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Google ordered to turn over YouTube user data
Google
has been ordered to hand over the records of which users watched which video
over to Viacom in a $1 billion copyright suite that Viacom brought against
Google. While both Google and Viacom Read more...
IT departments don't like change
A new Gartner survey has found that 30 percent of users are unhappy with the rate of IT change at their companies, finding the information technology staff is not always ready to embrace a different Read more...
Google now lets you monitor your Gmail account
A
new feature has been added to Gmail which will essentially give you a bird eyes
view of your account activity on the popular free email host. Basic information such as the number of
computers that Read more...
Data breach hits Google
There are reports that mega-giant Google had a major data breach affecting employees.Workers hired before Dec. 31, 2005, received notices last month that their personal data, including Social Read more...
Web crashes take a big toll
Everyone, from teenagers constantly on IM to the executives hooked on their BlackBerrys, have become dependent on the Internet. Virtually, every enterprise relies on the Web to communicate, to Read more...
Unpatched web browsers a security threat
A new study has found that about 40 percent of Internet users do not have up-to-date, fully patched Web browsers - creating a weak link in the security chain that leaves them vulnerable to digital Read more...
BlackBerry gets to dance with Google
The BlackBerry now has a number of new Google search enhancements that should make life easier for those out of the office and in quick need of information. Many of the changes copy the functionality Read more...
Small startup sues Google for $1B
A small start-up is suing Internet search giant Google for misappropriating technology that it claims to have developed. The company, LimitNone, is claiming economic damages that resulted from Read more...
Google on power efficiency in servers
A Google engineer who studies the power consumption of the servers in its data centers has thrown cold water on the current approach adopted by chip manufacturers trying to churn out more "low power" Read more...
Google to develop software to detect ISP throttling
Always vocal about its stance in favor of net neutrality, Google has finally thrown down the gauntlet and declared that it is working on software tools that will enable users to detect whether their Read more...




