The Department of Justice is now looking into Google’s proposed settlement over its Book Search service, sources tell both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal . The inquiry is said to be focused on antitrust concerns surrounding the online book deal.
The Book Search settlement, announced in October, followed a three-year battle over Google’s right to display copyrighted books on its Web site.
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Apple is coming up with a new kind of touch-screen device that is bigger than its iPhone but smaller than a laptop.
The device, according to published reports, will be a kind of miniature tablet computer. Like the iPhone, it would be able to access the Internet over cell phone data networks, allowing users to surf the Web just about anywhere. And analysts expect that, like the iconic smart-phone, the retail price w
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An arrest warrant was issued yesterday by the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) against Rodolfo Lozada Jr., one of the Senate’s primary witnesses in the government’s controversial national broadband network (NBN) contract with China’s ZTE Corp.
MTC Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo ordered the arrest of Lozada after granting the appeal of Michael Defensor.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines imported pork products in 2008 from nine of at least 12 countries where the North-American influenza or the so-called swine flu virus has reportedly spread.
Data culled by GMANews.TV from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) showed that last year, the Philippines imported a total of 85,531 metric tons (MT) of pork products from 24 countries. The figure is five pe
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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has forged an agreement with Shenzhen Stock Exchange on mutual cooperation.
The PSE said the agreement includes “sharing of information and experience on volumes, market price indicators, market data management, annual reports, auditors’ reports and financial statements of listed companies and rules and regulations for listing, trading, as well a
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao made spectacular public arrivals before cheering supporters on Tuesday, starting the countdown to their junior welterweight boxing showdown here on Saturday.
Pacquiao supporters jammed the hotel lobby at Mandalay Bay to cheer on the Philippines star while flag-waving Hatton backers chanted as the "Hitman" from England walked into a small ring set up
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MANILA, Philippines – Following the successful staging of the 2009 Tour of Luzon’s revival, another bicycle road race hits the road on May 8 to 15.
The eight-day “Padyak Pinoy" race, another multi-stage bikefest speeds off with The Fort in Taguig City as the starting point.
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The Smart Gilas Team of the Philippines will have to contend with highly formidable teams from Iran and Lebanon in the elimination round of the 20th FIBA Asia Champions Cup set May 12-20 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Smart Gilas found itself bracketed with Mahram of Iran, Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon, Sangmoo of Korea and Al Qadsia of Kuwait in Group A after the recent draw. Drawn in Group B are Al Arabi of Qatar, Wal Was
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After almost a year of being engaged, celebrity couple Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo finally tied the knot early Tuesday morning, April 28 at San Juan Nepomuceno Church in San Juan, Batangas.
The private ceremony, which was closed to the media, started at around 7 a.m. and ended after an hour. The wedding was officiated by Fr. Tito Caluag, the couple’s spiritual adviser.
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Filipino-German actress Paraluman died last Monday (April 27) at a little past 5 a.m. She succumbed to cardiac arrest. She was 84 years old.
Paraluman’s only child, Baby O’Brien, also an actress and program host as well as civic leader, said her mother had been suffering from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases ever since year 2000. Bed-ridden and confined to the wheelchair for a long time, Paraluman did
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Ryan Agoncillo:
Christopher Ryan Lou Agoncillo, popularly known as Ryan Agoncillo, is a Filipino Film and Television actor, model, singer, photographer, and TV host.
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Rhian Ramos: Rhian Denise Ramos (born on October 3, 1990 in Makati City, Philippines) is an actress and commercial model of Welsh-Filipino descent.
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