Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M
Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google’s maligned Buzz launch.
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Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google
Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.
Google Earth Plus 5.2.1.1588 Final + Crack
Google Earth combines satellite imagery maps and the power of Google Search to put the world rsquo s geographic information at your fingertips Fly from space to your neighborhood Type in an address and zoom right in Search for schools parks restaurants and hotels Get driving directions Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings Save and share your searches and favorites Even add your own annotations Google Earth lets you do smooth sailing flybyes of the entire Earth You can easily fly to any spot on the globe by entering any associated data like street addresses place names or lat long coordinates There are overlays that put additional information on the map like roads international boundaries terrain 3D buildings crime statistics schools stadiums any number of interesting stuff You can do Local searches in the program with icons on the map and a display on the side showing your results You can leave notes called quot placemarks quot all over the map so you can remember where all sorts of places are Searches and placemarks can be saved as bookmarks in quot My Places quot Everything can be output in an XML format called KML that will allow the vast popularity of Google Maps to continue in Earth You can also email a JPEG of the map or send a KMZ file if you know the recipient has Earth installed Features Sophisticated streaming technology delivers the data to you as you need it Imagery and 3D data depict the entire earth Terabytes of aerial and satellite imagery depict cities around the world in high resolution detail Local search lets you search for restaurants hotels and even driving directions Results show in your 3D earth view Easy to layer multiple searches save results to folders and share with others Layers show parks schools hospitals airports retail and more Overlays ndash import site plans design sketches and even scanned blueprints Annotate the view with lines and polygons Spreadsheet import ingest up to 2 500 locations by address or lat lon KML ndash data exchange format let your share useful annotations Use it for Planning a trip Getting driving directions Finding a house or apartment Finding a local business Exploring the world
Google’s Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads
Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a “do not track” list.
India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype
India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
Google and AOL renew their partnership
The companies say they’ll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.
Huawei launches Google branded Android 2.2 smartphone
Entry-level Android device part of vision to be ‘preferred partner for global operators’
Google Launches SketchUp 8 3D Modeling Software (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine – New free 3D modeling software adds geo-location, color aerial imagery, photo tracing, and Building Maker integration.
Google adds home efficiency tips to PowerMeter
Google.org’s home electricity monitoring Web app gets feature for organizing energy efficiency jobs, pitting PowerMeter in more direct competition with Microsoft’s Hohm.
Google finding its voice
Speech technology efforts are top of mind as the company searches for ways to improve the most natural computer input method of all.