FTC Starts Drafting Antitrust Case Against Google

Federal Trade Commission has been after Google for quite a while. The agency is focused on the allegations that Google is using its influence in the online search arena to push forth its other products and services which harms other competitors in the market. Google has been reluctant in giving any concessions on that front and now, FTC has started drafting a formal antitrust case against the search giant.

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[Tutorial] How To Use Google Talk To Get Instant Information

Lots of people are using Google Talk instant messaging application to communicate with our contacts in GMail. But this little app can also be a powerful tool to get instant information tanks to a bot called Guru. Within Google Talk you can perform simple queries and searches through keywords, request weather information, translate a word, see the final sports result, check for currency conversion and much more. In this tutorial I will show you how to perform some of those queries and how to access Google talk Guru bot.

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Hacker Wins $60,000 From Google For Cracking Chrome

Google often tries to find loopholes in its products by inviting hackers to find them. In return, the company pays huge sums to those who are able to discover real and serious exploits in these products. Now, a hacker has been able to crack Google’s Chrome browser during the Pwnium hacking contest, winning a whopping $60,000 award.

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Google Updates Maps With Over 250,000 Miles Of Street View Images

Google announced early Thursday morning on their Lat-Long blog that they would be launching a comprehensive update to the Street View asset of Google Maps. This enhancement, labeled the “biggest ever update,” doubles the number of special collections and updates over 250,000 miles of roads around the world.

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Eric Schmidt Says Apple Should Have Stuck With Google Maps

Apple has stirred a lot of controversy by ousting Google Maps from iOS 6 and replacing the service with its own Maps app. Since Apple’s new maps lack a number of fundamental features and are often faulty in displaying information, this has frustrated iOS users. Talking about this issue, Google’s chairman, Eric Schmidt, says that Apple should have continued using Google Maps.

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Google Search Query “Completely Wrong” Yields Mitt Romney Photos

Google isn’t your typical target of a political debate, but they are today because the search phrase “completely wrong” on Google Images leads users to a page full of Mitt Romney photos. This was first pointed out by a slew of users on Twitter yesterday afternoon.

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Google Brings History To Life With Its Cultural Institute

Knowing about world history and discerning the major events that happened in the past is fascinating. It is like time-travelling into the years past and witnessing it first-hand. However, it can be terribly hard to go to all the museums scattered around the world and look at the original manuscripts, documents and texts from the yester-years. Google has now launched an excellent initiative to solve this problem for you.

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Google Proposes Branding Its Own Services In Search To Placate European Regulators

European regulators have been after Google for quite some time. The company is accused of pushing out the competition from the market by unjustly promoting its products and services using its dominant search engine. Google is trying to counter these allegations by making a new offer to the regulators – it will clearly brand its services when they appear in search results.

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