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French economy slows down
23/08/2010 - THE WEEK IN BUSINESS

French economy slows down

Pierre Briançon tells us about French austerity, which is still in the news even during the government's summer break; a wave of consolidation among large industrial groups; and a new battle which is looming between internet giants Facebook and Google.
Russian Android phones infected by virus sending costly text messages
11/08/2010 - TECHNOLOGY

Russian Android phones infected by virus sending costly text messages

In Russia, a booby-trapped Movie Player is currently infecting Android phones with a virus set to send expensive text messages without the owner's knowledge or consent.
War of the giants
11/08/2010 - TECHNOPHILE

War of the giants

The war of the giants: who comes out fighting between Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook? And pick of the week: two websites which allow you to keep up with the latest technology news.
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What's behind the Saudi and UAE move to ban Blackberry?
04/08/2010 - TECHNOLOGY

What's behind the Saudi and UAE move to ban Blackberry?

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will join the UAE and ban use of Blackberry data and messaging services. Both countries claim the move is due to security fears, but the ban highlights the tension between digital security and privacy.
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A new look for Google's image search
21/07/2010 - TECHNOLOGY

A new look for Google's image search

The Internet search giant announced on Wednesday that its image search service now delivers over a billion page views a day from an index of over 10 billion images. With that kind of volume, the company says it’s now time for a makeover.
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Google pledged to comply with law, says Beijing
20/07/2010 - INTERNET

Google pledged to comply with law, says Beijing

In the latest twist in the ongoing war between China and Google, authorities in Beijing announced on Tuesday that Google's licence to operate in China was only renewed because the Internet giant agreed to adhere to local censorship rules.
Beijing renews Google's operating license
09/07/2010 - CHINA

Beijing renews Google's operating license

After months of uncertainty due to tensions over government censorship, the internet search giant Google says Beijing has renewed the company's license, permitting it to continue web operations in China.
Google in China: censorship vs economic gain
01/07/2010 - TALKING POINTS

Google in China: censorship vs economic gain

Relations between the American search giant and Beijing have been tense since Google stated it no longer wanted to co-operate with the Chinese government's web filtering. In March, Google closed its China-based search engine and rerouted users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site. But the company stopped the automatic rerouting this week. So is Google doing too much to please Beijing and tap into the lucrative Chinese market?
No comment from Beijing as Google licence expires
01/07/2010 - INTERNET

No comment from Beijing as Google licence expires

A feature of the Google internet search engine remained blocked to China’s 400 million Internet users on Thursday, as the deadline for renewal of the company’s operating licence, which expired on Wednesday, passed without any comment from Beijing.
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Paying for news?
30/06/2010 - TECHNOPHILE

Paying for news?

Rupert Murdoch has put up a paywall around his London Times content. Size matters for giants Facebook, and Google. And pick of the week: Jing, a screen capture programme that works on PCs and Macs.
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