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The American University of Dubai makes a clear statement for managed security services as it chooses to work with Google's email filtering facility. Sathya Mithra Ashok talks through the choice with the IT department.

Gareth van Zyl takes a brief look at the kinds of mobile phone apps in the Mideast market.

Claims it is first step to providing more locally-relevant content to users in the country

Asks developers to weigh in on new system that aims for greater accuracy in results and faster indexing speeds

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has resigned his position as a board member of Apple.

Despite the worst recession in decades, Google has posted strong result for the second quarter of the year

Google’s announcement last week that it is launching an operating system to rival the likes of Microsoft has made news headlines. But Gareth van Zyl thinks Google’s Chrome Operating System will be eclipsed in terms of innovative technology by Google Wave later this year.

Google’s popular webmail service ‘Gmail’ is officially out of beta testing

Before tuning into CNN and the BBC, the first I heard of Michael Jackson's death was on Facebook. This was the same for millions of people and in the age of online social networking, the event of Jackson's death has illustrated how online media is trumping not only print media but especially broadcast media.

Report shows 97.5% of internet users in Saudi Arabia and the UAE prefer Google for search

Toolkit provides users with auto translated web page, quality to 'improve over time'.

BenQ netbooks and smartphones running Google's Android OS expected to launch in 2010

Microsoft's new Bing search engine gains more market share than rival Yahoo within days of launch

Google Squared presents facts and information in a spreadsheet format instead of displaying links to web pages

U.S. Federal Trade Commission launches inquiry into whether antitrust laws are being violated.

The man who invented the Mathematica computer software has developed a search engine that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does, but is it a ‘Google Killer’?

Search engine giant says it would prefer to 'err on side of free speech'.

Google Ventures will look at early stage investments in companies across a range of industries

Google Voice supports VoIP and automatically transcribes voicemail to email

Our digital photos are everywhere; on our laptops, our Facebook profiles and our blogs but they’re also being used to map parts of the earth by appearing as ‘geotagged’ items on programs such as the popular Google Earth. Online services such as Google’s Picasa have made the practice of geotagging our photos on a digital map (or associating photos with where they’ve have been taken) an easier process, but is this exercise worth our time and effort, or is it just a fancy showpiece?

Users were left unable to access their accounts for nearly three hours

Google Sync is now compatible with the iPhone, BlackBerry, Nokia S60 and other Windows Mobile devices

New version includes detailed map of ocean floors together with videos and images of marine life

New tools can test connection speeds and identify if service providers are restricting access

Favicons, those tiny icons that identify websites in most browsers' address bars and bookmark menus, have become a simple yet important identification tool for websites

There was a buzz of excitement in early 2008 when a group of ex-Google developers decided to go their own way and setup Cuil

Reflects the company's focus on locally relevant products and services

Search engine giant releases details of its 2008 Zeitgeist, reveals UAE's web habits.

Showing a range of products not including the android, at GITEX in October, the Google was staying tight-lipped about the much hyped google phone, until the development just two weeks ago that put an end to the speculation.

Jerry Yang says Microsoft should buy Yahoo! after Google abandons search ad deal

The word 'android' might conjure up images in one's mind of tiny robots taking over the globe and plotting humankind’s downfall. Google, however, is hoping that its Android software will take over the smartphone world

New worm targeting Facebook uses Google Reader to make links appear legitimate

60% of regional companies see a major increase in online advertising spend.

Internet search giant looks to stake claim in burgeoning Arabic online sector.

Search giant makes first GITEX appearance this year

Gmail Chat is now available in Arabic along with other new webmail features

IP addresses logged with every search query will now be made anonymous after nine months

Google announces its own web browser, called Chrome

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone with Google’s Android software in the US.

New search engine claims to scan 120 billion webpages for relevant content

Google Inc stepped into the medical area with the launch of its long-anticipated Google Health last month, a service that combines the firm's staple search services with a user's personal health records online.

Google vexed privacy campaigners last week when its camera cars began photographing streets and buildings for its Street View project.

Google could bring Street View navigation solution to Middle East

Google ventures into virtual reality with a free service called 'Lively' that allows people to meet in computer-generated versions of real life

A US judge has ordered YouTube to disclose what videos every visitor to the site has ever watched.

On-demand vendors are starting to make a stronger push in the regional market. ACN speaks to two of the leading players.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's the ‘long tail', and it might force you to rethink your understanding of the web.

Microsoft has walked away from a Yahoo! deal for now, while the iPhone steps closer to official presence in the region

UAE account holders able to access others' personal information using Etisalat service.

Abu Dhabi's National Corporation for Tourism and Hotels tackled spam by outsourcing filtering.

Some big names in technology land celebrated April Fool's Day earlier this month by playing some quality tricks on global netizens.

Having established Google Search as the world's most popular online search engine, Google is setting its sights on becoming one of the world's most powerful - and profitable - media companies.

New feature of AdWords Starter Edition lets businesses advertise online without a website

European regulators decide acquisition of the online ad network won't impede competition

Content blocking is stifling creativity and economic development in the Gulf says Alexander McNabb

Mobile World Congress attracted 50,000 visitors to see the launch of new moble products.

The trouble with Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could prove critical for the future face of online business.

The recent Business Continuity Forum proved to be more than just another conference, as regional security specialists and end users argued about how to ensure their businesses survived disasters like last year's Gonu. Imthishan Giado reports.

Becky Lucas grills Nikesh Arora, President of Google's Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations, to find out more about his managerial magic and the complexities of internet censorship.

Search engine giant Google dispels G-phone rumours by announcing entire new phone platform

Easy-to-build online zones and brand new software for phones, as search engine leader premieres new and forthcoming technologies.

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US lawmakers plan to hold hearings over Google's proposed purchase of Web advertising supplier DoubleClick.

Chinese firm is suing the search engine over claims that the name of Google's China unit is too close to its own.

Internet search engine Google has purchased web-calling service GrandCentral Communications for an undisclosed sum.

'Wasting' time on Web 2.0? Don't worry, says James Bennett - it's only human.

The fervour that has greeted rumours of Microsoft merging with Yahoo proves how seriously companies take internet advertising.

Channel to prosper from Google alliance.

Google has made its biggest buy yet with the capture of online ad firm DoubleClick for US$3.1 billion.

Entrepreneurs in the Middle East need the right environment to nurture their success.

The web giant's top three executives have taken a salary of just $1 each for the third year running.

Thai government blocks YouTube for refusing to remove a clip mocking King Bhumibol.

Web giant is developing its own low-cost, Internet-connected phone to rival Apple's iPhone and the BlackBerry.

Groups are calling for the UN to abandon plans to hold an internet governance forum in Egypt.

Richard Agnew reports on the future of video sharing website YouTube after its buyout by Google.

European mobile service providers to meet to discuss move into lucrative internet search programme market.

Jeremy Allison, an open-source programmer with Novell, has resigned because of objections concerning Novell’s patent agreement with Microsoft, according to a report on Zdnet.com

The Arab world has finally got its own search engine in Araby.com from the internet pioneers Maktoob Group. CEO Samih Toukan reveals the Jordan-based firm has big plans in store — and Google in its sights

Clinicians faced with a challenging case may be well advised to “Google for a diagnosis”

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Daniel Stanton speaks to the man behind the Arabic search engine that could revolutionise internet use in the Middle East when launched later this year.