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Oracle v Google: Ellison, Schmidt, and Page to take witness stand over Android

The list of witnesses for the trial of Android has been published – and it’s as high-powered as can be. Source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/oct/08/ellison-schmidt-page-lawsuit-witnesses

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Google and the antitrust inquiry: Fighting shadows

As Googles federal antitrust case winds its way through the halls of justice in Washington, investigators for the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department will have to consider some fundamental questions about how to apply antitrust law to a … Continue reading

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Google pulls ‘Is My Son Gay?’ Android app

App is removed after gay rights advocacy groups complain that app is offensive. Read this blog post by Elinor Mills on InSecurity Complex. Source:http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20116328-245/google-pulls-is-my-son-gay-android-app/

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Google’s Homepage Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs

Google has put rivalries aside to pay tribute to late Apple founder Steve Jobs on its homepage. Under the companys trademark search box, a mess Source:http://www.google.com/

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Larry Page thinks Google should decide what news is ‘important’

Google says it feels “responsible” for promoting the news we should be reading. … Source:http://technologyshowdown.blogspot.com/2011/10/larry-page-thinks-google-should-decide.html

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Google opens its first retail store, located in London

Google has dipped its toe into the world of retail with the opening of a store-within-a-store in London. The Chrome Zone gives customers a chance to get hands-on with its Chromebook laptop, a machine that was up to now only … Continue reading

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Infographic: How to Land a Job at Apple, Facebook, or Google

Are you sitting there in a dead-end job, looking to make your mark in Silicon Valley with the hottest tech firms in the business? Source:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393791,00.asp

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Here’s a Map That Shows Where the People Who Google “Zombies” Are From

Apparently the only people who care about zombies are the people who live in developed, populous, Western-with-a-tinge-of-Japan big cities. The rest of the world just doesn’t give a crap about the walking dead. Source:http://gizmodo.com/5844684/heres-a-map-that-shows-where-the-people-who-google-zombies-are-from

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Coming soon: Sync Chrome extension settings

Enabling Chrome extension settings to march in lockstep should help different installations of the browser work similarly–handy for for the Web-app world Google likes. Via: http://news.cnet.com

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Google Plus & The Data Scientist Who’s Navigating it to Hell

“Our ambition is to up-level the model of social networking. We want to support asymmetric relationships with brands and celebrities – but we also wanted to support intimate communication with real life friends and family. But could we do both … Continue reading

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