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Anti-death penalty advocate Kamala Harris has been attacked in an extraordinary new US television commercial. The ad, paid for by the Republican State Leadership Committee, slams Harris for her liberal attitude to sentencing criminals to death. The commercial has raised a few eyebrows because it was produced using funds donated by major Silicon Valley firms [...]
(Read More)28th Oct 10
UK internet economy worth ₤100 billion per year, says Google
by Paul Russell
Google has commissioned a study which found that the internet accounts for 7.2 per cent of Britain’s gross domestic product, or GDP. This means that the sector earns ₤100 billion per year, giving it a bigger share of the economy than the utilities, construction, and transport industries. If the report is accurate, the internet would [...]
(Read More)27th Oct 10
Travelocity and Expedia play trustbuster against Google/ITA deal
by Paul Russell
Fairsearch.org, a coalition of on-line travel agencies, is urging the US Justice Department to shoot down Google’s plans to buy ITA, a key provider of the software used by many travel sites. The coalition includes travel sites such as Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak, and Farelogix. The proposed $700 million deal even has Microsoft worried. Critics say [...]
(Read More)25th Oct 10
Google accidentally collects passwords, faces stiff fines
by Katie Naylor
Google may have to pay up for what it claims was an unintentional breach of British privacy laws, in which the company acquired sensitive personal data such as email addresses and passwords from unsuspecting citizens. The offense occurred when Google sent teams out in cars to photograph residential streets in part of its “Street Views” [...]
(Read More)21st Oct 10
Apple attacks 7 inch tablets
by Sally Davies
Research in Motion (RIM), creators of the BlackBerry, has dismissed comments by Apple boss Steve Jobs that companies planning to launch 7 inch tablet computers, to take on the Apple iPad, will find their products ‘dead on arrival’. RIM chief executive, Jim Balsillie, said that what Mr Jobs was saying did not make sense. RIM [...]
(Read More)14th Oct 10
Interflora challenges M&S use of Google AdWords
by Adam Richards
Interflora has taken M&S to European court in a bid to challenge the popular retailers advert ‘piggy-backing’ on Google. According to the popular UK flower chain, Marks & Spencer has paid the search engine giant to appear in the sponsored search links when anyone looks up Interflora. The M&S link will show up directly beneath [...]
(Read More)14th Oct 10
Amadeus claims it not looking to sell Opodo
by Harry Oldfield
Opodo, the online travel agency, could be targeted by Google if rumours that its parent company, Amadeus, may be looking to sell have any substance to them. According to some reports Google could be prepared to offer up to 500 million euros for the company. If a deal went through it would mean the computer [...]
(Read More)13th Oct 10
Google renews competition in internet-TV market
by Sally Davies
The future of TV could be shifting as traditional manufacturers go head-to-head with hi-tech companies to take over the living room, predict analysts. The analysis comes as Sony unveils a bold move to introduce the first Google-run TVs. Connecting the TV with the internet has become a focal point in the market. Set top box [...]
(Read More)29th Sep 10
Blackberry reveals Playbook tablet computer
by Harry Oldfield
Blackberry has launched its challenge to the Apple iPad in the form of a tablet computer it has called the Playbook. The new product was revealed at the company’s Devcon conference in San Francisco. Initial reactions to the device have been positive, and analysts say it will give Research In Motion, the company behind the [...]
(Read More)21st Sep 10
Nokia announces delivery delays for N8
by Katie Naylor
Mobile phone giant Nokia has announced that because it needs more time to make final adjustments, the release of the N8 smartphone will once again be delayed by a number of weeks. The N8 is Nokia’s flagship smartphone and has been designed to be a serious contender to Apple’s iPhone and handsets using Google’s Android [...]
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