GOOGLE INC (GOOG)

[at Barrons.com] - Apple unveils a slew of new and updated products and services with promising implications for the company and its customers

[at New York Times] - The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, striking at the heart of its main search business.

[at New York Times] - The angst over net neutrality reaches from boardrooms to living rooms, but take heart: companies will breach its principles at their own peril. Consumers have come to expect an open Internet.

[at MarketWatch] - Mention Old Europe and you'll probably think of small, cobblestone streets, old buildings, wonderful museums -- and stagnant economies, writes Howard Gold.

[at San Francisco Chronicle] - Kai-Fu Lee, who headed Google Inc.'s Chinese division during its biggest growth years, is investing in a mobile-software maker and 11 other businesses in the country to foster a startup culture and benefit from booming...

[at Financial Times] - You have to admire his frankness. Dan Nickols, a senior fund manager at Old Mutual, did not mince his words when he told the Financial Times this week that the valuation divide between the private equity industry and institutional investors was becoming unbridgeable.

[AP] - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry. The increasing use of the mobile Internet and for-pay "apps" that run on smart phones and other gadgets might give news providers what they've been searching for: a way to charge for digital content, Wales told The Associated Press in an interview Friday.

[at AllThingsD] - It's Labor Day Weekend, so let's stop zinging Apple's Ping, wondering how many regulators are eyeballing Google and trying to grok incessant exec departures at Yahoo. Instead, it's time to chillax.

[AP] - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.

[at The Wall Street Journal] - Texas Probing Google's Searches Google said the Texas attorney general's office is conducting an antitrust review of the Web giant's core search-engine business, another sign of growing government scrutiny of the company.

[at The Wall Street Journal] - Google Settles Lawsuit for $8.5 Million Google has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a private class-action lawsuit that alleged its Buzz social networking service violated users' privacy.

[at The Wall Street Journal] - T-Mobile in Talks for New Phone T-Mobile USA is in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies's new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season. The Ideos phone could be priced under $100 in the U.S.

[at Financial Times] - Google GOOG disclosed on Friday that Texas regulators have launched the first broad antitrust review of its search and advertising practices in the US.

YORK, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- imwave, inc., a leading performance search engine marketing agency, is proud to announce today that for the second straight year, they have earned a spot on the Inc. Magazine list of the 5000 fastest growing companies in the nation.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- FastSpring, a leading provider of e-commerce services for downloadable products, has announced that the company has been named to the Inc. 500 2010 list.  Established in 2005, the company's growth rate between 2007 and 2009 landed FastSpring as 41st on the prestigious list of America's fastest-growing private companies. "We would like, first and foremost, to thank our valued clients for what is without a doubt our mutual success," says Dan Engel, FastSpring's CEO who co-founded FastSpring after previously managing online customer acquisition at Google, Picasa, and Citrix's GoToMyPC.

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By Jonathan Moreland, founder of InsiderInsights.com and author of Profit From Legal Insider Trading.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Which insiders are selling and buying chunks of stocks?

Below are lists of the top 10 open-market insider purchases and sales filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday as ranked by dollar value. Company executives and directors are in the best position to assess the attractiveness of their firms' shares, and here is how many of them are voting their wallets! Please note, however, that these are factual lists, not buy and sell recommendations. Dollar value is only one metric to assess the importance of an insider transaction....

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By Dave Brown - Exclusive to Oil Investing News

An oil and gas production rig known as Vermilion Oil Platform 380 owned by Mariner Energy Inc. (NYSE:ME) off the coast of Louisiana was on fire Thursday.  All 13 members of the crew have been evacuated and safely accounted for with no injuries having been reported. Mariner has notified and is working with regulatory authorities in response to this incident. The cause is not known, and an investigation will be undertaken. The facility was located more than 90 miles south of Louisiana's Vermilion Bay....

BOSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass High Tech, The Voice of New England Innovation, today announced that Neal Creighton, CEO and co-founder of RatePoint Inc. is among the recipients of its 2010 All-Stars Awards. The All-Stars Awards recognize 16 dynamic and influential leaders of New England's innovation economy.  This is the 15th year of the awards program.

Creighton has more than a decade of experience in Web-based business applications including marketing, information security, identity verification, Web authentication and certification markets. Throughout his robust career, he has invented and patented Web-based technologies that make Internet shoppers feel more secure and knowledgeable about online transactions and doing business online with small businesses....

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) today announced a five-year renewal and expansion of one of the largest and longest-standing partnerships in Internet history. The global alliance, which has at its core Google’s provision of search services to AOL’s content network and properties, in exchange for a revenue-sharing arrangement between AOL and Google, will be expanded to include mobile search and YouTube.

