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Google News fans earn badges for reading stories
We're prestige level 10 15 July 2011 15:34 GMT TweetGoogle News buffs can now enter themselves into a Call of Duty style point earning news-off thanks to the big G implementing special shareable badges.
The more you read about a favourite topic, the more badges you earn relating to it. Things...
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Google News enhanced for mobiles
Easier navigation for your fat fingers 10 November 2010 11:14 GMT TweetIt's all go over at the Googleplex.
Fresh from unveiling a whole host of new search engine functions, the web giant has now announced big improvements for Google News on your mobile.
This new version is designed along last year's revamp...
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Google gets personal with its local news
We'll have no trouble here, Google News is a local news for local people 1 July 2010 10:45 GMT TweetGoogle has revamped its hugely popular news aggregation service, making its whole newsy experience a lot more personal and locality based.
If you sign in to Google News you'll be able to set your personal preferences when it comes to the sorts...
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Web bigwigs: Murdoch's paywalls are a mistake
New ad methods are the way forward according to expert panel 8 June 2010 23:51 GMT TweetLeading industry figures from the web have rounded on Rupert Murdoch and suggested that he was wrong to put The Times behind a paywall.
Speaking during a panel at the Future of Media event during Internet Week New York, Google News senior...
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Microsoft offers money for News Corp to de-Google its content
Flashing the cash to buy the news after Murdoch approach 23 November 2009 11:42 GMT TweetThe Rupert Murdoch saga over Google making News Corp content widely available for people to "steal" has taken an interesting turn according to recent insider reports, suggesting Microsoft has been invited to enter talks with the media giant on the...
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Google News gets updated for iPhone, Android and Pre
New optimised version available now 20 November 2009 9:13 GMT TweetGoogle has announced the launch of a "completely new" mobile Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre users.
This follows the availability of a mobile-optimised version of Google News for other phones, such as Blackberry,...