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Internet use in China is developing at an explosive pace, but Canada's online presence in the language of the world's fastest growing market is practically non-existent.What's one of the first things we do when we look into a new opportunity? We Google it.

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Apple is once again circling back to the US in its legal patent squabbles. The company has filed a new infringement suit against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus covering four features of the Android 4 operating system, and another lawsuit against Motorola over Motorola's legal actions against Apple in Germany.

Stepping down after nine years, the AP boss talks battles with Google, getting paid for content, and effects of phone hacking When he was a cub reporter in the 1960s Tom Curley estimates the news cycle - defined as the "period of time when all the people interested in a story had access to it" - was 12 hours.

Google is in the midst of more than $120 million in construction projects at its Mountain View headquarters, including work on a series of new or previously secret hardware testing labs that hint at the Internet giant's expanding interest in crafting consumer devices like its rivals Apple and Microsoft.

Maha Abouelenein, Head of Communications - MENA for Global Communications and Public Affairs at Google, said the new policy will enable Google to treat its users as a single user across all products In a move aimed at creating a simpler and more intuitive user experience, Google has announced changes to its privacy policy that will take effect on ... (more)

Google has been known to celebrate authors and encourage educators to write books .

THEY may look like a pair of clunky sunglasses and the wearer may be accused of having a nervous tic, but the first hi-tech specs with a built-in screen are about to be unveiled.

Nokia Belle comes with a new 7.4 version A of the Webkit based Nokia browser. Here's a run down of what I've been able to find that's new and improved in latest browser.

Web-savvy Iranian oppositionists are renowned for their ability to use proxies and other means to circumvent Tehran's efforts to block their Internet access.

Techworld - Google is rumoured to be on the verge of launching a new cloud-based storage product, which has been described as the search giant's answer to Dropbox.

Google is offering Web users who enroll in its new Screenwise project the chance to earn $25 over a one-year period - so long as you let the company track which websites you visit.

Two industry luminaries - Google Fellow Amit Singhal and Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Henrique "Rico" Malvar - were elected to the The National Academy of Engineering A this week.

If Larry Page bites the dust, Google doesn't have life insurance on him. Same goes for Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt .

Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago.

Google shares were down 6 percent at $605.45 in afternoon trade on Nasdaq, while Motorola Mobility shares were up 6 cents at $39.41 on the New York Stock Exchange.

A jury in Texas gave the verdict that two patents of Eolas Technologies that enable Internet browsers to host embedded interactive applications were invalid, in a protracted legal battle which involved top Internet companies like Google and Amazon.com. Eolas, a technology company in Tyler, Texas, filed a patent infringement suit in 2009, accusing ... (more)

Candy, flowers and bling may dominate Valentine's Day gifts, but this year, one more item is likely to be among the love offerings: heart-shaped pizzas.

New "Nielsen-like" panel efforts are being made by Google as the company introduced Screenwise which will be run by GfK's Knowledge Networks.