http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:19:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43519/google-quietly-conquers-with-irresistible-apps.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDespite near-total lack of marketing, Google finds its way into Web lovers’ hearts with an irresistible bundle of applications. “Having grown up in the vapor trail of the ’60s, I learned to be wary of large, centralized organizations,” David Carr writes in the New York Times . “And yet Google, a huge enterprise with a market value of $80 billion, is my ever-present wingman.”http://www.newser.com/story/43519/google-quietly-conquers-with-irresistible-apps.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 24 Nov 2008 7:52:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42524/google-unearths-3d-ancient-rome.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGoogle Earth is providing users the opportunity to surf the streets of Ancient Rome via a 3D virtual reconstruction of the city as it was in the 4th century. Users can "enter" the Forum, stand in the sands of the Colosseum, or swoop over any of 6,700 buildings of old Rome, reports the BBC.http://www.newser.com/story/42524/google-unearths-3d-ancient-rome.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 12 Nov 2008 21:16:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42426/gmail-adds-voice-video-chat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultUsers of Google's Gmail service can now see and hear each other, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The company rolled out video and voice additions to the chat function in its Gmail interface yesterday, putting the world's third-biggest free email provider a step ahead of rivals Microsoft and Yahoo in the race to make email a more social—and profitable—application.http://www.newser.com/story/42426/gmail-adds-voice-video-chat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 12 Nov 2008 1:00:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42398/google-to-track-flu-outbreaks-across-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGoogle is teaming up with the CDC to track flu outbreaks around the nation and give people earlier warnings, ABC News reports. The new site (http://www.google.org/flutrends/) relies on the notion that people turn to the Web when they're sick by typing phrases such as "flu symptoms" into Google searches. By keeping track of such searches and mapping them, the system could beat official CDC warnings by up to two weeks.http://www.newser.com/story/42398/google-to-track-flu-outbreaks-across-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 11 Nov 2008 16:41:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41837/google-scraps-partnership-with-yahoo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGoogle canceled its search-advertising partnership with Yahoo rather than fight a Department of Justice lawsuit over antitrust concerns, CNET reports. The company gave up on the deal after Justice said it was not satisfied with the companies’ revisions to the deal and would sue to block it.http://www.newser.com/story/41837/google-scraps-partnership-with-yahoo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 05 Nov 2008 11:14:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41769/fcc-gives-white-spaces-to-wireless.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe FCC has voted to open up an unused chunk of TV airwaves for the delivery of wireless broadband services, Bloomberg reports. The ruling is a huge victory for Google and other technology giants, who backed the measure against fierce opposition from broadcasters. The tech firms say the plan will expand broadband access across America and spawn a wave of innovative new devices.http://www.newser.com/story/41769/fcc-gives-white-spaces-to-wireless.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 04 Nov 2008 20:35:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41747/watchdog-wants-more-privacy-from-google.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNonprofit Consumer Watchdog is urging Google to make the “incognito” setting—which can limit the search giant’s ability to pin down users’ locations and keep tabs on their search and other data—the default mode on its new Chrome browser, Chris Thompson writes in the Big Money. It can be tough to switch the privacy mode on, and it “often switches off automatically without your knowledge,” Thompson writes.http://www.newser.com/story/41747/watchdog-wants-more-privacy-from-google.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 04 Nov 2008 13:33:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41701/dolly-gives-google-static-in-airwaves-feud.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSinger Dolly Parton has added her powerful country-music lungs to a battle against Google over an unused chunk of radio spectrum that will be settled by an FCC vote today, the New York Times reports. Tech companies have been pushing for the spectrum to be opened up for public use, while many from the world of old media—including Broadway, TV networks, rock bands, and Parton—argue that such a move could interfere with live broadcasts.http://www.newser.com/story/41701/dolly-gives-google-static-in-airwaves-feud.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 04 Nov 2008 4:30:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41673/yahoo-google-rejigger-ad-partnership-to-stick-to-rules.html?refid=rss_all_defaultYahoo and Google have scaled back their ad partnership in a bid to satisfy regulators concerned that the deal will run afoul of anti-monopoly rules, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The new deal caps the amount of revenue Yahoo can earn from the deal at 25%, and slashes the length of the agreement from ten years to two years.http://www.newser.com/story/41673/yahoo-google-rejigger-ad-partnership-to-stick-to-rules.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 03 Nov 2008 22:12:06 CST