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A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:46:36 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Google on Monday unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but Internet penetration is low.(AFP/DDP/File)

Michael Jackson dances in 1997 during a concert on the French ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:45:13 GMT

(AFP/File) - Michael Jackson dances in 1997 during a concert on the French Riviera. A deluge of search queries for Michael Jackson led Google News, the news aggregator of Web search engine Google, to initially believe it was under attack, the Internet giant said on Friday.(AFP/File/Alain Fulconis)

A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:45:13 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. A deluge of search queries for Michael Jackson led Google News, the news aggregator of Web search engine Google, to initially believe it was under attack, the Internet giant said on Friday.(AFP/DDP/File)

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt attends a session at ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:56:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt attends a session at the Cannes Lions 2009 International Advertising Festival June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Alain Issock

Maurice Levy, Chairman, CEO of Publicis Groupe, right, and Eric ...

(AP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:31:51 GMT

(AP) - Maurice Levy, Chairman, CEO of Publicis Groupe, right, and Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Google are seen during the Cannes Lions 2009, 56th International Advertising Festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, June 26, 2009.The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is a world's meeting place for professionals in the communications industry.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Maurice Levy, Chairman, CEO of Publicis Groupe, right, and Eric ...

(AP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:31:28 GMT

Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ...

(AP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:13:12 GMT

(AP) - Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Google is seen during the Cannes Lions 2009, 56th International Advertising Festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, June 26, 2009.The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival is a world's meeting place for professionals in the communications industry.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ...

(AP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:05:27 GMT

Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ...

(AP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:04:38 GMT

A man surfs the Internet on a street in Beijing. Google said ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:43:31 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man surfs the Internet on a street in Beijing. Google said on Thursday it was investigating recent cuts in its services in China as the government once again accused the US Internet giant of providing links to pornography in its Web searches.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

A man surfs the internet on a street in Beijing. Google said ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:22:27 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man surfs the internet on a street in Beijing. Google said on Thursday it was investigating recent cuts in its services in China as the government once again accused the US Internet giant of providing links to pornography in its Web searches.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

People surf the Internet in Jinan, eastern China's Shandong ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:22:27 GMT

(AFP/File) - People surf the Internet in Jinan, eastern China's Shandong province. Google said on Thursday it was investigating recent cuts in its services in China as the government once again accused the US Internet giant of providing links to pornography in its Web searches.(AFP/File/Frederic Brown)

FILE - In this March 30, 2009 file photo, people use laptops ...

(AP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:53:20 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 30, 2009 file photo, people use laptops at a ceremony to launch Google's free music download service for China in Beijing. Internet users in China were unable to access search giant Google Inc.'s main Web site or its Chinese service Thursday, June 25, 2009, and the company said Thursday it was investigating. The outage came after the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center last week accused Google of providing links to vulgar and obscene sites. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan/File)

People surf the Internet in Jinan, in eastern China's Shandong ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:25:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - People surf the Internet in Jinan, in eastern China's Shandong province. The United States ramped up pressure on China to drop a new requirement for all computers to carry Internet filtering software, fearing it was a means for censorship.(AFP/File/Frederic Brown)

A man surfs the internet on a street in Beijing. Google's ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:25:15 GMT

(AFP) - A man surfs the internet on a street in Beijing. Google's main English-language website was inaccessible for more than two hours in China, state media reported, as Beijing continued to pressure the Internet giant to eliminate pornography.(AFP/Liu Jin)

People use computers at an internet cafe in Changzhi, Shanxi ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:37:03 GMT

(Reuters) - People use computers at an internet cafe in Changzhi, Shanxi province June 25, 2009. China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA SOCIETY POLITICS SCI TECH) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, a man rides a pedicab ...

(AP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:37:55 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, a man rides a pedicab decorated with a Google advertisement on a sidewalk in Beijing. Internet users in China were unable to access search giant Google Inc.'s main Web site or its Chinese service, and the company said Thursday, June 25, 2009, it was investigating. The outage came after the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center last week accused Google of providing links to vulgar and obscene sites. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, file)

In this photo released by Virgin America and transmitted in-flight ...

