T-Mobile has announced the launch of the first smartphone to be powered by the Google Android operating system but the phone will not be available to customers until early November 2008. Android is promoted as open source with plenty of room for customization, but the new T-Mobile G1 phone is less 'open' than the promotional hype would have you believe
Reiko Uchida, 24 September 2008
Google is investing in a service to bring internet access to 3bn people in Africa and other emerging markets by launching at least 16 satellites to provide services to the unconnected half of the globe.
The company has teamed up with John Malone, the cable television magnate, and HSBC to set...
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Reiko Uchida, 10 September 2008
Google has announced plans to release a new browser to compete with Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. This comes shortly after Microsoft released a beta version of Internet Explorer 8, which makes it easier to block ads from Google and others. A beta version of the Google...
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Michelle Wong, 02 September 2008
Cisco has acquired PostPath, a provider of innovative email and calendaring software, based in Mountain View, California, for $215m. PostPath, which also has a development team in Bulgaria, should enhance the email and calendaring capabilities of Cisco's WebEx Connect collaboration platform.
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Reiko Uchida, 28 August 2008
Google is preparing to launch Google Translation Center, a new translation tool for freelance and professional translators. The new service has broad implications for the translation industry, which is still very fragmented and technologically un-sophisticated.
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Reiko Uchida, 02 September 2008