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Once-Secret ‘Cloud Manifesto’ Sees Light of Day
UPDATE: The document pushing cooperative clouds is officially released after Microsoft spills the beans.News
Pirate Bay Adds Feature to Share Torrents on Facebook
"Share on Facebook" button could mean wider distribution of content with copyright restrictions.News
Google Expands Free Music Downloads in China
Its deals with the four big U.S. music labels are a needed boost as Google competes with Chinese search giant Baidu.News
Google Plays Down Security Concerns Over Docs
UPDATE: Company says the issues raised by a security analyst aren't 'significant.'News
GDC 2009: Dexter (and Other Games) For Your iPhone
At the Game Developers Conference 2009, we saw a demo of the new iPhone game based on Showtime's Dexter TV series, as well a slew of other iPhone apps.News
Security Analyst Spots Three Flaws in Google Docs
Google denies problems, but finds could raise more questions over the safety of storing data in the cloud.News
Google Goes Gaming with New Themes
Google has unleashed a series of eye-popping video game themes for its iGoogle homepage.News
Google Plans Fifth Birthday Present for Gmail Users
The company's Web-based e-mail service, still in beta testing five years after its launch, is due for an upgrade.News
ISPs Join RIAA’s Fight Against Piracy: Is Your ISP One of Them?
Some major ISPs have joined the RIAA in a fight to stop illegal file sharing.Linux Line
Why Firefox Has Jumped the Shark
In this follow-up post, blogger Keir Thomas defends his views on Google Chrome and the fate of Firefox.News
Google’s New Semantic Search: A Test
Does Google understand the meaning behind your words? Check out the alleged future of search technology.News
Blockbuster Copies Netflix, Heads to TiVo
The newest video-on-demand service will be available on TiVo's Series 2 and Series 3 DVRs in the second half of the 2009.BizFeed
Semantic Search Could Secure Google’s Future
New, smarter search technology may help Google fend off its competitors while offering better results to users.News
Google Rolls out Semantic Search Capabilities
The move signals a step toward what many consider is the future of search engine technology.News
Brits Want Google Street View Shut Down
Google has received hundreds of complaints about potential privacy violations.News
New Killer NIC fixes VoIP for Gamers
Bigfoot's new Killer network cards promise to make online gaming better with an additional chip to handle audio.News
Hands on with Gmail’s New ‘Undo Send’ Feature
Instant regrets about that caustic e-mail? Gmail can help — but you have to act fast.Linux Line
Firefox May Already Be Dead
With Google Chrome poised to become the new, hot open-source browser, the increasingly bloated Firefox could be in trouble.News
Google Adds Gmail Feature Undo Send
Google adds what it calls 'undo send' features to its Gmail service.News
Sony EBook Store to Offer Classic Books Digitized by Google
Public-domain books from before 1923 digitized for Google Book Search will be available for free to Sony Reader users.News
Google Boosts Chrome’s Speed in New Beta
Some quirks remain, but the faster Chrome also offers dragging tabs, zoom, autoscroll and form completion functions.News
Acer to Launch First Non-Windows Smartphone This Year
Acer plans to launch its first non-Windows smartphone later this year, but declined to say if it would use Google's AndroidNews
Android Handset Invasion Coming This Year
HTC, LG, and Samsung will all release Google Android-based handsets this year.News
Microsoft Disputes Attempt to Reinstate Class in Vista Suit
Microsoft is disputing an attempt to reinstate class-action status to an ongoing lawsuit against its Windows Vista Capable…News
Google Earth Now Shows Latest Images of Mars
The 3D mapping tool lets astronomy buffs and armchair astronauts roam the Red Planet.BizFeed
Google Voice Could Make Your Business Boom
Google Voice call management service lets clients reach you in any location.News
Google Reader Adds Comments
RSS reader will let you and your friends share comments on posted items–but is anybody listening?News
After Gmail, Google Wants to Search Your Voice Mail Too
Google has begun testing a service that will make transcripts of voice mail messages and make them searchable.News
Google Re-Launches GrandCentral Phone Service as Google Voice
Google changes the name of its advanced phone service GrandCentral to Google Voice adding features.News
Google’s Behavioral Ad Targeting: How to Reclaim Control
To keep your info from being shared, take the initiative by following a few easy steps.News
People Search Engines: They Know Your Dark Secrets…And Tell Anyone
Social search engines can turn up your Amazon Wish List, photos of your kids, your musical tastes, and much, much more. What else is out there that you don't want everyone to know, and what can you do to protect yourself?BizFeed
Android For Desktops? I Doubt It
It's possible Google's Android OS could succeed on netbook PCs, but don't expect it on the desktop anytime soon.News
YouTube U.K. Music Videos to Vanish?
Dispute over licensing fees is blamed for YouTube's decision to pull music videos from its U.K. site.News
Google Docs Glitch Exposes Private Files
Only a few users were affected, and the problem appears to be solved.News
Norwegian State TV Sets up BitTorrent Tracker
The Norwegian state broadcaster NRK has decided to set up their own BitTorrent tracker.News
A Sneak Peek at The Sims 3
With the imminent worldwide release of The Sims 3, EA invited us to their offices for a preview of the game.News
Google Expands Its Ads
New expandable ads will grow to twice their size and make Web pages inaccessible. So why don't advertisers like them?News
YouTube Wants to Kill MTV Once and For All
Universal Music Group and YouTube reportedly near a deal to launch a new site dedicated to music videos.News
Sites That Will Matter in 2009: Readers’ Choice
Most readers liked our '10 Sites That Will Matter in 2009' but they also had quite a few suggestions of their own for sites that will be big this year. We take a look at them, and give you our impressions.
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Google Disses Twitter
The Google chief wonders how Twitter will evolve — into e-mail or something beyond a "note phenomenon."News
Skype Gives Away High-quality Audio Codec
Skype will license a high-quality audio codec to any developer or vendor free of charge.BizFeed
Does Microsoft’s Kumo Herald an Era of Visual Search?
Microsoft's Kumo search engine may see beyond the textual world to let you search images more effectively.News
iPhone Turn-By-Turn GPS Navigation Has Arrived!
Today, xGPS version 1.2 was released to jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches- finally bringing turn-by-turn voice navigation functionality to Apple’s GPS enabled mobile platform.News
Google Joins Twitter: Playing Around, or Preparing to Purchase?
Generating an army of followers within a single day–nearly 18,000, to be exact–Google has jumped into the wide world of Twitter. But industry experts are saying that now's the perfect time for a Twitter transaction, not just a tweet.News
Netflix Will Offer Streaming-Only Subscription Plans
Watch Instantly service has proven so popular that it will be offered on its own.News
Google Updates Toolbar for IE
Beta 6 features Quick Search Box, redesigned tab page, and enhanced search suggestions (in 40 languages).News
Gmail Outage Marks Sixth Downtime in Eight Months
A look into Gmail's past shows today's e-mail outage is nothing new. Are Gmail outages chronic enough to make you go back to Outlook?News