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Gmail Allows Phone Calls From Computers

August 27, 2010

Google Inc. Wednesday said its Gmail service will add a feature that allows users to call any phone directly from their computers. “Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail,” Robin Schriebman, a software engineer at Google, wrote on the company’s blog. “We’ve been testing this feature internally and have found it to [...]

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Google Cleared of Grabbing Personal Data

July 30, 2010

Internet giant Google “did not grab” personal details but it happened “accidentally” when it was collecting data from wi-fi networks, Britain’s top information office has said. The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) reviewed some of the data Google collected from unsecured networks and came to the conclusion that Google “mistakenly” gathered them while logging on to [...]

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Google Posts Higher Revenue Than In 2009

July 17, 2010

Online search giant Google posted sharply higher revenue and profits Thursday compared to the same period last year and said it experienced strong growth in emerging businesses like mobile advertising. The company said that its second quarter sales were $6.82 billion, a rise of 24 percent compared to the same period last year. Operating income [...]

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A Third of The Chinese Population Uses Internet

July 17, 2010

The number of Chinese people who use the internet has gone up to 420 million – about a third of the population – boosted by the rising number of cell phone connections. This number recorded at the end of June 2010 shows an increase of 36 million from the number of internet users in December [...]

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