Google Dashboard lifts curtain on stored data (CNET)
Saturday, November 7th, 2009A new page off user’s Google Account settings lets them review all the data the company has stored regarding that account, and make changes or delete data.
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Google Strives to Balance Commercial, Community With Android (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Friday, November 6th, 2009Onlookers say that Google is in charge of Android development, despite pitching the software as a community project. But experts say that could be the only way Google can ensure that the software is actually released.
Google Dashboard Bows to Users? Privacy Concerns (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009In a big concession to users’ privacy rights, Google launched what it calls Google Dashboard – a tool which gives Google account holders a single view of all of the data associated with their Google accounts.
Google providing better view of personal data (USA Today)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.
Google Chrome Beta Gets Bookmark Sync (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009The latest beta version of Google’s Chrome Web browser is making it easier for you to keep track of all your favorite Web sites across multiple computers.
Yahoo Beats out Google on O2 Germany (PC World)
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Yahoo said it won a mobile search contract with O2 Germany, displacing Google.
Yahoo Beats out Google on O2 Germany (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Yahoo said it has replaced Google as the search provider on O2 Germany’s mobile portal, continuing the battle among search providers for placement on mobile phones.
Google voice search learns Chinese (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Google’s voice search tool now understands Chinese. The Internet giant announced on Monday that users of Nokia S60 series mobile phones could now search the Internet using voice commands in Mandarin Chinese.
Yahoo Signs Mobile Search Deal With O2 Germany (WebProNews)
Monday, November 2nd, 2009More than 15 million Germans should now have a little additional Yahoo in their lives. Yahoo’s signed a mobile search deal with O2 Germany, and the American company’s search engine and a number of other services are getting promoted as a result. A press release made into semi-English by Google Translate stated, “Besides mobile search by O2 customers get through links from the O2 portals direct …
Google enhances music search, Microsoft-Yahoo deal delayed (MalaysiaNews.net)
Friday, October 30th, 2009Google is making fast partnerships to enhance search results for music-related terms while Microsoft and Yahoo have missed a key deadline for their search advertising deal.
