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EU Court Decision in Google Search Info Removal Case Appalls Analysts

A court decision in the European Union that could force Google to remove offensive information in searches at the request of individuals is receiving...

EU Court Rules Individuals Can Ask Google to Remove Search Information

Google and other search companies can be required, under some conditions, to remove outdated and harmful information about individuals that can turn up in...

Java APIs Copyrightable, Court Rules in Oracle vs. Google

A major intellectual property lawsuit involving IT giants Oracle and Google is in the process of determining the legal definitions of "creative" and "utilitarian"...

Google+ Social Network Won’t Get the Ax

There’s been a lot of speculative chatter about Google+ being closed, killed or at least neglected by Google.This news would be disconcerting to me,...

Windows 8.1 Smart Search Receives Major Update, Gets Smarter

Windows 8.1 Smart Search is getting a major update this week, announced Microsoft on April 30.This week, the software giant is rolling out an...

Google Street View Can Now Take Users Back in Time

Google Street View is gaining the ability to allow users to see multiple images taken since 2007 of the same places so that online...

Bing in the Classroom Now Open to All U.S. Schools

After a limited pilot program, Microsoft is opening an express lane for schools interested in the company's ad-free, safe-search program called Bing in the...

Google Trends Lets Users ‘Subscribe’ to Search Updates

Internet users who like to keep up on the latest developments about topics that interest them online can now make that task easier by...

Mayer Pushing Apple to Replace Google Search With Yahoo

As Yahoo continues to rebuild itself, CEO Marissa Mayer, the former Google executive who was hired to head Yahoo back in July 2012, has...

Google Book Scanning Case Dismissal Being Appealed

Google is back in the legal crosshairs of the Authors Guild over its practice of scanning books so that their content can be searched...