(AP) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:21:36 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Virgin America and transmitted in-flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Wei-Hwa Huang (right) of Mountain View, CA and Michael Barish of New York, compete online at 35,000 feet simultaneously with participants on the ground during a first-ever online scavenger hunt, Wednesday, June 24, 2009 above California. Virgin America and Google Apps teamed up to host the 'Day In The Cloud Challenge' where participants searched for answers to questions during the one-hour challenge. Top scores will receive a 'Year In the Cloud' prize package - including HP Netbooks and free flights on Virgin America. (PRNewsFoto/Virgin America, Bob Riha, Jr.)

The logo of web search engine Google is seen behing a computer ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:13:16 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - The logo of web search engine Google is seen behing a computer keyboard.The defamation trial of four Google executives over the broadcast in Italy of video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome will resume in September, lawyers said Tuesday.(AFP/DDP/File)

IBM LotusLive Connections beat Google Apps for The Enterprise ...

(AP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:29:48 GMT

(AP) - IBM LotusLive Connections beat Google Apps for The Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Computing Technology Buyers' Choice Award. (PRNewsFoto/IBM)

Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and ...

(AP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:50:56 GMT

(AP) - Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and local media during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Mayer explained Google's continued focus on innovative searching techniques and applications. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and ...

(AP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:49:33 GMT

Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and ...

(AP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:49:14 GMT

Google Inc. Vice President Marissa Mayer speaks to foreign and ...

(AP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:48:22 GMT

US telecom carrier T-Mobile announced on Monday that the latest ...

(Google) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:06:43 GMT

(Google) - US telecom carrier T-Mobile announced on Monday that the latest version of a touch-screen smartphone featuring Google's Android software would be available in August.(Google)

In this product image released by T-Mobile USA, a 'T-Mobile ...

(AP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:58:53 GMT

(AP) - In this product image released by T-Mobile USA, a 'T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google,' the company's second phone to use Google�s Android software, is shown. The phone is due to go on sale in early August 2009. (AP Photo/T-Mobile USA)

A nonprofit group devoted to "traditional American values" ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:18:10 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A nonprofit group devoted to "traditional American values" followed in China's footsteps, calling on Google to be more vigilant about limiting access to online porn(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)

A laptop computer screen in Beijing shows the homepage of Google.cn. ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:13:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - A laptop computer screen in Beijing shows the homepage of Google.cn. Internet giant Google promised Friday to work harder to eliminate pornography from its Chinese Web pages as state media reported authorities had shut down some of its search services.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

Chinese youths play online games at a Internet cafe in Beijing ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:13:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese youths play online games at a Internet cafe in Beijing in 2007. Internet giant Google promised Friday to work harder to eliminate pornography from its Chinese Web pages as state media reported authorities had shut down some of its search services.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)

Google cartographer Dexter Harris rides a tricycle equipped ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:24:39 GMT

(AP) - Google cartographer Dexter Harris rides a tricycle equipped with cameras through the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Friday, June 19, 2009. The internet search engine has started taking pictures at the University of Pennsylvania so that it can add college campuses to its Google Maps service. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

Google cartographer Martin D.F. Angelo rides a tricycle equipped ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:24:24 GMT

(AP) - Google cartographer Martin D.F. Angelo rides a tricycle equipped with cameras through the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Friday, June 19, 2009. The internet search engine has started taking pictures at the University of Pennsylvania so that it can add college campuses to its Google Maps service. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

Cameras mounted on a Google tricycle operated by a cartographer ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:24:19 GMT

(AP) - Cameras mounted on a Google tricycle operated by a cartographer mapping out the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia are shown on Friday, June 19, 2009. The search engine has started taking pictures at the University of Pennsylvania so that it can add college campuses to its Google Maps service. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)

Google cartographer Martin D.F. Angelo rides a tricycle equipped ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:24:17 GMT

This image from Google, downloaded Friday, June 19,2009, shows ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:30:51 GMT

