Make the web work for you
By CLAIRE MCENTEE - The Dominion Post
With more than 183 million websites the internet has become mind-boggingly vast. Here are some sites to help you set up your own little corner in the world wide web.Google PC to start in 7 seconds
Reuters
New Google software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said as it showed off its Chrome operating system.YouTube adds auto-captions
AP
Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.The top 10 internet moments
Reuters
The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of US President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.New hope for Google super-phone
By LOUISA HEARN - SMH
A new wave of controversy has erupted over whether or not Google is finally creating its very own mobile to rival Apple's iPhone.
Google vies for slice of VoIP
By GARRY BARKER - The Age
Google is about to challenge Skype for the global "free" internet phone call crown.Kiwi authors left out of Google book deal
New Zealand has been left out of a deal to digitise books with internet search giant Google, due to complications over copyright issues.
Google makes concessions on digital books
AP
Google will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a US judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier objections of antitrust regulators.Swiss watchdog to sue Google
AP
Google's unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.Google causes a PR headache
By JULIAN LEE - SMH
Public relations consultants are weighing up whether a new Google tool that enables consumers to leave comments next to a brand's website is a threat or a challenge.Microsoft brings more data to Bing search
AP
Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other websites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google.Google buys mobile ad firm
Reuters
Google Inc is acquiring mobile advertising company AdMob for US$750m, furthering the company's push into Web-enabled cell phones.
Googlers gather for Street View stunt
By ASHER MOSES - SMH
Passers-by could be forgiven for thinking the entire Google Australia team was on strike today after staff gathered outside the company's headquarters for a Street View stunt.Google opens up on private data
AP
Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.
Dinner doodle gets girl on Google
The Dominion Post
Primary school artist Amelia Abbott, 8, is poised to become an internet hit.Argleton: Google's phantom town
By ARJUN RAMACHANDRAN - SMH
The power of Google is well documented, but locals from Lancashire in the UK are shocked by the search engine giant's ability to create a phantom town right in their neighbourhood.Google rolls out music search
AP
A new music feature rolled out by Google will bring its US searchers one click away from listening to a full-length song.Motorola pins hopes on Droid mobile
Reuters
Motorola's new Droid phone will be the first to use navigation software from Google, in a direct challenge to GPS device makers.Five years until super web - Google
AP
A web where Chinese is the dominant language, and connections are so fast that distinctions between audio, video and text are blurred is perhaps just five years away, the head of Google said yesterday.Atalya searches for the right image
By ESTHER TAUNTON - Taranaki Daily News
A doodle for Google has won Atalya Fakavamoeanga a trip to Wellington and a shot at sharing her artwork with the world.Google to unveil music search
Google will launch music search pages next week and include ways for consumers to buy songs for download, according to people familiar with the matter.
Microsoft, Google add Twitter to search results
Microsoft and Google have added Twitter's tweets to their search results.
Google helps fight climate change
Reuters
Space agencies and Google are helping an international project to monitor forests by satellite to fight global warming.
Google's Android set to topple iPhone
By LOUISA HEARN - SMH
The dominance of Apple's popular handset could be toppled by Google's Android mobile platform within three years.Google sparks e-books fight with Kindle
Reuters
Google plans to launch an online store to deliver electronic books to any device with a web browser, challenging the dominance of Amazon's Kindle.All about instant messaging
By ADAM TURNER - SMH
If you're looking for a simple way to swap messages with friends quickly, it doesn't get much easier than instant messaging. But which one should you use?Book trade seeks Google deal
Reuters
Like the music and newspaper industries, the book-publishing world now faces vanishing revenues as books give way to far cheaper or free digital distribution.Twitter in talks with Google, Microsoft
Reuters
Twitter is in advanced talks with Google and Microsoft about licensing its data feed to the companies' search engines.Hotmail hacks easy as 123456
By ASHER MOSES - SMH
The Hotmail hack attack this week has laid bare the woeful password choices of web users, as reports emerged that up to 1 million web email accounts could have been compromised.
Ad slump is over: Google
Reuters
Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said that the worst of the advertising recession was over, and pointed to signs of a recovery in both Europe and the United States.Review: Google Wave
By ADAM TURNER - SMH
Is it email? Instant messaging? Photo sharing? One thing's for sure, Google Wave is different.Hackers hit Gmail, Yahoo too
Stuff.co.nz
First Microsoft's Hotmail, now Gmail and Yahoo email users have been duped by hackers.Google moving on home energy device
Reuters
Google Inc is partnering with privately held Energy Inc to provide US households with free energy management software, bypassing utilities' smart meters.IBM takes on Gmail
Reuters
IBM is introducing an inexpensive Web-based corporate email service that will compete with Google.Wave: Google's bid to overthrow email
By ASHER MOSES - SMH
Nigel Tao comes from a rich lineage of geniuses, has an IQ of 180 and could be about to change our world.Warner Music set for YouTube return
AP
Warner Music has agreed to return songs and music videos from its artists to YouTube, after a boycott of nearly a year.Google's 3D climate change map
By ASHER MOSES - SMH
Google is using its Google Earth mapping tool to simulate the predicted effects of climate change.Google Maps to get ads
By JULIAN LEE - SMH
They know where you are and where you have been but now, with the help of internet mapping technology, advertisers are trying to predict what you want.Another outage for Gmail
Google's web-based email service suffered its second technical problem in a month as users reported difficulty accessing their contacts.
Chrome browser for Macs
Reuters
Google has rolled out a new version of its Chrome Web browser and a version of the Mac browser for mainstream users will be available within months.Live traffic updates for Google Australia
AAP
Google Maps has launched a feature that allows Australian commuters to view up-to-date traffic flow information.Google Chrome web browser update out today
By CLAIRE MCENTEE - The Dominion Post
Google has released several new features for its Chrome web browser - which turned one earlier this month.Google's new way of reading news
AP
Google is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers.Judging Google's book strategy
By OWEN SCOTT - The Press
OPINION: Is Google brave or stupid by trying to digitise the world's books?Motorola's Google mobile
AP
Motorola's first Google-powered mobile has a touchscreen and Facebook features.Google invests for cheaper solar power
Reuters
Google is working on a new mirror that will drastically cut the price of building solar power plants.Monopoly teams up with Google Maps
By ASHER MOSES - SMH
Toy maker Hasbro has teamed up with Google to create a live worldwide version of its classic board game Monopoly.Google sharpens Christchurch maps
The Press
Most Christchurch residents got sharply better resolution on Google Maps and Google Earth last week, which means scouting you own home from space is even more revealing.Google's investors look for next big thing
Google made its fortune on Internet search ads, but Wall Street is increasingly eager for signs that the company's other money-making bets will pay off.
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