Google says China services back up (AFP)

AFP - Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.

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False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)

AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.

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Google Reports Brief Search Outage in China (PC World)

PC World - Google’s search engine in China appeared to have been partially blocked overnight Thursday, but a Google spokeswoman said the service was up and running again by Friday morning local time.

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Google says China search block may be tech glitch (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem.

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Smartphones, Tablets Seen Boosting Mobile Health (PC World)

PC World - Smartphones, tablet PCs and other wireless devices are poised to play a greater role in health care as doctors and patients embrace the mobile Internet, panelists at a mobile health technology conference in Boston said Thursday.

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Remains of the Day: Jailbreak blues (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - It’s been a big day for Apple, what with the new iMacs, Mac Pros, and the Magic-est Trackpad ever to set foot on the Internet.

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Can Ask.com’s New Search Strategy Work? (PC World)

PC World - Ask.com hopes it’s found the answer to increasing its market share — and no, the plan doesn’t involve a butler named Jeeves.

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Disney buying social game maker Playdom (AFP)

AFP - The Walt Disney Co. is adding a new cast of characters to its vast entertainment stable, buying online social game maker Playdom in a deal worth up to 763 million dollars.

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Microsoft condemns Yahoo! Japan-Google alliance (AFP)

AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday denounced Yahoo! Japan’s Internet search alliance with Google, saying it would give Google near-total control over the third-largest market for search queries in the world.

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Google in talks to build Facebook competitor: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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