Microsoft files EU complaint over Google, Motorola (Reuters)
Microsoft files EU complaint over Google, Motorola (Reuters) Reuters – Microsoft Corp has asked EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a patent dispute with Google Inc and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc as it stepped up its battle against Google.
read moreGoogle carrying real-time data from EU exchanges (AP)
Google carrying real-time data from EU exchanges (AP) AP – Google is to carry real-time pricing from leading European stock exchanges, the company said Tuesday, marking an expansion of the online search giant’s financial offerings.
read moreHow to become a YouTube star (AP)
How to become a YouTube star (AP) AP – YouTube has committed $ 100 million to 96 new video channels and has recruited top Hollywood talent to produce content. But the Google-owned site’s talent search is far from complete. Fancy yourself a filmmaker?
read moreDemand Media stock soars as 4Q results renew hope (AP)
Demand Media stock soars as 4Q results renew hope (AP) AP – Demand Media Inc.’s stock soared by 31 percent Friday after the online content publisher’s fourth-quarter earnings and outlook for this year gave investors hope that it is starting to recover from diminished traffic that had stemmed from changes to Google’s Internet search formula.
read moreChina’s Baidu looks to mobile search for growth (Reuters)
China’s Baidu looks to mobile search for growth (Reuters) Reuters – China’s top search engine, Baidu Inc, plans to begin monetizing its mobile search traffic and social media platforms this year in an effort to boost growth outside its traditional PC domain, Baidu’s chief executive said on Friday.
read moreGoogle gets U.S., EU nod to buy Motorola Mobility (Reuters)
Google gets U.S., EU nod to buy Motorola Mobility (Reuters) Reuters – U.S. and European regulators approved Google Inc’s $ 12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and said they would keep a sharp eye on the web search giant to ensure patents critical to the telecommunications industry would be licensed at fair prices.
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