Archive for April 28th, 2009

U.S. Justice Department looks into Google books deal (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The U.S. Justice Department is making inquiries about a class action deal that Google struck giving it the right to digitise and sell entire libraries, two experts on digitization told Reuters on Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Judge says authors can delay decision on online books (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A group of authors who are considering whether to opt out of a settlement with Google Inc that gives it the right to distribute books online were granted a delay by a federal judge on Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Google apes Digg with iGoogle gadget (The Register)

'What's popular' popcorn Google has tried aping Digg in a variety of ways over the past few years, but today, it's grabbing for the whole banana.… Whitepaper - Protecting small business server and other tips for SMBs

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Nelson’s battlefield: Google Earth finds the forgotten clumps of trees planted as a living map to commemorate … (Daily Mail)

The National Trust is promoting the Nile Clumps as a tourist attraction for visitors to Salisbury Plain, and historians are urging people to explore the site using Google Maps.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Google and Nokia unveil latest mobile SDKs (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google has announced the availability of the Android 1.5 Software Developer Kit Release 1.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009