Google acquires social games site Social Deck
Submitted by Manish Verma on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:12
With the intention of consolidating the community interacting facility, Google has attained Social Deck which is a website designing group. However, the price of the procurement has not yet been revealed. This deal has taken place just a few days after the purchase of Angstro by the colossal exploration application over the internet.
Chrome users irked by unwanted music playing on their Gmail inboxes
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:12
According to Computerworld, Google’s Gmail support forum was virtually flooded with several Chrome users complaining about the sudden play of some background video and ragtime-style music when they reached their inboxes.
After RIM its now Google and Skype to face ban
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 05:34
After the Blackberry it is now the turn of Google and Skype that may face the wrath of Indian authorities.
As part of the clampdown that the telecom companies are facing, the next in line to face ban may be Google and Skype. Because of security reason, Indian authorities want to access to everything to be able to properly scrutinize them.
Google, AP ink new licensing deal for Google News
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:50
In a Monday confirmation, Google and Associated Press (AP) said that they have inked a new licensing agreement, under which Google will host the publisher’s content on Google News and other properties.
News Corp.’s MySpace extends its search ad pact with Google by one month
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 05:47
While News Corp. is still in the process of securing a new search advertising pact for its social networking website MySpace.com, sources ‘in the know’ have shared the information that the company’s search ad contract with Google has been extended by one month.
Google’s new Gmail calling service threatens Skype
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 06:26
With over one million calls being made in the first 24 hours of Google’s August 25-launched Gmail calling service, analysts and industry experts opine that the new VOIP service is a potential threat to Internet telephony bigwig Skype.
