Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy
Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to answer questions about its new user privacy policy as part of a Europe-wide investigation being led by the French regulator. France's Commission Nationale de l'Informatique (CNIL) is examining Google's new approach to privacy on behalf of data protection regulators of
Google revamps search, tries to think more like a person
So, let's say you're doing a Google search for 'Kings.' Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs. Google on Wednesday announced Knowledge Graph, a significant change to how search results
Android over 50% of smartphone sales as Nokia and RIM feel strain
Android continued its relentless march on the mobile market in the first quarter of 2012, making up 56% of world smartphone shipments as that sector grew by 44.7% to 144.4m, even while the overall world market for mobile phones shrank by 2% year-on-year to 419m, according to new data from research company Gartner. A year ago Android
Boot up: seeing Android fragmentation, semantic Google, smarter Reddit, educational tablets and more
A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamWhile tens of thousands of cases had transferred from the CSCS system to the CS2 system, the correct arrears balance did not transfer with them. This was because the information had been archived and, on transfer to CS2, these balances were not picked up by the
Googles Android gains share in smartphones-survey
Google's Android smartphone software stretched its market lead in early 2012, helped by new models from handset makers like Samsung and HTC and piling the pressure on rivals like Research In Motion and Nokia. Research from Kantar WorldPanel on Tuesday showed Android gaining share strongly in most of seven major markets - Australia,
Google Drive for Android: Just About as Good as the Rest
When a company like Google uses a tagline that includes the words 'share anything' for a
Dropbox-like cloud file storage system, my immediate reaction is 'with whom?' Google, after-all, is a company that's made its money delivering ads based on what it learns about our habits. There's been debate about this very question since Drive
Google, Twitter quizzed on Facebook-Instagram: source
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached out to Google Inc and Twitter in an investigation into Facebook Inc's $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing service Instagram, a source familiar with the probe told Reuters. It was not immediately clear what specific information the FTC was looking for, the source said. The Commission
Google Takes an Autonomous Road Trip Through Nevada
Google can now officially take its driverless cars for a spin in the state. However, the driverless vehicles will require one person behind the wheel and another riding shotgun in the front passenger seat. 'It's a safety mechanism to make sure there's always somebody who can take control behind the wheel and there's an additional
Google gets first self-driven car license in Nevada
Google's self-driven cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after the state's Department of Motor Vehicles approved on Monday the nation's first autonomous vehicle license. The move came after officials rode along on drives on highways, in Carson City neighborhoods and along the famous Las Vegas Strip, the Nevada DMV said in a
Android and iPhone users fuel fervour for Pebble, a wristwatch that runs apps
In the old Dick Tracy comics, the detective had a wrist TV-cum-mobile he used to talk to his associates. Now something that looks just like it is days away from production after a Silicon Valley startup raised more than $8m (£5m) from individual pledges to build a watch that will connect to the internet and run apps. Eric Migicovsky, 25,
Judge says Googles Android lost money in 2010
Google Inc's Android mobile platform resulted in a net loss for the company in every quarter of 2010, despite generating roughly $97.7 million in revenue for the first quarter of that year, a U.S. judge said in court. The discussion on Thursday of the finances of what has become the world's leading mobile operating software in just four
Boot up: TV viewing, Galaxy S3s exclusive app, Google+s mistake, Apples TV delay? and more
A burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamSlide from a presentation about how much TV has become a 'secondary activity' - ie not the main thing people do when the TV is on - compared to 1974. Good primer from HP. Apple shipped 11.8m iPads during the quarter, down from 15.4m units in
Almunia says wont rush Google antitrust decision
EU regulators are in no rush to decide any antitrust charges against Google, in a complicated investigation into complaints by rivals about its search results, the EU's competition chief said on Friday. The European Commission launched a probe into Google in November 2010 after rivals, including Microsoft, accused the company of
Motorola Scores a Courtroom Coup in Germany
[The injunction] follows a ruling that Microsoft had infringed two patents necessary to offer H.264 video coding and playback ... Microsoft has said that if it met all of Motorola's demands it would face an annual bill of US$4 billion (pounds 2.5 billion). Motorola disputes the figure. A statement from Motorola said: 'We are pleased
Boot up: Apples Liquidmetal, Pirate Bays traffic jump, the challenge to Google and Facebook, and more
A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamLiquidmetal is a new class of metallic alloy with a unique structure that makes it super strong, scratch- and corrosion-resistant and can be precision cast into complex shapes. If you don't have time to read the full interview, here's what you need to
Google may face UK inquiry over Street View data collection
Google could face a police investigation in the UK and Europe after documents released in the US show that it intended to collect internet data as it compiled photos for its Street View service around the world. The search giant had previously claimed it mistakenly collected the data between May 2007 and 2010, including website details,
Google to be investigated by US regulator
Google's collection of personal information - including emails and passwords from unsuspecting internet users - by its Street View cars is to be investigated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The data capture, which occurred when Google Street View cars took photographs for the panoramic imaging service, has already been
Google staff knew of Street View data breach, says FCC
The Google engineer behind the collection of wireless data by Street View cars told at least two colleagues - including a senior manager - about the controversial plans before it was released, a US regulator has found. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report that the Google engineer told colleagues in 2007 that his