(AP) - This image from Google, downloaded Friday, June 19,2009, shows a search revealing a page in Farsi. In the aftermath of the disputed presidential election in Iran, companies and individuals around the world are responding with new features and other efforts to help Iranians communicate. (AP Photo/Goggle)

This image from Google, downloaded Friday, June 19,2009, shows ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:30:01 GMT

(AP) - This image from Google, downloaded Friday, June 19,2009, shows a search page of a translation of an English text into Farsi (Persian). In the aftermath of the disputed presidential election in Iran, companies and individuals around the world are responding with new features and other efforts to help Iranians communicate. (AP Photo/Goggle)

A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:12:42 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Two men who robbed a 14-year-old of cash and a cellphone last September, were arrested after their victim identified them on a photo on an online mapping service, Dutch police said Friday.(AFP/DDP/File)

The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:05:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen. Internet giant Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service to help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian, they said Friday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

Internet giant Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:05:24 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - Internet giant Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service to help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian, they said Friday.(AFP/DDP/File)

A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:30:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. REUTERS/Darren Staples

FILE - In this March 30, 2009 file photo, a woman talks on her ...

(AP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:09:04 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 30, 2009 file photo, a woman talks on her cell phone while using a laptop at a ceremony to launch Google's free music download service for China in Beijing. Google Inc. said Friday, June 19, 2009, that it would step up efforts to stop pornography reaching Google users in China after a mainland watchdog found the search engine turned up a large number of links to obscene and vulgar sites. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

Artistic visions of democracy have been lauded on the Internet ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:20:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - Artistic visions of democracy have been lauded on the Internet by the US State Department and partners behind a first-ever Democracy Video Challenge. Judges selected finalists from more than 900 video clips submitted from 95 countries. Online voting at Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube determined winners from six regions around the world.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)

People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:37:34 GMT

(Reuters) - People ride their bikes past Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White

The logo of web search engine Google is seen behing a computer ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:04:45 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - The logo of web search engine Google is seen behing a computer keyboard. China stepped up its war on Internet censorship, slamming Google China for allowing pornographic content to seep into the nation and threatening to punish the search engine.(AFP/DDP/File)

Google Canada President Jonathan Lister waits to appear in front ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:23:34 GMT

(AP) - Google Canada President Jonathan Lister waits to appear in front of the Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

Google Canada President Jonathan Lister waits to appear in front ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:23:10 GMT

Visitors stand in front of Google logos at a fair in 2007. Google ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:02:41 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - Visitors stand in front of Google logos at a fair in 2007. Google has bowed to demands in Germany to do more to protect people's privacy ahead of the launch of its Street View service here, officials said on Wednesday.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)

Visitors walk past the giant structure known as the Umbrella, ...

(AP) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:37:01 GMT

(AP) - Visitors walk past the giant structure known as the Umbrella, symbol of Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City, Tuesday June 16, 2009. Google Mexico and the INAH have signed a joint agreement that will showcase Mexico's archeological sites and it's historical monuments through Google's platform and applications. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Alfonso de Maria y Campos, General Director of Mexico's National ...

(AP) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:36:30 GMT

(AP) - Alfonso de Maria y Campos, General Director of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, INAH, right, and John Farrell, General Director of Google Mexico, listen during a news conference in Mexico City, Tuesday June 16, 2009. Google Mexico and the INAH have signed a joint agreement that will showcase Mexico's archeological sites and it's historical monuments through Google's platform and applications. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

John Farrell, left, General Director of Google Mexico, speaks ...

(AP) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:32:40 GMT

(AP) - John Farrell, left, General Director of Google Mexico, speaks during a news conference with Alfonso de Maria y Campos, General Director of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, INAH, in Mexico City, Tuesday June 16, 2009. Google Mexico and the INAH have signed a joint agreement that will showcase Mexico's archeological sites and it's historical monuments through Google's platform and applications. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Belgium's King Albert II (L) and French-speaking socialist ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:10:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's King Albert II (L) and French-speaking socialist party (PS) President Elio Di Rupo visit the site of the future Google Datacenter in Mons June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM ROYALS SCI TECH POLITICS)