Google announced that it was delaying the launch of two Android phones in China due to a dispute with the Chinese government over censorship issues. The delay will affect Google-endorsed Android phones from Samsung and Motorola that were to be carried by China Unicom, says an eWEEK story.
Read more »Ask YouTube for Ogg support!
"...Google has closed the window on HTML5 feedback, saying that peoples' voices have been heard. However, notably absent is any mention of Ogg. Google leaving Ogg out of the picture here makes sense, because it would be very easy for them to offer HTML5/h264 videos that play in Chrome and Safari, while still excluding free formats and users of free browsers like Firefox and Icecat..."
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Microsoft confirms 17-year old security bug in Windows NT discovered by a Google researcher
Microsoft released a security advisory to acknowledge a flaw that affects every release of the Windows NT kernel, from Windows NT 3.1 up to and including Windows 7.
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The Performance Of EXT4 Then & Now
Over the past week there has been a lot of talk about the EXT4 file-system following the announcement that Google is migrating their EXT2 file-systems to EXT4. Their reasons for this transition to EXT4 are attributed to the easy migration process and Google engineers are pleased with this file-system's performance.
Read more »Google stands up to Chinese government
RMS: « Google refuses to continue censoring search results for the Chinese government even if that means it ceases providing the service in China.
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Microsoft is Chasing Google Not Just in Search But Operating Systems and Office Suites Too
A glimpse at what Google's advancement in the market is doing to Microsoft, the company that attacks Free software more than any other company (or all of them combined)
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Apple Helps Microsoft Attack Google’s Linux While Google Spreads GNU/Linux, ODF
Mishmash of news; Apple's helping hand to Microsoft is reappearing now that GNU/Linux and ODF gain traction, partly thanks to Google
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"I love" Google search results… OS X trails Linux
I love Suse - 412,000
I love Fedora - 1,180,000
I love Uubntu -
I love OS X -
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Reader’s Article: Google’s Chrome EULA Disappoints
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Is the Success of Google's Android a Threat to Free Software
While the vast majority of the its apps are closed source they will not help spread real user freedom, or offer much of an alternative to Apple's tightly-controlled approach. The free software community needs to address these problems by encouraging many more developers to build great Android apps that are truly free.
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Google expands tracking to logged out users
You Google Google while Google Googles you. Also check out included Scroogle link - no cookies, no search-term records and access log deleted after 48 hours.
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Google and the Future of Linux
If I said Google's been getting a lot of press lately, that wouldn't mean much. Google always seems to get a lot of press. It could be my imagination, of course, but it really feels like there's been an uptick of chatter about Google these days.
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All About Wave.
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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
Google promises that Chrome will be a much more secure than Windows. Well, yes, but it also has one big problem as well.
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Who do you trust with your data ?!
Well, by now anyone who has an interest in the alternative operating systems to Microsoft Windows will have read the numerous reports relating to the announcement made by Google concerning their development of the "Google Chrome OS".
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