mountain View, California-based Google, noted recent moves made by the company to prevent such an incident from happening again, and said it was satisfied with the commitments from the search giant.
Online travel coalition fights Google’s ITA deal
SAN FRANCISCO – Several leading Internet travel agencies and search engines are urging U.S. government regulators to block Google from buying a technology supplier that plays an instrumental role in finding the best airline fares.
Google Receives ‘Second Request’ From DOJ On ITA Acquisition
Google Inc. (GOOG) said Friday it had received a “second request” for more information from U.S. regulators looking at its pending $700 million acquisition of flight information software company ITA…
Bing envy? Google now lets you create custom homepages
(CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Ever think that Google’s homepage was just a little too sparse? If all of that white space bothers you, your prayers have been answered: Now you can customize…
Chrome continues usage gains
(CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Google’s Chrome browser continued to carve away share of worldwide browser usage from rivals in May, new statistics show. Chrome rose 0.3 percentage points to 7.1 percent of…
Report: Google moving away from Windows
(CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Google has seen enough of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, suspending internal use of the OS amid security concerns related to the attack on its network late last year,…
Google giving up on Nexus One’s online store
(CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Google’s Nexus One smartphone will start being sold in brick-and-mortar stores, said the company Friday in acknowledging that its experiment with Web-only sales has been a failure. “As…
Man lands job with $6 Google campaign
(Mashable) — By now, landing a job via social media is nothing new; we’ve perused the how-to guides and heard dozens of great success stories. There are, however, still plenty…
Google Releases New Search Interface to All Users
Google, after testing a new search interface for months, is rolling out the new look starting today, and says it expects most English-speaking users will see it by the end of…
Five lesson for Google from Nexus One’s sluggish start
(Wired) — Barely four months after the launch of its first smartphone, the HTC-built Nexus One, Google’s commitment to the device seems to be on the wane. Google is now pointing customers interested in buying a Verizon version of the Nexus One to the newly launched HTC Droid Incredible phone.