“Today is another important step in the turnaround of AOL,” said Tim Armstrong, AOL’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “AOL users will be getting a better search and search ads experience from the best search company in the world – Google. After nearly a decade-long partnership in search, we’re looking forward to expanding our global relationship to mobile search and YouTube. All aspects of our partnership will be improved by this deal.”...

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MUMBAI, India (AP) — India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.

"People who operate communication services in India should (install a) server in India as well as make available access to law enforcement agencies," Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told reporters. "That has been made clear to RIM of BlackBerry but also to other companies."...

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the nüLink! 1695 – a 5-inch touchscreen portable navigation device (PND) that connects drivers with relevant, online information from Garmin’s nüLink! service, including links to online information like Google™ Local Search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, flight status, and other real-time, location-relevant content, plus it uses nüRoute™ technology with trafficTrends™ and myTrends™ to make your daily commute easier than ever. The U.S. version of the nüLink! 1695 comes with one year of free Garmin nüLink! services out-of-the-box, and is also the first device to offer the nüLink! Store where customers can purchase optional premium services.

“The nüLink! 1695 is designed to give drivers a full variety of accurate, up-to-the-minute information that they can access quickly, on a full-size, 5-inch touchscreen display,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “When you add the power of Google Local Searches and nüRoute historical information, the nüLink! 1695 delivers the ultimate navigation experience.”...

HOUSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AppTech Corp. (Pink Sheets: APCX) www.apptechglobal.com announced today that it has acquired the assets of Legal Logistics to expand the operations of its finance subsidiary, CSI Business Finance, Inc.  Legal Logistics was engaged in the business of financing litigation and the collections of judgments on behalf of their owners.  As part of the all stock transaction, AppTech acquired $600,000 in judgments, the rights to the Legal Logistics name, and all plans and systems of Legal Logistics.  Eric Ottens, CEO of AppTech, commented, "CSI Business Finance has been a financier to micro cap companies for many years, and we have seen a dire need in the market for financing to help small companies collect debts, sue for damages and provide financing for law firms in pursuing legitimate substantial damages on behalf of their clients.  We are proud to announce our expansion in this area and look forward to providing a much needed service in litigation financing for law firms and their small business clients."

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SAN DIEGO and BERLIN, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a leading digital media company connecting people and entertainment, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in mobile technology, today announced at the IFA trade show that the GALAXY Tab is the world's first DivX Certified® tablet. The Android-powered GALAXY Tab will now power DivX HD™ video playback at home or on the go.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America today announced that it has been named the Official Airline of the 35 th annual Toronto International Film Festival®, which takes place from September 9-19, 2010.  This year's festival features over 300 films from across the globe and will also celebrate the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox, a highly anticipated theatre and event space which will enable TIFF to provide programming year-round.  In addition to being the airline of choice for artists, filmmakers and stars headed from California's West Coast to Toronto for this year's Festival, Virgin America and the Toronto International Film Festival have teamed up to offer cinephiles the chance to win the ultimate date in Toronto:  flight, hotel, dinner for two, and tickets to the world-renowned Film Festival.* This  summer, Virgin America kicked off new nonstop service from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Toronto, with a series of splashy launch events.  The airline's upscale amenities have quickly made it a favorite among the tech-forward and media savvy flyers along the routes.  

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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, has announced that registration is now open for college students across the nation to compete in the third virtual games of the Avnet Tech Games. The virtual games help students prepare for real-world business opportunities and compete for a chance to win $1,000 scholarships. The fall virtual games include the Android™ App Challenge, the HP Solutions Playbook Challenge and the RedPrairie Supply Chain Challenge.

The virtual games expand the breadth of the Avnet Tech Games, which are held each April at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Ariz. This annual collegiate competition challenges Arizona students to solve real-world problems with technology. Both the traditional competitive events of the Avnet Tech Games and the virtual games require students to test their knowledge, creativity, decision-making, problem solving and technical skills. The virtual games allow students to work in teams or independently, competing on a national level....

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to provide book lovers with the most natural, immersive digital reading experience, Sony today announced the launch of its beautifully-designed new line of Reader digital books, including the new Reader Pocket Edition™, Reader Touch Edition™ and, in the U.S., the wireless Reader Daily Edition™.  The new line of Readers features a host of new design and technology enhancements that make them the perfect device for any reader's lifestyle.  

"Today, we're excited to announce not just the availability of the Reader Touch Edition and Pocket Edition in the countries we already serve but also plans to expand the Reader line to previously untapped markets," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reading Business Division. "We take a thoughtful approach to country expansion, including Italy, Spain, Australia, Japan and China, working with local bookstores to ensure content is compatible, relevant and in the appropriate language for each market."...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Making its worldwide debut today, Sony's new Bloggie™ Touch enhances the pocket video camera category by making it even easier to preserve and upload life's spontaneous moments.

