When it comes to Google lagging in social networking, former chief executive Eric Schmidt said the buck stops with him. "Four years ago, I wrote memo... read more »
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Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, took the stage during the second day of the Google I/O developer conference to talk up new advance... read more »
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If only. If only Google had been run by at least one touchy-feely human being, as opposed to a goosey gaggle of engineers. If only Microsoft had made... read more »
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This writing thing isn't easy. You reveal yourself (or at least part of yourself) to the world every day and hope the majority of people who encounte... read more »
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission may soon be adding its name to the list of government agencies investigating Google's dominance of Internet sear... read more »
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There's something vaguely touching when a brand shows it understands your ways, rather than telling you how you ought to live. So who could fail to a... read more »
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U.S. online retail spending reached a record-breaking $43.4 billion in the fourth quarter, fueled by strong holiday spending, Comscore reports. S... read more »
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Google today said that a settlement for a class action suit by Gmail users over privacy violations related to Google Buzz has been granted prelimina... read more »
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Twitter appears to be following Facebook's lead by adding a one-click "Follow" button for third-party Web sites. The new button, which Twitter rol... read more »
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Google took a surprise $500 million charge in its first quarter to cover potential charges related to resolving an investigation by the Department of... read more »
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A Sony Pictures executive said today that the film studio is "looking into" new Web distribution methods similar to the one announced yesterday by r... read more »
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As it struggles to find a recipe that will let it compete more strongly with Netflix, Hulu is planning to streamline decision-making at the company ... read more »
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The Logitech Squeezebox Controller for Android in action. (Credit: Logitech) Android users will now be able to control their Squeezebox digital-... read more »
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How would you feel if a male politician sent you a photograph of boxer briefs that were, um, well filled Perhaps, these days, an appropriate answer m... read more »
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Andreessen Horowitz has invested more than $80 million in Twitter via purchasing stock in private secondary markets. When called about it by BoomTo... read more »
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Facebook has revealed that a data broker has been buying identifying Facebook user information from app developers, and as a result the social-ne... read more »
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commentary Daniel Ek says he can't commit to a launch date for Spotify USA. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek (Credit: Ian Phillips-McLaren) Too late. Ek, S... read more »
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Warner Bros. plans to let fans rent movies such as &39'The Dark Knight&39' via their Facebook accounts. (Credit: Warner Bros.) Warner Bros. is a... read more »
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I don't know about you, but my first thought is that it must have been Eminem. He appeared in a highly visible (and, to some, risible) Super Bowl ad... read more »
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They placed him alongside Nicolas Cage. They lined him up shoulder-to-shoulder with Russell Brand. With a callous twitch of their eyelinered faces, t... read more »
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