Google has taken direct aim at Microsoft’s core personal computer software business, with the announcement of a PC operating system to rival Windows.
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Tags: Google Chrome Operating system, Microsoft Windows, Chrome OS, Global IT News, Windows 7, PC’s, Google Android, Google Chrome Web browser, Technology, Software, IT, Web apps, Netbooks,
Google unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but Internet penetration is low.
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Grameen bank, Mohammed Yunus, Grameen foundation, Google SMS Tips, Google Trader, Uganda, Goolge SMS, Africa, Global IT News, Global Development News, Livestock, Nobel peace prize, IT, tech, technology, web,
Spending more time on social networks and blogs? You're not alone, with the latest figures showing the number of minutes spent on social networking sites in the United States has almost doubled over the past year.
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http://globalbestpractice.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-spent-on-social-networks-almost.html
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Twitter, Facebook, Social networking, United States, Time spent online, Global Best Practice, Myspace, IT, Technology, software, Web 2.0, Cloud computing, Imeem,
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether big tech firms, including Google, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) broke antitrust law by possibly colluding on hiring policies, according to a report in the Washington Post.
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http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/justice-department-probes-big-tech-firm.html
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U.S. Department of Justice, Google, Yahoo, Apple, Hiring practices, HR, collusion, engineers, silicon valley, Global Best Practice, software, IT, web, coders, computer programmers,
The Obama administration is launching a pilot program to collect biometric information from non-U.S. citizens when they leave the country.
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http://globalblognetwork.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-begins-collection-of-biometric_02.html
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Obama, Obama administration, biometrics, biometric information, non-US citizens, tourists, tourism, Global Best Practice, database, government database, IT, software, surveillance, ACLU,
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