Archive for December 24th, 2008

Google in $900m deal with Murdoch’s MySpace (Media Week Online)

LONDON - Google and MySpace are to team up in a three-year deal in which Google will pay $900m to the Murdoch-owned interactive network as part of the agreement.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Google gives staff smartphone instead of Christmas bonus cash (Media Week Online)

LONDON - In a sign of the times, Google will be giving their employees a G1 Android smartphone this year as a Christmas bonus instead of the usual $1,000 (£450) cash gift.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Malaysian Government Will Encourage HIV Tests For Non-Muslim Couples Before Marriage, Deputy Prime Minister Says (Medical News Today)

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Saturday announced that non-Muslim couples will be urged to take voluntary HIV tests before marriage, AFP/Google.com reports. The statement follows a recent announcement by Najib that pre-marital courses for Muslim couples in the country will include mandatory HIV tests beginning in 2009.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Track Father Christmas in Google Earth (PC Advisor)

Follow Santa's movements in 3D Google and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) are letting web users across the globe track Father Christmas on his travels tonight using Google Earth and Google Maps.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Will Google and Microsoft own the Web? (Macworld UK)

It’s something of an open secret that Mozilla, the organization behind the open source Firefox Web browser, gets most of its funding from Google 91 per cent, to be exact. The deal gives Google top placement in Firefox’s search engine bar.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008