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Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M

September 3rd, 2010
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.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

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Facebook adds ‘liked’ news stories to search results

September 3rd, 2010
Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."

Originally posted at The Digital Home

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Skype updates latest beta with 10-way video calling

September 3rd, 2010
The newest beta of Skype 5.0 lets you video chat with up to 10 people, send an IM to someone who's offline, and better recover from dropped calls.

Originally posted at News - Digital Media

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How ‘Catfish’ filmmakers took Facebook plunge (Q&A)

September 3rd, 2010
In an interview, CNET's Ina Fried speaks with the three filmmakers behind "Catfish"--that other Facebook movie. This one is both a documentary and a thriller.

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Google’s Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads

September 2nd, 2010
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.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

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Survey: E-mail eats up your time off

September 2nd, 2010
Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

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Two years on, Chrome reshapes browser market

September 2nd, 2010
The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Google and AOL renew their partnership

September 2nd, 2010
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.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

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Tab tweaks land in Chrome Canary

September 1st, 2010
Google adds a new labs feature to its bleeding-edge version of Chrome to make it easier for users to test features that are still in development, but at least partially ready for users to explore.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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For 99 cents, Amazon sells shows, Apple rents them

September 1st, 2010
A number of Fox shows are for sale on Amazon's video service for the same 99 cents that Apple is charging to rent the shows.

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