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Google seeks to provide the best translation service

Among other things, Google now provides one of the largest online translation services, handling 52 languages and servicing hundreds of millions of queries every week. Although its translation services are not perfect, the New York Times reports that Google is rapidly improving the service.

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House of Lords ruling could block YouTube

A new Bill approved in the House of Lords may have drastic consequences for video sharing sites such as YouTube, Vimeo and FootyTube, as well as any other site with material infringing copyright protection. The Digital Economy Bill had sparked much uproar with leading digital companies - including Google , Yahoo! and Facebook - writing to Peter Mandelson about Clause 17 that would have given future secretaries of state new control over monitoring user data and introducing new technical measures. This clause was removed but replaced with a late amendment that will allow a high court judge the right to issue an injunction against any site with a “substantial amount” of copyrighted material.

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Microsoft releases first application for Android phones

Microsoft has released its first application for Google’s Android phone, one of the major competitors to Windows Mobile. Microsoft Tag is a colour barcode reader application launched last year by the Silicon Valley software giant, which offers an alternative to other barcode technologies such as QR-Code, Datamatrix and ShotCode.

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The Filter signs personalised search deal with Dailymotion

Video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a deal with ‘online discovery experience’ The Filter to increase its levels of video consumption, user engagement and dwell time. TechCrunch reports that this partnership will see The Filter deliver personalised recommendation services to all 66 million monthly users of Dailymotion, according to comScore statistics

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Google invests £3.6 million in university research projects

Google has announced it is increasing funding for university projects, financing research into areas that can benefit search engine technology. NYTimes.com reports that the Mountain View giant previously offered typical grants of around $50,000 (

Rival search engines ramp up competition in Munich

Attendees of the Digital, Life, and Design Conference, being held 24 to 26 January in Munich, will be exposed to the latest in cutting edge developments in the digital realm.

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China denies involvement in Google cyber-attacks

The Chinese government has spoken out to deny any involvement in the recent cyber attacks targeted at Google and other companies, saying that the search giant’s claims are “groundless.” A spokesperson of China’s ministry of industry and information technology told Xinhua: “The accusation that the Chinese government participated in [any] cyber attack, either in an explicit or inexplicit way, is groundless.

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Google exec praises ad sales performance

In a day when Google Inc’s year-on-year sales growth report sent its stocks sliding nearly 5 percent, CEO Eric Schmidt is still smiling. While his company posted 17 per cent growth in revenue, falling below some investors’ expectations, he pointed to the search site’s advertising sales as a mark of success. Revenues reported by Google in its fourth quarter stood at $1.97 billion (

Google explains real time Twitter search

Since reaching an agreement with microblogging site Twitter and introducing real time search functionality in December, Google fans have been keen to find out how the Mountain View giant has been indexing tweets from the popular site. Having updated and refined its methods recently, the search engine has decided to share them with everyone.

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Microsoft and HP hope to clash horns with Apple

Microsoft and HP have launched a slate computer ahead of the much anticipated and rumoured unveiling of a similar device by Apple. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed the HP device at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in a move designed to steal thunder and grab headlines

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