The Bloggie Touch (MHS-TS20 and MHS-TS10) captures full 1920x1080p high definition MP4 video and 12.8-megapixel photos on 8GB or 4GB of embedded memory, respectively, offering approximately four hours of HD movie recording.  Its sleek, stylish body sports a three-inch diagonal capacitive touch screen enabling intuitive operation as well as attractive shooting and playback options....

PALM CITY, Fla., Sept. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CTYXD) ("Connectyx"), manufacturers and distributors of MedFlash®, the nation's premier Personal Health Management System, is pleased to announce that its MedFlash® Personal Health Manager has released a series of health and wellness services and benefits to its members through its MedFlash® Web Portal.

Ronn Schuman, Connectyx CEO stated, "Connectyx is committed to maintaining its strong position within the consumer driven PHR- PHM space. In keeping with our vision of MedFlash® as a personal health management system, we are pleased to announce a major expansion of our member benefits and health services." The Company is cognizant of the continual rising cost of health care and its ancillary services and has given its MedFlash® members full access to major health related cost savings programs. Included in these health and wellness programs will be vision, hearing, dental and prescription medications. Since there is no additional cost to members to join these health benefits and wellness programs, management believes that they have added significant value to its MedFlash® product platform....

Android weenies rejoice "Samsung Galaxy Tab rooted, just for bragging rights" http://ow.ly/2zA3k $GOOG

RT @laurenweinstein: Lauren's Blog: "The New McCarthyism of Google-Baiting Spreads Its Stain" - http://bit.ly/9jXK1d tip @techmeme $GOOG

Here's How Apple Is Beginning To Destroy Google's Core Search Business http://bit.ly/aFCPqK $GOOG $AAPL

RT @fortune8: If it was not for $GOOG, then I would not know the meaning of MILF and Camel Toes.//LOL

Is Google manipulating search engine results to stifle competitors? Texas AG think so http://yhoo.it/bUupVo $GOOG

ppl, stop with the dumb-question headlines: Why Wasn’t AP Able To Get A Better Deal From $GOOG? http://bit.ly/dmjKpB

If it was not for $GOOG, then I would not know the meaning of MILF and Camel Toes.

Google bugs exposed. Sorta. http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/09/03/bedbugs-infest-googles-new-york-office/ $GOOG #yuck

Huawei Bets on #Google Brand, Low-End #Smartphone in #Europe Push http://bit.ly/bWAA41 $GOOG

SearchEngineLand: Texas Attorney General Investigating Google & Antitrust Issues http://j.mp/cZy0Vy by @dannysullivan $GOOG tip @techmeme

$GOOG closes 470.30

RT @backupify: $GOOG'sEric Schmidt Shown as Perverter of Privacy on Times Square Jumbotron http://tinyurl.com/2ujrfpx

$GOOG pinnage

$GOOG NEEDS to acquire $TWIT to keep $FBOOK away from core search biz

T-Mobile USA in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies's new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season. $GOOG

Here's How Apple Is Beginning To Destroy Google's Core Search Business - SAI http://stk.ly/dvSZq3 $AAPL $GOOG $FBOOK via @businessinsider

google priority inbox continues to impress me $goog

@nichcarlson alright Mister I bet you by Christmas that $GOOG will be $550+ {says the guy that purchased it at $85}

Google Creates $86 Million Fund for Low-income Housing | The Atlanta Post http://t.co/W6L6pMj via @AddThis $goog

@techiblog does $GOOG not realize that $APPL remains primarily a HW company (SW fun aside)? #alldontlooksame

$GOOG is def closing the gap $AAPL RT @cnet Android gaining in U.S. mobile Web usage | Circuit Breaker - CNET News http://bit.ly/cqJ8It

Here's How Apple Is Beginning To Destroy Google's Core Search Business $GOOG $AAPL http://read.bi/9GfQs9

Digg’s Decline, Illustrated - and what it says about the role of social traffic v. search traffic (via @PKafka) $GOOG http://post.ly/vSAB

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RT @aydasays: Rosetta Stone Appeals Loss to Google in Trademark Case Over Web Searches http://bit.ly/bc5SNc #legal $RST $GOOG

Samsung increasing 2010 smartphone sales target ... bullish for $GOOG ... http://bit.ly/c0p56L

Gmail priority inbox so compelling turning off gmail on iPhone mail app & will access via browser. Bet Google wanted that to happen $GOOG

$GOOG approaching hod

Priority Inbox with #gmail is great, thank you $goog. Takes a bit of customization for it to be perfect, but very useful!

Priority Inbox with #gmail is great, thank you $goog. Takes a bit of customization for it be perfect, but very useful!

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