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Showdown at the technology corral

Source: Original Signal: Movies, Dec 10 2012, 6:48am CST

Here's an item from the department of corporate megalomania: The global conglomerates should start thinking of themselves as countries rather than as companies, Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, urged last week. Referring to Goog ...

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Google Boss Urges 'Reasonable' Debate On Tax

Source: Spire FM  |   May 25 2013, 10:04pm CDT

Bailiffs are profiting at the expense of struggling families because of cuts to council tax benefits, according to the Citizens Advice service. Britain may be as much as three quarters of the way through working of ...

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4 hours ago

Who Are the 3 Big Winners in the Smartphone Market?

Source: Mashable  |   May 25 2013, 9:51pm CDT

If one looks at profits, only two companies make a substantial amount of money: Apple and Samsung. (Check out the chart, below.) If one looks at market share in smartphones, Google's Android platform is inc ...

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23 weeks ago


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"the corporate giants may be becoming too powerful for consumer good."


Source: Original Signal: Movies

 
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4 hours ago

How Apple, Google are saving billions in taxes

Source: Times of India  |   May 25 2013, 9:32pm CDT

BRUSSELS: European leaders recently met to discuss tax policy and specifically their concerns over how a number of high-profile international companies have managed to pay next to no tax on their vast sales revenue generated in Europe. Here are some ...

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5 hours ago

Google Just Can't Seem to Keep The Man Off Its Back

Source: Real Clear Markets  |   May 25 2013, 8:58pm CDT

Google just can’t seem to keep “the man” off its back. It’s only been a few months since Google walked away from a multi-year federal antitrust investigation into its search practices, with the legal equivalent of a slap on the wrist. Now, ...

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8 hours ago

Margareta Pagano: Apple a game-changer again with 'simpler tax' call

Source: The Independent  |   May 25 2013, 6:01pm CDT

I am writing this article on my Apple iMac. Beside me is a skinny capp from Starbucks, and I have already used Google to research information for this piece. Like most of the population, I am queasy about how little tax ...

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12 hours ago

Google's Schmidt: Teens' mistakes will never go away

Source: CNET  |   May 25 2013, 1:49pm CDT

Speaking at a festival in the U.K., Google's executive chairman offers that the things teens do now will stay with them forever, by way of the Web. He also suggested some people are sharing too much online. When you search "teens do stupid th ...

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12 hours ago

Leaders: New clothes for global emperors

Source: The Scotsman  |   May 25 2013, 1:47pm CDT

'The haloes of popular household names such as Apple and Google are slipping'. Picture: PA THE haloes of popular household names such as ­Apple and Google are slipping, as even their devotees begin to realise that the refusal of thes ...

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15 hours ago

Teenagers mistakes will stay with them forever, warns Google chief Eric Schmidt

Source: The Telegraph  |   May 25 2013, 11:20am CDT

Speaking at the Telegraph Hay Festival, he said young people now had to live with the consequences of having a complete record of all their youthful indiscretions online. He also suggested that some people’s sharing of personal information on ...

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15 hours ago

Can Amazon’s Appstore Outdo Google Play and Apple’s App Store?

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet  |   May 25 2013, 11:19am CDT

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has recently increased its mobile application reach in the ongoing battle with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) for the clicks of mobile app download customers around the world. Amazon recently announced th ...

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