South Korea’s FTC finds Google not guilty of antitrust measures

South Korea's FTC finds Google not guilty of antitrust measures

Google has been acquitted of the anti-competitive allegations brought to it more than two years ago by South Korean search operators NHN and Daum Communications, the Yonhap News reported today. Back in April 2011, the two firms accused the Mountain View company of having an unfair advantage by making its own search engine the default on the Android operating system. After a couple of raids and a lengthy review process, the local Fair Trade Commission has finally decided that Google doesn’t hurt NHN’s or Daum’s competitive chances at all. FTC officials said that both companies presently enjoy a healthy chunk of the domestic search engine market — NHN’s portal maintains a good 70 percent share, for example — and that users could easily download NHN and Daum apps onto their phones as alternatives. Chalk this one up as at least one victory in the search giant’s seemingly never-ending battle with authorities.

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Google Drive Encryption Tested

I am quite sure that when we first heard of Edward Snowden and the entire can of worms that he opened up, you must have gone through a fair number of feelings that range from betrayal to anger and perhaps […]

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Google Play Music All Access debuts Down Under, koalas and kiwis rejoice

Google has a history of rolling out its new services to unexpected markets, and the first non-US territories for Google Play Music All Access are no different. Mountain View recently tweeted that users in Australia and New Zealand can now can now take advantage of its subscription-based service, complete with the playlist sharing and track ratings tune hounds saw in the States. Naturally, there’s a trial with the same 30-day restriction in place as on the internet giant’s native soil — after that, Kylie Minogue’s home team will need to cough up $9.99 in local currency each month for unlimited streaming. That $10 deal only applies if you sign up before August, after that it takes a cue from kangaroos and, ahem, jumps to $11.99.

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Google Play Music All Access And Books Get Territorial Expansion

Apple’s App Store is truly a success for the ages, and who would have thought (other than Steve Jobs himself I suppose) that the App Store would have exploded and be where it is today? Google has an app store […]

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Google Drive reportedly encrypting files, keeping prying eyes off of your cloud

CNET has learned that Google may be implementing measures to keep the government (or anyone else) out of your Google Drive-stored data. Should this be true, folks concerned about their privacy — everyone, we would hope — might rest easier in a post-PRISM world. According to one of CNET‘s anonymous sources, this isn’t some flight of fancy, either: A small percentage of Drive files are already protected. Of course, even such digital protection is not guaranteed to keep your files private, but it would force those who would like a peek to obtain your login credentials first. Not that Uncle Sam would ever do such a thing without legal permission, right?

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Google Nexus 7 Allegedly Appears In New Video, Photos [Rumor]

The number of rumors about the next-gen Google Nexus 7 keep coming, and our friends from AndroidCentral may have scored a mine of information as they got their hands on a new set of photos (check the older ones) and […]

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Is This the Next Google Nexus 7?

Is This the Next Google Nexus 7?

We’ve been hearing that Google will release a new version of the Nexus 7 in July for some time now and with Google hosting an event on July 24th, that’s probably when we’ll officially see the new Nexus 7. But if you can’t wait a week, here’s what the upcoming Nexus 7 will probably look like.

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Motorola Droid Ultra leaks again, this time with a red, textured finish

Motorola Droid Ultra leaks again, this time with a red, textured finish

A better look at Motorola’s next Droid, the Ultra, has surfaced thanks to serial phone-revealer @evleaks. This time we’re getting a clearer view of the back, decked in some familiar Verizon hues. Alongside some good hints that it’ll house a high-capacity battery like the RAZR Maxx series, we’d hazard a guess that there’s a kevlar finish to that red weave pattern, although we’ll probably have to wait for that incoming Motorola event before we’re able to clarify that. Fortunate, then, that it will all kick off with Verizon in just a few days.

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The Daily Roundup for 07.17.2013

DNP The Daily RoundUp

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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Nexus 7 2 gets alledged early hardware fondle

The ASUS-made Nexus 7 2 – also known as the reboot of the original 7-inch tablet – appears to have had a collection of up-close photos and video leak this afternoon. At this point in time we’re at least a few weeks out from a full launch of this device, while the existence of the hardware itself hasn’t yet been confirmed by Google, ASUS, or anyone in-between. This machine appears to take on an appearance that’s similar to the original, coming here instead with a slimmer facade and a landscape-aimed back rather than its original portrait angle.

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It’s important at this point – and more than once – to remind you that this could very well be a prototype of a final product rather than a final production-ready amalgamation of hardware. The same grain of salt should be spread on the entirety of this release of information as even the source, Android Central, suggests that they are not entirely confident in the legitimacy – or just the finality – of the specifications attached to this hardware. That said, feel free to entertain the notion.

NOTE: The image you’re seeing above is a real-deal photo of the Nexus 7, the original edition. Below are the leaked photos this article speaks of.

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The label attached to this possible Nexus 7 reboot reads ME571K_PR1_SKU2, and the hardware is indeed manufactured by ASUS. This is the same as the original, and it would appear that ASUS is sticking to their same design language here through the summer of 2013.

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You’ll find a 1.2-megapixel camera on the front of this device and a 5-megapixel camera on the back, and the back-facing camera seems to be placed extremely close to the headphone jack that sits on the short end, right up in the same place it was on the original.

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Have a peek at the images shared here and let us know what you think. Is this the real-deal final product, or an early iteration, or is it something else entirely? Have yourself a run down possibility lane with our most recent feature on this device, Nexus 7 2 and the details you want for a reboot.


Nexus 7 2 gets alledged early hardware fondle is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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