Technology Report: Google premieres Web television gamble

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Good afternoon Bit, THU 20 May 2010    Google premieres Web television gamble Corrected: Annoyed by cellphones? Scientists explain why Samsung unit sees firm smartphone market After Facebook, Pakistan shuts down YouTube Paris police ban mass "Facebook aperitif" party U.S. fails to describe wireless industry as competitive HP plans Web-connected printers without PCs Asian moms hooked on Internet for children, selves: study Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple Lawmakers ask FTC to look into Google Wi-Fi data Digital 'genome' sent to the vault KISS currency boosts live USB model Sun shines on computer class Google premieres Web television gamble May 20, 2010 03:28 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search king Google Inc showed off on Thursday a risky attempt to marry the Web to television and reach the $70 billion TV advertising market, chasing a dream that has eluded even archrival Apple Inc. Full Article Corrected: Annoyed by cellphones? Scientists explain why May 20, 2010 04:23 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Ever wonder why overhearing a cellphone conversation is so annoying? American researchers think they have found the answer. Full Article Samsung unit sees firm smartphone market May 20, 2010 09:09 AM ET KIHEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Global shipments of smartphones may grow 50 percent this year and drive explosive expansion in high-end OLED display sales over the next five years, a Samsung Mobile Display executive said on Thursday. Full Article After Facebook, Pakistan shuts down YouTube May 20, 2010 04:25 PM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube indefinitely in a bid to contain "blasphemous" material, officials said on Thursday. Full Article Paris police ban mass "Facebook aperitif" party May 20, 2010 12:49 PM ET PARIS (Reuters) - A mass cocktail party organized over the internet and planned to take place in Paris this Sunday cannot go ahead due to an existing ban on drinking alcohol in the Champ de Mars area, police said on Thursday. Full Article U.S. fails to describe wireless industry as competitive May 20, 2010 02:46 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission for the first time since 2002 did not describe the wireless industry as having "effective competition," a situation one senior regulator blamed on consolidation. Full Article HP plans Web-connected printers without PCs May 20, 2010 10:02 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is preparing a broad push to make it easier to print images and information from the Internet, building an iPhone-style apps market in the process, the head of the company's imaging group said on Wednesday. Full Article Asian moms hooked on Internet for children, selves: study May 20, 2010 05:46 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Internet is a lifeline for Asian mothers, with a survey finding two-thirds use it to shop for themselves and their children and an even bigger number going online to research purchases and talk about them. Full Article Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple May 19, 2010 11:37 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Google has overtaken Microsoft in the battle over the software that runs mobile phones and is challenging Apple for share of the fast growing smartphone market. Full Article Lawmakers ask FTC to look into Google Wi-Fi data May 19, 2010 04:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two lawmakers who co-chair the House Privacy Caucus asked the Federal Trade Commission if Google broke the law in collecting WiFi and other Internet data while taking photographs for its Street View product. Full Article

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