| U.S. Justice Dept probing Google/ITA deal: sources
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 Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said.
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| Exploding Google Logo Means... What?
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NewsFactor - If the measure of a good logo is that it is memorable, Google is setting new records. On the day after Labor Day, the search giant is featuring a new variation on its well-known name in which the logo breaks up and runs from your cursor -- and people are wondering why. |
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| Google's Schmidt Talks Automatic Search, Google TV, Chrome OS
(PC Magazine) |
PC Magazine - Search engines are all about finding the information you want right now, and the next step is to do that automatically before you even think to conduct that search, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Tuesday. |
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| Texas probing Google over search results
(AFP) |
 AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.
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| Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google
(PC World) |
PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year. |
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| Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings
(AP) |
 AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
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| Google faces Texas AG inquiry, settles privacy suit
(Reuters) |
 Reuters - Google Inc said on Friday it was the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General's office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.
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| Google plans to sell music online
(Investor's Business Daily) |
Investor's Business Daily - The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with Apple, which dominates via its iTunes Music Stores, accounting for 70% of all U.S. digital music sales. It rose 1.5% to 470.30. |
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| Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
(PC World) |
PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines. |
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| Texas AG Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google
(PC Magazine) |
PC Magazine - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust review of Google, the search engine giant announced Friday. |
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| Google to Simplify Privacy Policy
(PC Magazine) |
PC Magazine - Google on Friday announced that it will be streamlining its privacy policy, effective Oct. 3. The search engine giant is not making any material changes to its policy, but is removing redundant sections, and launching a new privacy tools page. |
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| Summary Box: Google, AOL reach new search deal
(AP) |
AP - THE DEAL: Under a new five-year agreement, Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites. The companies signed the deal this week. |
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