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Former senator and MPAA CEO Chris Dodd speaks out against SOPA blackouts

By Nathan Ingraham on January 18, 2012 10:49 am + 109 comments

The MPAA has taken notice of the many websites blacking out their content today in protest of SOPA, Continue reading…
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Facebook now the most popular social network in Brazil

By Sam Byford on January 18, 2012 03:19 am + 13 comments

Facebook's continuing quest to dominate the globe has one less fortress of resistance. According to Continue reading…
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The SOPA blackout: Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Google, and many others protest proposed law

By Vlad Savov on January 18, 2012 12:10 am + 169 comments

Two new laws proposed by US legislators, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, have been Continue reading…
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Google experiments with new QR-based secure login

By Dante D'Orazio on January 17, 2012 07:49 pm + 10 comments

We all know Google loves its experiments: there's everything from the X laboratory to Wave, and now Continue reading…
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World IPv6 launch day set for June 6th, 2012; Google, Facebook, and AT&T among supporters

By Nathan Ingraham on January 17, 2012 05:49 pm + 34 comments

In case you weren't aware, the internet is quickly running out of IP addresses — the last Continue reading…
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Sources: Google contractors fired after vandalizing OpenStreetMap, 'no connection' with Mocality incident (updated)

By T.C. Sottek on January 17, 2012 03:10 pm + 53 comments

OpenStreetMap (OSM) representatives reported yesterday that miscreants originating from a Google IP Continue reading…
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Google+ adding photo meme tool and hashtag autocomplete

By T.C. Sottek on January 17, 2012 01:56 pm + 30 comments

Let the parade of hackneyed headings begin: Google's now rolling out a photo text tool for Google+ Continue reading…
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Charlie Kindel: 'Google has already lost control of Android and has zero chance of regaining [it]'

By Chris Ziegler on January 16, 2012 02:30 pm + 124 comments

Microsoft's former point man for Windows Phone developer relations, Charlie Kindel, is back at it Continue reading…
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Google and Facebook challenge Indian courts over web censorship lawsuits

By T.C. Sottek on January 16, 2012 02:01 pm + 12 comments

India's the most populous democracy in the world, but it's no stranger to censorship efforts — Continue reading…
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FTC expanding antitrust probe to include Google+, says Bloomberg

By Thomas Ricker on January 13, 2012 10:15 pm + 64 comments

Bloomberg reports that the US Federal Trade Commission is expanding its antitrust probe of Google to Continue reading…