Topic: Google News

Sony SmartWatch: The littlest Android device

Sony SmartWatch brings Android to a wrist near you. But do people want this Dick Tracy-like gadget from Sony? 

A new Word of the Year seizes its place?

The most striking thing about one of this year's leading contenders for Word of the Year may be how straightforward it is.

Are we really good with this? Well, no.

Is 'I'm good' really a universal American response to 'How are you?'

Stop the press! It's no news conference ...

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's first-ever official session with reporters was a reminder just how useful a term 'the press' still is.

Want high-quality news? Pay for it.

Google, Yahoo, and The Huffington Post make money on free content by externalizing the costs of production. It's time to change that. Contrary to popular belief, information does not want to be free. Creating good information is expensive – and it should cost us something.

Gaddafi? Kadafi? Qaddafi? What's the correct spelling?

You say, Gaddafi, we say Qaddafi. Other variations on the leader of Libya include "Gathafi," "Kadafi," and "Gadafy," creating an unholy mess for newspaper editors.

Coca-Cola recipe: Coke responds

Coca-Cola recipe: After an episode of 'This American Life' aired what they claimed is the original Coca-Cola recipe, the beverage giant responded with claims that the formula for the real thing is still a secret.

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Words of the year not what they used to be

Slim pickings for this year's 'word' prompt the Monitor's language columnist to suggest some rules for dealing with coinages.

Where do I vote? Ask Google.

Google has unveiled a handful of tools to help Americans find their local polling station by zip code – and track the latest poll numbers once they've left.

Merkel on failed German multiculturalism: Other countries should listen up

German leader Angela Merkel bluntly says the 40-year experiment to integrate Turks and Germans has failed. But she's not abandoning the idea of assimilating immigrants in Germany. And neither should other countries, including the United States.

Why tort reform is necessary for economic recovery

A new study finds that small businesses are the most impacted by liability costs. This growing cost will hinder small business during the recovery.

Government intervention and yuan revaluation

Continued micromanagement of the vast and increasingly complex Chinese economy will lead to mistakes which will threaten social stability.

Google Me rumor suggests Google is gunning for Facebook

Google Me is the name of a new social network purportedly being developed by Google. Should Facebook be shaking in its boots?

The Shallows

Is the Internet making us intellectually shallow?

Can Google TV do what so many have failed at?

Google TV wants to blend television and the Web. Get in line, buddy.

'Including' everything but the kitchen sink

Is a workhorse preposition subtly shifting its meaning, the Monitor's language columnist wonders.

Nashville flood: The South's self-help disaster

While the Nashville, Tennessee, flood will bring federal aid, some complain the area became the nation's hidden disaster. But many Tennesseans are happy to clean up the mess on their own.

By standing up to China, Google returns to its roots

Google's decision to stop censoring search results in China, despite Chinese government demands, is reminiscent of the company's founding principles.

Now that Google China says 'no' to censoring, who wins: Google or China?

Google China announced Monday that it will stop censoring search results. For both Google and China, the risks are big.

Bright Green fades to black

The Bright Green environment blog ends. Thanks to those who helped make it possible.

New York Times' "metered" access follows Pandora, Financial Times

The newspaper announced today that it would begin charging frequent visitors for access to nytimes.com.

Rupert Murdoch: Get lost, Google

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he would consider blocking Google spiders from indexing his companies' content.

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It

A look at the meteoric rise of Google.

Flickr down after update hits "snag in the road"

Network problems apparently sent photo-sharing site Flickr down on Tuesday afternoon.