Search behemoth Google is under investigation as the US Justice Department probes its plan to publish the digitized contents of millions of books to see if it contravenes antitrust laws.

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While the EU fulminates over the evils of Microsoft and its unfair competition, we were surprised to find that the company everyone loves to hate actually turns out to be a damned sight more helpful than its rivals when it comes to giving users choice.

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Hardware giant Dell has advanced plans to make an Internet capable handheld device which uses the Google Android operating system.

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The New York Times ran a spirited little piece yesterday talking about whether Google was a goodie two shoes or a scheming little monopolistic rat.

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A former director of the US National Cybersecurity Center has been appointed as chief executive officer and president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

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Michael Jackson's death caused chaos on the internet, with Google thinking it was under attack as millions of people searched for more information.

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The US is stepping up pressure on China to scrap its plan to put Green Dam net-filtering software on all its computers, saying the plan would violate World Trade Organisation free trade agreements.

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Software goliath Microsoft has introduced software which will tell you how green you are. And save you money in the process.

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Taiwanese firm HTC said it has released its third Google Android phone by introducing the Hero.

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