Twitter lashes out at Google search changes (Reuters)
Reuters - Twitter lashed out at changes Google Inc unveiled for its search engine on Tuesday, describing the changes as "bad" for consumers and for Web publishers.
Google search gets more personal, raises hackles (AP)
AP - Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.
CES: YouTube eyes gadgets, channels to boost viewership (Reuters)
Reuters - YouTube is looking to increase viewership on its online video service by making the service available on an array of connected devices and by adding new content, according to a top executive for the Google Inc unit.
AT&T to bring out Nokia phone with Windows (AP)
AP - AT&T on Monday said it will sell a Nokia smartphone running Microsoft's Windows Phone software. The device represents Nokia and Microsoft's best chance yet to break Apple and Google's hold on the U.S. smartphone market, the world's most lucrative.
The best apps for iPads and Android tablet devices (Appolicious)
Appolicious - So you just got a new iPad or Android tablet device for the holidays and are looking for suggestions of what apps to download first. You’re in luck! There are more than 100,000 apps developed for the iPad, in addition to hundreds of thousands of iPhone apps that run reasonably well on the larger screen. As well, there are several thousand Android apps that work and play well on dozens of the tablets that run on Google’s mobile platform.
LG Elec says joins Google to roll out Google TV (Reuters)
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc said on Friday it would unveil its first Google TV next week, joining Sony Corp and Samsung Electronics Co in partnering with the search giant to get a foothold in the emerging Internet TV market.
Google bans Siri knockoff from Android Market, but legit competitors persist (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Apple didn’t invent voice control when it rolled out its Siri personal assistant software with the iPhone 4S, but it definitely has garnered a lot of attention for the software. More than one Android developer is trying to get in on that popularity, some less legitimately than others.
Nuance Ends Vlingo War by Acquiring It (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As Siri continues making headlines and Google is hoping to turns heads with its Android Iris, Nuance Communications is making a bet of its own. Nuance has announced plans to acquire its archrival Vlingo. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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