UPDATE - Google says China search block may be tech glitch
2010-07-30 02:38:32
Keywords: IT services and consulting,Advertising,Media (industry),United States of America,China,Asia,
Quote: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:52pm EDT
* Glitch may have caused China problem to be overstated * Some users in China can still access google.cn * Google shares down 1.6 pct, Baidu up 2.8 pct(Adds Google statement, analyst comment) By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) said
its earlier report that Internet search services in China were
being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical
glitch that overstated the problem. Google shares pared losses to 1 percen...
Read articleGoogle says China sites now fully accessible
2010-07-30 02:38:31
Keywords: Industries|Tech, GOOG, Google Inc
Quote: AlertEmailPrintBy Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc. on Thursday said users are now able to access its China-based services, adding that its system for monitoring its sites in the Asian country may have overstated the recent level of blockage.On Thursday, a Google/quotes/comstock/15*!goog/quotes/nls/goog(GOOG484.99,+0.64,+0.13%) page titled "Mainland China service availability" showed the company's search and ads services in the Asian country to be fully bloc...
Read article[video] Coinstar Cuts Sales Outlook
2010-07-30 02:38:30
Keywords: stock, market, after hours, after the bell, kym mcnicholas, forbes, oracle, government, dvd, china
Quote: Apple's Blowout QuarterGoldman Sachs Settles Over Fraud ChargesBP Tests Well CapIntel Swings To A ProfitAlcoa Signals RecoveryJohnson & Johnson Shares SlipAnother iPhone4 SnagMarket Breaks Seven-Day SlideGoogle's Travel PlansPopular Tesla IPONo Liquidnet IPO In 2010Liquidnet Extends Its ReachAnother Blow For BPLiquidnet CEO On Circuit BreakersWendy's/Arby's Group Attracts BuyerBP Shares PlungeVideo Game Maker Surprises Wall StreetJobs Data Sends Stocks TumblingInvestors Go Nuts Over Diamond Food...
Read articleFalse alarm: Google search still working in China
2010-07-30 02:38:28
Keywords: False alarm: Google search still working in China, goog
Quote: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China -- a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.But what initially looked like a dramatic development turned out to be nothing more than a technological hiccup.After the company's report of a complete blockage in China had been relayed by The Associated Press and other media,...
Read articleGoogle Says Web Search Service in China Operating Normally
2010-07-30 02:38:27
Quote: By SCOTT MORRISON and AMIR EFRATISAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. said Thursday its Internet services in China are functioning properly after a minor overnight disruption. A company Web site still indicated that its search engine and advertising platform was being fully blocked in China, while its images and news services were only partially accessible within the country. But a Google spokesperson said the Web site, which summarizes the accessibility to Google services from within mainland China, ma...
Read articleGoogle: 'Small Blockage' in China
2010-07-30 02:38:27
Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, James Rogers ,Tech
Quote: Google/China story updated with a response from Google.TheStreet) -- GoogleGOOG) said that the message that surfaced on its Web site late Thursday evening stating that its China Internet services were fully blocked was probably overstated, due to a technical glitch.TheStreetThe message posted on Google's Web site earlier had said that some of its services in mainland China were fully blocked. After media reports of the "full" blockage hit wires around dinnertime Thursday, Google shares plunged n...
Read articleGoogle China Confusion -- Again
2010-07-30 02:38:26
Quote: How sophisticated is China’s Great Firewall? Well, it sure seems to have Google at sixes and sevens.
Widely seen as one of the world’s brainiest companies, famous for using complicated mathematical and computer-programming questions to test prospective employees, the U.S. Internet giant for the second time in four months found itself Friday in an embarrassing state of confusion about the state of its Chinese operations. halted self-censorship of its Chinese search engine and moved ...
Read articleTechBits package
2010-07-29 05:18:31
Keywords: TechBits package, aapl,goog,iaci
Quote: LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Your smart phone applications are watching you -- much more closely than you might like.Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and phones built around Google Inc.'s Android software. It found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification.That's a major concern that has been bubbling up in privacy and security circles.The data can inclu...
Read articleAffordable 3-D Arrives
2010-07-29 05:18:31
Quote: "It's hard to compete without it once one company in an industry has it," says SolidWorks founder Jon Hirschtick.Google Inc.'s SketchUp, are free to download. But those products typically lack the more-sophisticated features and are primarily used by designers to conceptualize an idea rather than prepare it for market.Despite the growing small-business customer base, however, 3-D technologies still have drawbacks. Design systems are often memory-intensive and require powerful hardware to operate...
Read articleZynga and SoftBank in Joint Venture in Japan--and Officially Confirm $150 Million Investment
2010-07-29 05:18:30
Keywords: boomtown, facebook, google, internet, kara swisher, yahoo, digital, entertainment, financial, mobile, search, social networking, telecom, agreement, algorithmic, asia, california, china, consumer, deal, develop, distribute, games, gaming, investment, japa
Quote: In May, the start-up acquired China-based social gaming developer XPD Media.
The San Francisco-based Zynga, of course, has been on a tear of late too, striking deals with Yahoo and Google, as it seeks to expand its distribution from Facebook, the social networking platform where is first took off.
Zynga also recently signed a five-year agreement with Facebook.
SoftBank made other digital news yesterday, when it announced that it would switch its algorithmic and paid search from Yahoo (YHOO) to G...
