Capping two months of high-stakes brinksmanship, Google appears ready to make good on its threat to shut its Chinese-language search engine after the Chinese government’s unyielding resistance to ease Web censorship. But Google’s mobile business in China will continue. Continue reading Google ‘99.9% Certain’ to Close Chinese Search Engine: Report Google ‘99.9% Certain’ to Close Chinese Search Engine: Report originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:15:00. Filed Under: Google Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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One way or another, Google’s running battle with China could be over shortly. CEO Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday that “active negotiations” were nearing a conclusion, and Deputy General Counsel Nicole Wong said the search giant was committed to its position and was willing to quit China if necessary. Continue reading Google Expects to Resolve Its Chinese Censorship Dispute ‘Soon’ Google Expects to Resolve Its Chinese Censorship Dispute ‘Soon’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Google Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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The Treasury Department is relaxing rules for Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other companies, letting them provide social networking, email, and other web services to citizens in Iran, Sudan, and Cuba, in an effort to help open closed regimes. Continue reading Tehran Calling: U.S. Opens Web Trade to Repressed Societies Tehran Calling: U.S. Opens Web Trade to Repressed Societies originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Media , Google , Microsoft , Yahoo Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Got the itch to travel, but you can’t afford (or don’t like) a chain hotel room? Meet Stephen Rapoport, London-based founder of Crashpadder: a booking site for grown-up, cost-conscious couch-surfers. Continue reading Crashpadder Creates Bed-and-Breakfasts for the Recession Era Crashpadder Creates Bed-and-Breakfasts for the Recession Era originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:00:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Economy , People Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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This week, Google acquired DocVerse, which develops collaboration software for Microsoft Office products. While the price tag was not disclosed, the rumor is that it was around $25-$30 million. But the impact on Office could be many times greater. Continue reading Google Takes Another Shot at Microsoft Office Google Takes Another Shot at Microsoft Office originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:00. Filed Under: Technology , Google , Microsoft Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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YouTube is releasing a caption service so that those who cannot hear the audio on the site’s videos will be able to read along. Continue reading YouTube Offrs Free Caption Service YouTube Offrs Free Caption Service originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:18:00. Filed Under: Technology , Google Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Google has responded to Apple’s lawsuit against phone maker HTC with support for the maker of its smartphones. While not yet a target of Apple’s litigation, Google is no doubt the intended target in a war that may yet escalate. Continue reading Google Backs Its Handset Maker in Phone War with Apple Google Backs Its Handset Maker in Phone War with Apple originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:30:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Google , Apple Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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As Google complains that Microsoft is waging a global war against it with antitrust authorities, another provocateur has made his intentions official: Rupert Murdoch views the search giant as a parasite of the content produced by his News Corp. Continue reading Murdoch Officially Joins Microsoft in Trying to ‘Screw Google’ Murdoch Officially Joins Microsoft in Trying to ‘Screw Google’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:11:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Media , Google , Microsoft Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Microsoft criticized Google for failing to adequately respond to a recent European Commission investigation into its market share and practices. In a blog post, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel wrote that Google is trying to place the blame on Microsoft, rather than take responsibility for its own actions. Continue reading Microsoft Publicly Takes Google to Task Over Antitrust Investigations Microsoft Publicly Takes Google to Task Over Antitrust Investigations originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:00:00. Filed Under: Company News , Google , Microsoft , Yahoo Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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An Italian judge convicted three Google executives of privacy violations over a 2006 video depicting a child with Down Syndrome being bullied. What’s more, the search giant was also facing antitrust scrutiny from European Union regulators over complaints leveled by three European Internet companies. Continue reading Italy Convicts Google Execs of Privacy Violation Italy Convicts Google Execs of Privacy Violation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:00:00. Filed Under: Google , Microsoft Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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