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Google acquires photo editing site Picnik, promising future features while maintaining existing services for a seamless user experience.

The European Union has agreed to investigate charges of monopolistic practices made against Google by three companies, Foundem, ejustice.

A court in Italy sentenced three Google executives to six-month suspended jail terms for a video violating a boy's privacy, raising internet freedom concerns.

The Aurora cyber attacks on Google and other US entities have been traced to Chinese schools, including one affiliated with the military.

Google defended its book digitisation project in a Manhattan courtroom, facing opposition from Microsoft and Amazon over anti-trust and copyright concerns.

Vodafone NZ exhausts stock of HTC Magic, the country's sole Google Android phone, as Telecom announces plans to launch its own Android device.

Google aims to revolutionise internet speeds in the US with a trial offering up to 1Gbps broadband to 500,000 homes, vastly surpassing current averages.

The Wall Street Journal has posted a report on its Web site that Iran intends to shut down Google Inc’s email service in that country.

Google tweaks Buzz after privacy complaints, changing auto-follow to auto-suggest and giving users more control over their shared content and connections.

Google will cease support for Internet Explorer 6 from March, citing security flaws and outdated technology as reasons for the decision.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs slams Google and Adobe, calling Flash “buggy” and accusing Google of wanting to “kill the iPhone”.

Well, the holidays are almost over, and students across the whole country are returning for another year at school.

Google is teaming up with The New York Times and The Washington Post to revolutionise web news by launching Google Living Stories, an interactive news platform.

A project planned for London’s 2012 Olympic Games sounds like pure science fiction, but the technology that could see it built is already available.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has spoken out over censorship, but has also announced that Microsoft intends to continue to do business with China.

Google probes potential insider assistance in China HQ breach, suspects aimed at accessing dissidents' emails. McAfee points to spear phishing attack.

Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the People’s Republic of China, after an attack originating from the country.

Google showcases its upcoming Chrome OS for netbooks, promising web-based apps, enhanced security, and cloud storage, set for release next year.

Unless a foolproof way is found of generating revenue from online news, the future of journalism itself is under threat.

Google is warning users to beware of scams that offer ways to make fast money using the popular Web search engine.