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(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:36:54 GMT)
 AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:30:00 GMT)
PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:54:31 GMT)
 AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:26 GMT)
 Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:31:00 GMT)
Investor's Business Daily - The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with Apple, which dominates via its iTunes Music Stores, accounting for 70% of all U.S. digital music sales. It rose 1.5% to 470.30.
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:22:00 GMT)
PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:36:51 GMT)
PC Magazine - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust review of Google, the search engine giant announced Friday.
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:56 GMT)
PC Magazine - Google on Friday announced that it will be streamlining its privacy policy, effective Oct. 3. The search engine giant is not making any material changes to its policy, but is removing redundant sections, and launching a new privacy tools page.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:38:27 GMT)
AP - THE DEAL: Under a new five-year agreement, Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites. The companies signed the deal this week.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:26:20 GMT)
NewsFactor - When Microsoft launched its Bing decision engine in 2009, it may have held out hope for an alliance with AOL. In fact, there were even rumors that Microsoft would buy out the struggling Internet service provider. But AOL has shunned Bing in favor of Microsoft's online nemesis, Google.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:10:45 GMT)
 AP - Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:12 GMT)
PC World - Google and AOL have renewed a long-term partnership that gives AOL Web properties access to Google search and advertising services.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:48:53 GMT)
 AFP - Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:42:05 GMT)
 Reuters - AOL Inc said on Thursday it has renewed a search agreement with Google Inc, further cementing a decade-long partnership as AOL tries to turn around its business.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:48:08 GMT)
Reuters - Baidu Inc, operator of China's dominant search engine, said on Thursday that it will focus its future mobile Internet investments on its core search business as it takes aim at the next big Internet space.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:50:09 GMT)
PC World - Baidu, China's largest search engine, officially launched a series of new entertainment features on Thursday, making it easier for users to access games, television shows and books.
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:47:46 GMT)
AP - Yahoo Inc. is about to lose one of its search advertising partners in South Korea as the Internet company prepares to convert to Microsoft Corp.'s technology.
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:09:23 GMT)
PC Magazine - A glitch with a YouTube video intended to notify users about Google's new Priority Inbox feature has resulted in some unwanted Gmail background music.
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:47:47 GMT)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp is looking for a partner in China to help the company play a major role in China's internet search market, Wall Street Journal said.
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:54:59 GMT)
NewsFactor - Before the rumors even had a chance to die down in the wake of Google's last acquisition, the search giant snapped up yet another company in the social-gaming space. The acquisition of SocialDeck marks Google's fifth buy in August.
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