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  Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

  Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

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  Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 20:53

  Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

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  Yahoo Axis may be game changer for search and the troubled company

  With Axis, Yahoo is trying to change the search game, while also trying to change its image as a troubled company.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 24 May, 2012 20:08

  Tags: Yahoo, software, search engines, Microsoft, IT industry, Internet Search, internet, Google, browsers, applications

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  About 4.5 million Catholic school students to get Office 365

  About 4.5 million Catholic school students will get access to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud e-mail and collaboration suite as part of a 3-year deal the software vendor struck with the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC).

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 24 May, 2012 18:55

  Tags: Software as a service, cloud computing, internet, collaboration, e-mail, applications, software, Google, Microsoft

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  European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes

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  By Peter Sayer | 24 May, 2012 17:42

  Tags: privacy, security, search engines, internet, Google

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  Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

  Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

  Tags: Android OS, Android, smartphones, consumer electronics, patent, intellectual property, legal, Microsoft, Google, Motorola Mobility, Motorola

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  Bug bounty hunters reveal eight vulnerabilities in Google services

  Security researchers unveiled eight vulnerabilities in Google services during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday -- but they claim to have discovered more than 100 such bugs over the past few months.

  By Loek Essers | 24 May, 2012 12:56

  Tags: Hack In The Box, Exploits / vulnerabilities, malware, Desktop security, security, Google, HITB

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  Google to offer mapping and other software in Syria

  Google is now allowed under U.S. export control rules to offer downloads in Syria of its mapping software Google Earth, photo sharing software Picasa, and its Chrome browser, it said Wednesday.

  By John Ribeiro | 24 May, 2012 07:46

  Tags: Regulation, Internet-based applications and services, internet, government, Google

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  Most jurors sided with Google on APIs and 'fair use'

  Most of the jurors in the Oracle v Google trial thought Google's use of 37 Java APIs in Android should be allowed under the doctrine of fair use, one of the jurors revealed Wednesday after the trial had ended.

  By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 23:34

  Tags: Android OS, copyright, Civil lawsuits, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

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  Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

  Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

  By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 20:08

  Tags: Android OS, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

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  McAfee reports big spike in malware

  PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday.

  By Cameron Scott | 23 May, 2012 20:08

  Tags: mobile security, malware, Exploits / vulnerabilities, security, Apple, Google, mcafee

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  Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

  Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

  By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 18:29

  Tags: Android OS, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

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  Microsoft takes Bing Streetside offline in Germany after privacy complaints

  Microsoft has taken its Google Street View-like service Bing Streetside offline in Germany after German citizens expressed their worries about how Microsoft handles requests for blurring of images, the company said on Tuesday.

  By Loek Essers | 23 May, 2012 10:31

  Tags: Streetside Street View, Maps, Internet-based applications and services, privacy, security, search engines, internet, Microsoft, Google

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  Google becomes hardware company with $12.5B Motorola buy

  It's official: Google is now a hardware company.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 23 May, 2012 01:17

  Tags: search engines, Motorola Mobility, Motorola, Mobile and Wireless, Internet Search, internet, Google, european commission, Apple

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  Google has finally closed Motorola Mobility acquisition

  Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 May, 2012 00:36

  Tags: tablets, smartphones, Motorola Mobility, mergers and acquisitions, hardware systems, Google, consumer electronics, business issues, Android tablets, Android OS, Android