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March 12, 2010

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Free trade, when it suits

Google's tussle with China may go as far as the World Trade Organization on the argument that Beijing's Internet censorship is an impediment to trade. Free trade, of course, is what business in the West is all about - though that is hard to believe considering recent action involving the likes of Apple and games producer Ubisoft.

- Martin J Young (Mar 05, '10)

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Partnership buzz

The increasing importance and potential value of social networking sites is evident in pioneer portal Yahoo's decision to partner with fast-rising networking star Twitter. Microsoft forged its own partnership with Amazon, with an eye on the possibilities of the Kindle e-reader. Google, meanwhile, is finding out that its disdain for privacy is creating a serious buzz of annoyance.

- Martin J Young (Feb 26, '10)

Asia in war of words over Google Books

Google's book digitization project, which faces its final legal judgment in New York this week, has sparked fierce debate in India and China. Publishers say scanning all the world's books could rob writers of royalties and circumvent copyright laws, while backers say the project will create the world's largest library and revive rare, out-of-print works.

- Indrajit Basu (Feb 18, '10)

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Google Buzzing to get a greater grip

Google, pursuing its goal of discovering everything everyone does on the Internet, is extending its reach into social networking sites. Given the search giant's muscle, that could be bad news for the likes of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

- Martin J Young (Feb 12, '10)

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iPad a job half done

"We think we've done it," proclaimed Apple boss Steve Jobs when he unveiled the company's tablet computer. Yet the list of what the iPad does not do will persuade many potential buyers to keep their cash in their wallets until something better comes along - perhaps from Google.

- Martin J Young (Jan 29, '10)

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Search and be damned

Google's now famous threat to quit China has led to a more searching examination of searches, with both the US company and its rival in China found wanting. With mud also sticking to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla is one outfit emerging with smiles from the fog of confrontation.

- Martin J Young (Jan 22, '10)

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Google fired up over China's great wall

Search giant Google has grown fat on taking on the world and, for the most part, winning, but challenging the Chinese government to drop its web censorship policy looks like a battle it cannot win. Just what lies behind the "Don't be evil" company's change of stance remains obscure.

- Martin J Young (Jan 15, '10)

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Las Vegas sees a new dimension

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas gives gadget fans, from company bosses to teen nerds, a chance to start drawing up their dream gift lists. 3-D television is a star of the show, while Google's venture into mobile phones threatens to turn dreams into nightmares at rivals Apple and Nokia.

- Martin J Young (Jan 08, '10)

Youku, Tudou battle for video billions

China's video-sharing web sites, with the multi-billion dollar valuation of YouTube as a keen incentive, are battling for viewers and advertising. Youku and Tudou are the front-runners to win a listing on Nasdaq and a payback for early investors.

- Sherman So (Dec 23, '09)

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Google comes calling

The ever-expanding empire of Google is now entering phone territory, with the US-based company planning to bring out its own handset in the new year. With the gadgets linked to Google's search data, you could soon be seeing a Big Mac picture appearing on your phone when you approach a McDonald's.

- Martin J Young (Dec 18, '09)

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The Googlenet has you

Google now merges content from social networking websites into traditional search results pages. Less immediately annoying but more scary is Google Goggles, which supplies instant information on Android-based photos of any object.

- Martin J Young (Dec 11, '09)

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Google clicks on compromise

A compromise by Google allows Internet news publishers to charge readers after first giving limited free access. That still leaves a delicate balancing act for publishers wishing to attract readers and related advertising, while hanging on to paid subscribers. Free sites might be the ultimate beneficiaries.

- Martin J Young (Dec 04, '09)

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Apple not so sweet in China

Not quite the end of the world for Apple, but the introduction of the iPod to China turned sour for the United States-based company and its mainland partner, China Unicom, with initial sales falling well short of forecasts. Doomsday, however, may be closer for the rest of the world, with the restart of Europe's Large Hadron Collider.

- Martin J Young (Nov 06, '09)

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Windows users in seventh heaven

Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, has been launched with promises that the software will deliver above and beyond its much-maligned predecessors. With Google and Apple snapping at its heels, Microsoft has finally introduced a new version that doesn't require expensive hardware upgrades to run it.

- Martin J Young (Oct 23, '09)

New broom may sweep Google China ahead

Lee Kai-fu's decision to quit his job as head of Google China has been portrayed as a major setback for the company as it struggles to catch up with mainland rival Baidu. Yet his successor's background and preference for a less technology-heavy approach could play very much in the United States company's favor.

- Sherman So (Oct 19, '09)

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Free trade, when it suits

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Partnership buzz

Asia in war of words over Google Books

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Google Buzzing to get a greater grip

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iPad a job half done

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Search and be damned

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Google fired up over China's great wall

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Las Vegas sees a new dimension

Youku, Tudou battle for video billions

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Google comes calling

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The Googlenet has you

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Google clicks on compromise

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Apple not so sweet in China

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Windows users in seventh heaven

New broom may sweep Google China ahead

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