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Motorola's new Moto X phone ad pitches personalized patriotism

October 22, 2015

Motorola's new Moto X phone ad pitches personalized patriotism

Motorola's new ad will have you chanting, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Its Moto X phone will not only assembled in America, but designed by you.

Google Glass privacy concerns worry lawmakers

October 22, 2015

Google Glass privacy concerns worry lawmakers

Eight members of Congress on Thursday asked Google Chief Executive Larry Page to give assurances about privacy safeguards for the company's high-profile Google Glass wearable-computing device.

Google CEO Larry Page explains health issues that caused him to lose voice, says he is fine

October 22, 2015

Google CEO Larry Page explains health issues that caused him to lose voice, says he is fine

Google CEO Larry Page is finally disclosing the health problem that spooked investors last summer when he mysteriously lost his voice.

Saturday Night Live parodies Google Glass

October 22, 2015

Saturday Night Live parodies Google Glass

Wearing what looked more like a stapler than the high-tech Google Glass gadget, "Saturday Night Live" comedian Fred Armisen "demonstrated" how discretely Google's new gizmo can be used.

Google's virtual assistant invades Siri's turf

October 22, 2015

Google's virtual assistant invades Siri's turf

Google is trying to upstage Siri, the sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Google clears another step in EU antitrust case, submits remedy proposals to EU antitrust body

October 22, 2015

Google clears another step in EU antitrust case, submits remedy proposals to EU antitrust body

Google has taken another step toward settling a European antitrust investigation focusing on whether the Internet giant is abusing its dominant position of online search and advertising markets.

Google to avoid massive legal battle with FTC, sources say

October 22, 2015

Google to avoid massive legal battle with FTC, sources say

Google is close to emerging largely unscathed from a two-year federal probe of its Web-search business, a result likely to disappoint rivals that were hoping the Internet giant would become mired in antitrust litigation.

Google suffers data loss after four successive lightning strikes

October 22, 2015

Google suffers data loss after four successive lightning strikes

Google is reporting that a data center serving European customers of Google Compute Engine, located in Belgium, lost data after the local electrical grid was struck by lightning four times in succession.

Google Translate can now instantaneously decipher text across 27 languages

October 22, 2015

Google Translate can now instantaneously decipher text across 27 languages

As far as computer-powered translation apps go, Google Translate's pretty holistic -- Google's digital Babel Fish will happily decipher any number of dialects for the unabashedly monolingual.

Google, Yahoo, Facebook unite to fight US gov’t

October 22, 2015

Google, Yahoo, Facebook unite to fight US gov’t

The big three joined together to file suit against the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, protesting the restrictions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and National Security Letters.