Google

Google is a US company providing Internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, and software and advertising technologies. Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin with an unofficial slogan of “Don’t be evil”, the company has established itself in the mobile sector through its widely used Android operating system, and has a major presence in the smartphone market.

TECHNOLOGY

Google's All Access takes on streaming radio outfits such as Spotify, Pandora

17 May 2013

Google has introduced a music service for smartphones and tablets powered by its free Android software, in a challenge to streaming radio firms such as Pandora and Spotify.

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Talking points

16 May 2013

Lawmakers sentenced for illegal assembly

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Google chief Larry Page discloses problem with vocal cords

16 May 2013

Google chief executive Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to run the...

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Google inks music service deals with Sony, Universal: report

15 May 2013

Google has signed licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment to launch a subscription music service that would compete with fast-growing start-up Spotify, according to...

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Google boss says vocal cords affected by 'very rare' condition

15 May 2013

Google chief executive Larry Page provided the first public details of the voice ailment that sidelined him from speaking engagements last summer, saying that he has limited movement in his left...

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Hon Hai’s Apple pie under threat from Pegatron

13 May 2013

Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer, faces growing competition from cross-town rival Pegatron Corp, a company that is just a quarter of its size by...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Google+ struggles to attract brands, some neglect to update

To mark the Cinco de Mayo holiday this year, Domino’s Pizza festooned its Facebook page with a string of posts, including an image of a Mexican-themed guacamole pizza that garnered over 2,000 “...

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Stunning timelapse shows how the Earth's surface has changed since 1984

It's no secret that landscapes change over time, but Google has managed to capture the development of the earth's surface in a clever timelapse video.

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YouTube starts paid subscription service

Google’s YouTube video service is dipping its toe into pay television by starting on Thursday a subscription service with 30 content creators, including children’s programmers Sesame Street and...

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EARNINGS

Sony revival hinges on smartphones

Sony forecast a drop in sales of cameras and game machines this fiscal year as its consumer gadget business struggles despite a rebound in profit to five-year highs and a boost from the weak yen...

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INSIGHT

Digital world must eventually defeat dictators: Schmidt, Cohen

NATHAN GARDELS: You paint an exciting portrait of the arriving digital age where most of the Earth’s 8 billion future inhabitants will be empowered through technological inclusion and connectivity...

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COURTS

Google wrongly accused in defamation claim, court told

Businessman Albert Yeung Sau-shing wrongly picked Google, which is only a search engine and not a publisher, to sue for defamation, the Court of First Instance heard yesterday.

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