Read articleTech Firms Lobby EU on Rules for Data
2010-07-29 05:18:30
Quote: MILLERBRUSSELS—Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and other U.S. tech giants are pushing to streamline Europe's privacy rules in order to offer more remote computing and data-storage services.These companies, which are investing billions of dollars to build big data centers in Europe, are seeking a single set of rules across the 27-nation bloc for so-called cloud-computing services. They want to sell computer capacity to businesses and governments—as well as storage space for everything fr...
Read articlePlaystation, TVs boost Sony to $294 million profit
2010-07-29 05:18:29
Keywords: Playstation, TVs boost Sony to $294 million profit, goog,intc, earnings
Quote: In May, the company partnered with Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Logitech International to offer Internet TVs.It sold 5.1 million LCD TVs during the quarter, up 59 percent from last year. PlayStation 3 sales more than doubled to 2.4 million units.Sony upgraded its forecast for the full year through March 2011 even as it expects the yen to keep appreciating. It now expects a net profit of 60 billion yen, up from its previous estimate of 50 billion yen. It kept its revenue projection unchanged at 7...
Read articleGoogle in talks to build Facebook competitor-WSJ
2010-07-28 03:39:03
Keywords: Diversified media,Media (industry),United States of America,IT services and consulting,Commercial services and supplies (industry group),Industrial machinery,Machinery,
Quote: NEW YORK |Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:36pm EDT
NEW YORK July 27 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) has held
talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new
service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the
Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar
with the matter. The Internet giant has had talks with makers of online
games for the service including Playdom Inc, Electronic Arts
Inc's EA.N Playfish and Zynga Game Network Inc, the report
said. The report said is un...
Read articleGoogle Develops a Facebook Rival
2010-07-28 03:39:03
Quote: By AMIR EFRATIGoogle Inc. is in talks with several makers of popular online games as it seeks to develop a broader social-networking service that could compete with Facebook Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.Google has been in discussions with top developers to offer their games on a new service it is building, these people said. Those developers include Playdom Inc., Electronic Arts Inc.'s Playfish and Zynga Game Network Inc.—a company in which Google recently took a fina...
Read articleMidyear Portfolio Review
2010-07-28 03:39:02
Quote: GoogleGOOG) The ultimate disrupter. Google is changing the advertising world. The company is also aggressively moving to mobile internet advertisement. Risk:AAPL) banning Google advertisements in applications developed for iPhone and iPad. Plan: Hold Intuitive SurgicalISRG) Robotic surgery is changing the nature of surgery. The company has a monopoly on robotic surgery right now. No changes since last review. Risk: New technologies are being developed, legislation changes can reduce demand. P...
Read articleGoogle Ripe for a Stock Buyback or Dividend
2010-07-28 03:39:02
Keywords: Google, dividend, share buyback, Microsoft, Internet, Cisco, Starbucks, Eric Schmidt, Patrick Pichette
Quote: Google Ripe for a Stock Buyback or DividendA growing cash pile makes the Web search leader a prime candidate for issuing a dividend or buying back stock, investors say
By
Douglas MacMillan
GOOG) is a prime candidate to return some of its $30.1 billion in cash to investors through a stock buyback or dividend, according to shareholders and data compiled by Bloomberg. "I don't think Google or anyone else can make a strong argument that they need $30 billion," says Ken Smith, a portfolio ...
Read articleUPDATE - Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest
2010-07-28 03:39:01
Keywords: Integrated telecommunication services,Telecommunication services (sector),Portugal,Western Europe,Europe,Emerging countries,Brazil,South and Central America,Wireless telecommunication services,Spain,Managed health care,Pharmaceuticals (sub-industry),Insur
Quote: BANGALORE |Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:09am EDT
BANGALORE Jul 28 (Reuters) - The following corporate
finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday: * Billionaire financier George Soros is in late stage talks
to buy a 4 percent stake in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) as
foreign interest in India's financial markets grows, the
Financial Times reported on Wednesday.[ID:nLDE66Q2C7] * Portugal Telecom (PTC.LS) is about to sign a preliminary
deal to take a 23 percent stake in Brazil's phone com...
Read articleExamining Trends in Daily Ranges
2010-07-27 09:09:47
Keywords: daily ranges,trends,goldman sachs,vix,sp100,sp500,russell 3000,citigroup,regions financial,capital one,apple,google,baker hughes,equity derivatives,volatility trading,traders,trading,investors,economy,historic volatility,daily ranges,halliburton,,MAR
Quote: Read articleSmartphone Help for Hong Kong Typhoon Alerts
2010-07-27 09:09:46
Quote: Is it up to 8 yet? Can we go home early? The city’s passion for weather news is almost as intense as its fetish for fancy smartphones.
Those smartphones have no shortage of weather apps, but Weather Channel and AccuWeather don’t follow the obscure rankings of the Hong Kong Observatory — rankings that many employers use to decide if workers should leave work early, and that can affect mass transit schedules and taxis.
MyObservatory that offers seven-day forecasts, satellite imag...
Read articleYahoo! Japan Switches to Google
2010-07-27 09:09:46
Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, Andrea Tse ,Tech
Quote: NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Yahoo! Japan decided to use Google's search engine technology and online advertising platform instead of Microsoft's(MSFT) platform, which is being used by part-owner Yahoo!(YHOO).Yahoo! Japan, which makes up more than 50% of Japan's internet search activity, said it expects to switch to Google's search engine by the of the year and to its online ad platform some time later.Reports say that the partnership would result in the sheer dominance of Yahoo! Japan and Google in ...
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