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| Texas opens inquiry into Google search results
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| AP - Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair. |
| Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones
(NewsFactor)
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| NewsFactor - In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation's biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The no-contract plans, which go into effect Sept. 28, offer unlimited 3G access on select handsets for $30 per month, or $10 per month for 25 megabytes, with a 20-cent charge for each additional megabyte. |
| Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth
(NewsFactor)
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| NewsFactor - Google's Chrome browser is now two years old, and the youngster -- and its proud parent -- are celebrating its steady rise in popularity. According to Net Applications, Chrome had 7.5 percent of the browser market in August -- putting it in third place behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox, and above Apple's Safari. |
| Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks
(PC World)
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| PC World - Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users, and sadly, most people still visit the social network through Twitter's default Web site. |
| Google updates privacy policy
(AFP)
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AFP - Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square.
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