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Google Vrs China: A Battle Over Censorship
The search giant Google has been involved in an ongoing dispute with China recently. The American based corporation must tread lightly as any other company that does business in China must do. After all, China is now a major financial player.
The latest news from Google is that they are considering closing down their relationship with China because talks concerning censorship on the part of the Chinese...
What Is A Bloom Box? (PHOTO)
With a national focus on finding ways to find new efficient alternatives to replace our current sources of energy, one new company claims to have found away that could help us lessen our dependence on foreign oil.
Bloom Energy which is a new startup company has disclosed that they have come up with a fuel cell technology that could replace conventional forms of energy.
K.R. Sridhar, who is the CEO...
Telus Hopes For Huge Sales With Motorola Milestone
Telus launches Motorola Milestone
As if the smartphone industry had not gotten any bigger, Telus Communications have announced that they will soon release the Motorola Milestone, their answer to the iPhone and Google Android. As a matter of fact the Motorola Milestone will be run by the same technology as the Android and will be released in Canada.
The Motorola Milestone is the current talk of the...
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Reviewing Google Buzz
Google’s newest email product, the Google Buzz, has received quite a bit of criticism over the past few week and is now drawing the attention of the United States Federal Trade Commission. A complaint filed yesterday to the US Federal Trade Commission stated that the new social networking too may violated many privacy laws.
Google added Buzz as a new social networking tool this week. The Google...
Google’s Buzz Met With Little Buzz
The Bad Buzz About ‘Buzz’
With the release of Google’s newest social interaction tool, the internet giant hoped to compete with such applications as Twitter and Facebook. Unfortunately for Google, its new ‘Buzz’ might be a short lived exploration if the reaction from the public continues to be as negative as it has from the start.
The basis for the backlash has been the fact that...
More Of Canada Now Available On Google Street View
This Tuesday, Google Canada revealed more than 130 Canadian cities to be viewed in a 3-D environment in Google street view mode. The coverage includes most of Southern Canada along the border with the United States, extensive sections of Alberta – Saskatchewan mountain territory and areas of interest in Northwestern British Columbia as well as Yukon. Authorities further commented that regions...
Google Street View Catches illegal Tree Cutters
Three people in Vancouver are charged with illegal tree-cutting, and the case against them has the option of using pictures taken by a Google Street View camera which happened to be operating in the neighborhood and recorded the scene. The Google Street View shows the truck and workmen on the site, which was littered with tree debris as well as the fresh cut stumps along the property’s fence...
Human Rights Organizations Latest Victim in Chinese Hacking Episode
While the Chinese government and Google continue their public dispute over alleged cyber attacks from earlier this month, hackers over the weekend managed to launch several attacks on the web sites of human rights organizations in China. One such organization, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, was the victim of a sustained sixteen-hour denial of service attack on Saturday. The group claims the Chinese...
YouTube Movie Rentals A Good Move?
YouTube recently announced that it is expanding its presence on the internet by renting movies. On Friday, January 22, they began by partnering with the Sundance Film Festival, to make available for rent in the U.S. five films made between 2009 and 2010. These films will be available through January 31. They then hope to include an additional small collection of videos from different industries, including...
E-Readers A Big Hit At CES
There are plenty of great new inventions and gadgets which were introduced at the CES Convention in Las Vegas.
The convention included some new and very cool ways to get people to read. The Skiff Reader is the latest thing to hit the E-reading market. The Skiff has the money backing of the very successful Hearst publishing family. The Skiff reader is a great way to get your news online. You can now...
