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Microsoft escalates advertising assault on Google

November 3, 2015

Microsoft escalates advertising assault on Google

Microsoft is skewering Google again with scathing ads that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals.

Review: High-end Google laptop well-built, but largely impractical offline and as sole machine

November 3, 2015

Review: High-end Google laptop well-built, but largely impractical offline and as sole machine

Google's first high-end laptop, the Chromebook Pixel, is an impressive machine.

Microsoft: You're getting 'Scroogled' by Gmail

November 3, 2015

Microsoft: You're getting 'Scroogled' by Gmail

Microsoft is opening a new front in its nasty “Scroogled” campaign, accusing Google’s Gmail of invading users’ privacy. The first phase of the marketing attack in November blasted Google’s shopping search results for including only paying results.

Google offers $3.14159 million in hacking prizes

November 3, 2015

Google offers $3.14159 million in hacking prizes

Whoever successfully cracks Google's Chrome operating system at this year's Pwnium hacking contest will walk away with a piece of the pi.

The insane predictions of Google's new guy, Ray Kurzweil

November 3, 2015

The insane predictions of Google's new guy, Ray Kurzweil

Google's new director of engineering, Ray Kurzweil, is equal parts brilliant and insane: The pioneer in speech recognition technology also thinks he will live forever via computers.

iPhone users welcome return of Google Maps

November 3, 2015

iPhone users welcome return of Google Maps

Consumers welcomed the return of a Google Maps app to its iPhones yesterday — after enduring three months of bad directions from Apple’s lousy replacement

Google blocks access to anti-Islam film in protesting countries

November 3, 2015

Google blocks access to anti-Islam film in protesting countries

An anti-Islamic film that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world has now been banned in Malaysia, upon the request of local Internet regulators.

Google says its drone delivery service could take flight in 2017

November 3, 2015

Google says its drone delivery service could take flight in 2017

Look skywards in 2017 and you might catch sight of a package-carrying Google drone as it buzzes its way to a delivery address.

Google expands into high end of laptop market with Chrome machine that responds to touch

November 3, 2015

Google expands into high end of laptop market with Chrome machine that responds to touch

Google is adding a new touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made by rivals Microsoft and Apple.

You can now go on a Kenyan safari thanks to Street View

November 3, 2015

You can now go on a Kenyan safari thanks to Street View

If you've ever fancied going on a safari in Africa but discovered that funding it would mean robbing a bank, then here's the good news: Google has just rolled out Street View imagery for Kenya's Samburu National Reserve.