Google reveals new service for ‘multi-million channel’ TV (CNN) — Saying it will “change the future of television,” Google on Thursday rolled out Google TV — the internet giant’s venture into web-TV integration. The application, run by Google’s Android operating system, lets users search for content from their television, DVR and the web. “Here we [...]
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Google offers free fonts for the Web
Google’s new tool free fonts for web CNET) — In an attempt to move beyond drab typography on the Web, Google on Wednesday released 18 freely usable fonts and an open-source tool designed to smooth over browser issues in displaying downloaded fonts. A number of Web designers — if not all readers — are excited [...]
Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi
Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi Google admitted in a blog post Friday that it has been snooping on Wi-Fi users as its Street View cars have been riding around neighborhoods throughout the world collecting data for its mapping service. In a blog post, the company said it has parked its Street View cars [...]
Google, IBM, Apple–world’s most valuable brands
Google, IBM, Apple–world’s most valuable brands Google is the world’s strongest brand for the fourth straight year, according to a study released Wednesday by research firm Millward Brown Optimor. Analyzing the world’s strongest brands, the fifth annual “BrandZ Top 100 report” examined consumer opinions and market data on brands to assign each one a certain [...]
Google Maps gets 3D view of the world
Google Maps gets 3D view of the world In areas with 3D building models, such as San Francisco, the 3D view is particularly dramatic. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Google on Monday augmented Google Maps with a feature called Earth view that brings the Google Earth software’s 3D perspective to the Web browser. Earth [...]
Verizon, Vodafone dent Google’s Nexus One hopes
Verizon, Vodafone dent Google’s Nexus One hopes The Nexus One might have been a bridge too far for Google. It’s a nice phone, but Google’s Nexus One won’t change the world if it’s not available on the biggest network in the U.S. (Credit: CNET) There’s perhaps no other project as important as mobile computing at [...]




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