SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8, 2008 (AFP) - Google said Wednesday that it is expanding its advertising kingdom to include the booming online computer game market.

AdSense for Games software that lets website operators weave video, text, or picture advertisements into online games is being tested in the United States.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7, 2008 (AFP) - Google has adapted its free email service to help those letting loose after a few evening cocktails or succumbing to lovelorn moments from firing off messages they might regret in the morning.

Google said Friday it is postponing a planned online advertising tie-up
with Yahoo to allow more time for US anti-trust regulators to consider
the ramifications of the deal.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) - Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading.

The Google Blog Search tool rolled out this week competes with Techmeme, Polymeme, Wikio and other 'memetrackers' that sort and organize blog posts into categories.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) - Google said Friday it is postponing a planned online advertising tie-up with Yahoo to allow more time for US anti-trust regulators to consider the ramifications of the deal.

Film stars including Forest Whitaker, Leonardo DiCaprio and Dustin
Hoffman joined forces with Google on Wednesday in a campaign to get US
citizens to vote in the coming presidential election.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30, 2008 (AFP) - Eleven California state political leaders are urging US regulators not to interfere with a proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo.

NEW YORK, Oct 1, 2008 (AFP) - The Nasdaq stock exchange cancelled late trades in Google from Tuesday after what it described as 'erroneous orders' sent the share price of the Internet search giant sharply lower.

NEW YORK, Sept 18, 2008 (AFP) - Google and Telecommunication carrier T-Mobile unveiled Tuesday the first mobile device powered by the Internet search giant's software, a smartphone seen as a potential rival to Apple's popular iPhone.

The T-Mobile G1, informally known as the 'Google phone,' is built by Taiwanese firm HTC and was released by Google and T-Mobile executives in New York.

NEW YORK, Sept 18, 2008 (AFP) - Google and Telecommunication carrier T-Mobile unveiled Tuesday the first mobile device powered by the Internet search giant's software, a smartphone seen as a potential rival to Apple's popular iPhone.

The T-Mobile G1, informally known as the 'Google phone,' is built by Taiwanese firm HTC and was released by Google and T-Mobile executives in New York.

NEW YORK, Sept 23, 2008 (AFP) - Internet search leader Google took a giant leap into the mobile phone market on Tuesday, unveiling a handset developed with Telecommunication carrier T-Mobile to compete with Apple's hot-selling iPhone.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19, 2008 (AFP) - Google co-founder Serge Brin has started a blog, candidly telling of being at risk for Parkinson's Disease and plugging his wife's genetic testing start-up firm.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18, 2008 (AFP) - A mobile telephone tailored to run on Google's Android software is to debut next week in New York City.

US Telecommunication carrier T-Mobile is slated to unveil on September 23 a 'Google phone' built by Taiwanese firm HTC and to have the device for sale in stores as early as October.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17, 2008 (AFP) - Internet titan Google and technology colossus General Electric said Wednesday they are joining forces to promote a 'smart' US electric power grid and clean energy.

The companies said they will work together on green energy technologies and lobby US political leaders to support 'visionary policies' on renewable energy.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17, 2008 (AFP) - Internet titan Google and technology colossus General Electric said Wednesday they are joining forces to promote a 'smart' US electric power grid and clean energy policies.

The companies said they will work together on green energy technologies and lobby US political leaders to support 'visionary policies' on renewable energy.

BRUSSELS, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - The EU's top competition regulator has opened an investigation into a proposed online advertising tie-up between internet giants Google and Yahoo, a spokesman said Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, September 11, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission welcomed as a 'good step' Thursday the decision by Internet giant Google to halve the time that it keeps certain private web search data.

BRUSSELS, September 11, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission welcomed as a 'good step' on Thursday the decision by Internet giant Google to halve the time for which it keeps certain private web-search data.

LONDON , September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Internet group O3b Networks, backed by Google and two other leading companies, unveiled a plan Tuesday to expand high-speed Internet access to emerging market countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

BRUSSELS, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Internet giant Google moved on Tuesday to calm privacy concerns with plans to halve the time it keeps users' web search data on record following pressure from European regulators.

BRUSSELS, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Google will halve the time it keeps users' Internet search data after pressure from regulators concerned about privacy, it said on its official blog.

The California-based company said it was reducing the amount of time it keeps the search data associated with a user's unique Internet address to nine months from 18 months currently.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 8, 2008 (AFP) - Google announced Monday it is working with a growing number of newspapers to 'bring history online' by digitizing archives of articles ranging from lunar landings to local obituaries.

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - A group of former Google engineers on Monday launched a rival Internet search engine, Cuil, saying it is an improved version of the world's most popular Web-scouring tool.

Cuil's founders are taking unabashed aim at their one-time workplace, claiming they out search Google when it comes to depth and breadth on the rapidly expanding Internet.

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2008 (AFP) - A proposed online advertising deal between Google and Yahoo drew fire from Microsoft and others at a Senate hearing Tuesday even as both companies defended the alliance as positive for consumers and businesses.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2008 (AFP) - Google on Tuesday rolled out a challenge to virtual world giant Second Life with free software that lets people create their own online 3D worlds that can be embedded on websites and melded with other online functions.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned Thursday by the Internet giant and privacy advocates.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3, 2008 (AFP) - Google expressed disappointment Thursday at a judge's order to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube.

On Tuesday US District Court Judge Louis Stanton backed Viacom's request for data on which YouTube users watch which videos on the website.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2, 2008 (AFP) - The US Department of Justice said Wednesday it is scrutinizing a proposed online advertising deal between Google and Yahoo to make certain it doesn't stifle competition.

'We are looking at the competitive effects of the transaction and how it affects consumers,' department spokeswoman Gina Talamona told AFP.

BUENOS AIRES, June 6, 2008 (AFP) - Internet search king Google opened an office in Buenos Aires Friday, in a ceremony attended by President Cristina Kirchner, who stressed the Internet's role in the 'democratization' of information.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Google on Monday launched a long-anticipated medical records service letting US users store and manage their health care information online.

Amid concerns over privacy, Google said it has built a secure computer platform separate from its search system to host medical records as part of an emphasis on keeping the health information protected.

LONDON, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - 'People power' via the Internet could help shame Myanmar into accepting foreign assistance for cyclone victims, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday.