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1. How Google buys companies

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Wesley Chan, director and lead voice strategist for Google, today told a bunch of hopeful entrepreneurs how to persuade Google to buy their companies. The answer seems to be to really annoy the company's ...

2. Microsoft says "We are not pornographers"

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... the keyword "pornography" in Google.  This means that Microsoft had to have paid for to be associated with the world 'pornography”. Cnet penned an article pointing out its suspicions that surrounded ...

3. Rumor: Sony prepping PS3 Slim for August 18 launch

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Sony is reportedly preparing to launch a new version of its Playstation 3 console. According to RTL Info, the "PS3 Slim" will be unveiled in Germany on August 18 before the official opening of the Gamescom ...

4. NTT DoCoMo buys into PacketVideo

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... has become NextWave's main focus since it announced plans for a major reorganization a couple of months ago. PacketVideo has also been working on the Google Android and Apple iPhone platforms.  ...

5. Social networking pictures come back to haunt drunk drivers

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

   ... but after finding the pictures on MySpace,  he recommended two years in prison – something which the jury and the judge agreed. Read more … Associated Press via Google  ...

6. Microsoft buys semantic search startup Powerset

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

     Following the failed merger with Yahoo, Microsoft is buying what many consider to be the hottest property in the search market today – a company that could replace Google search one day: Powerset ...

7. Ask.com buys trio of online reference sites

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... users are looking for certain reference material. Ask.com has been fighting vehemently to remain a viable competitor in an industry overwhelmingly dominated by Google and Yahoo.  In the last year ...

8. AT&T rolls out data plans for iPhone business users

   (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

   ... Given the fact that the standard average Google Map has a size of somewhere between 500 KB and 1 MB when downloaded onto the iPhone, users could be facing substantial additional data charges when using ...

9. Warner Brothers buys video game publisher

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

   New York (NY) – Warner Brothers has purchased a family friendly video game developer, UK-based TT Games,  for an undisclosed sum.  The media giant will now no doubt spin off some of its ...

10. Google buys fresh instant messaging company

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    The latest addition to Google's massive acquisition portfolio is Jaiku, a Finnish start-up specializing in mobile and Web-based intant messaging. Mountain View (CA) - The latest addition to Google's ...

11. Microsoft buys comparative shopping site Jellyfish

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... behind Google and Yahoo.  Google has a service called Google Checkout, a universal online payment platform that e-tailers can use, while Yahoo hosts an entire network of individually-run stores. ...

12. Google buys aerial image specialist ImageAmerica

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    The latest addition in Google's acquisition pocket is ImageAmerica, a company that takes high resolution aerial images around the country. Mountain View (CA) - The latest addition in Google's ...

13. Google buys GrandCentral

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Google has announced that it has bought GrandCentral Communications, a service that lets users forward phone numbers into a single or many different phones. Mountain View (CA) – Google has announced ...

14. First look: Apple reinvents the cellphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... ways to handle the interface and allow a more human like interaction with content. For example, in Maps (Google Maps) moving your finger across the screen changes the location of the map and moving two ...

15. Microsoft buys mobile ad firm ScreenTonic

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... mobile space, Microsoft has purchased ScreenTonic, a mobile ad company, for an undisclosed cash amount.  It's the latest move in the three-pronged battle between Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo. ...

16. Google buys DoubleClick

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Google has expanded its online advertising business by purchasing DoubleClick for $3.1 billion. Mountain View (CA) - Google has expanded its online advertising business by purchasing DoubleClick for $3.1 ...

17. Google buys online word processing company

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Google has acquired Upstartle, maker of the Writely online word processor. In a manner befitting both Internet companies, the announcement appeared on corporate blogs instead of an official press release. ...

18. Google acquires photo-management company Picasa

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Google has acquired a company called Picasa Inc. Google has acquired a company called Picasa Inc. that makes software for organizing and managing digital photos and that runs a peer-to-peer network ...

19. Google buys stake in Chinese search engine

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Google, the world's most widely-used internet search engine, has taken a stake in leading Chinese counterpart Baidu.com, paving the way for potential cooperation between the two rivals. Google, ...