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Google insists e-library of books is good for all

Determined to create the world’s largest digital library, Google is betting it knows more about United States antitrust and copyright laws than the government regulators enforcing them. The Internet search leader took an audacious steps towards realising its book ambitious last week, with a 67-page brief field in a New York federal court. Among other things, the [...]
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Microsoft fixes 17 year old bug

A 17 years old bug in Windows will finally be fixed by Microsoft on its latest security update. The update will close a loophole dating back to the time of the DOS operating system. Discovered by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy in January 2010, it involves a utility that allows newer versions of Windows to run [...]
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Google gives sneak peek of its tablet

Two days before Apple announced the iPad tablet, Google released designs for its own tablet, running on its upcoming Google Chrome OS. Initial designs showed a user interface containing large, square icons and controls, with navigation tabs on the side. It also possessed the ability to run multiple programs simultaneously.
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Google accused China of highly sophisticated espionage

Google versus China – one giant corporation and one giant economy are slamming each other. Google has accused China of highly sophisticated espionage: sneaking into the networks of American companies from Adobe to Dow Chemical via flaws in e-mail attachments in Google accounts. China has chided Google for that proverbial mountain in a molehill.
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