Authors Guild appeals ruling in Google Books caseThe Authors Guild is appealing a US judge's decision in a long-running case that cleared legal obstacles for Google's massive book-scanning project, court documents showed Monday.
31 December 2013
Mysterious pentagram appears in AktauA new Google maps mystery has appeared to rack our brains. A five-pointed star or a mysterious pentagram is 200 meters in diameter and is situated somewhere near Aktau and Akshukur village.
Mandela tops 2013 Google searchesNelson Mandela topped Google's list of the hottest searches for 2013 as the Internet giant on Tuesday provided a look at the "spirit of the times" online.
US, Britain 'spying on virtual world': reportFreshly leaked documents by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday revealed spies disguised as fantasy characters prowled online games hunting terrorists.
11 December 2013
Microsoft leads attack on search traffic thievesMicrosoft on Thursday announced it worked with police in Europe and the United States to disrupt a "dangerous" army of virus-infected computers used to hijack searches at Google, Bing and Yahoo.
Google blocks child porn from 100,000 searchesGoogle boss Eric Schmidt said Monday that the tech giant had developed new technology that makes it harder to find child sexual abuse images on the web.
Google ends mystery: barge to be 'interactive space'Google ended nearly two weeks of speculation about an enormous floating barge in San Francisco Bay, saying it would be "an interactive space" for learning about technology.
07 November 2013
Google unveils new smartphone in Nexus lineGoogle on Thursday unveiled its Nexus 5 smartphone, putting its premium brand on a device intended to champion the latest version of its Android operating system.
Big ad atop Google results points to broken promiseA large ad spied atop Google search results on Wednesday was seen as evidence that the Internet titan was breaking a promise that it would never resort to the tactic.
25 October 2013
Facebook becomes Google advertising allyGoogle-owned online ad-placing service DoubleClick on Friday announced that the way has been cleared to include space at Facebook.
20 October 2013
Google stock surges on profit, revenue gainsGoogle shares surged to a record high, close to $1,000, after quarterly earnings figures showed the Internet giant's profits are climbing despite a trend toward cheaper advertising on smartphones and tablets.