Texas is investigating Google

Google is under scrutiny. Texas authorities conducted a formal investigation against the internet giant for alleged monopolistic practices in its handling of search and online advertising.

The review, conducted by the state attorney general in the U.S. - try to find out if Google is neutral when it comes to display the search results. Some companies believe that the site deliberately placed at the end of the listing or are charged higher rates for advertising on the portal and the google investigation.

The company said in an official blog that its priority is "to provide search results and ads that are relevant and useful to their users."
He added: "As not all sites may appear at the top in the results or even on the first page, it is not surprising that the sites less relevant and less quality are not satisfied with their position in the resultsand the google investigation.

Texas is investigating Google

Google also noted in his blog that after the three companies that filed the complaint against them-myTriggers, SourceTool / Trade Comet and Foundem-are the same lawyers that represented Microsoft, a major search engine competitors.
In another incident, Google has proposed to pay $ 8.5 million to close a complaint against them on Buzz.
The service, which was released in February, allows Gmail users to build a social network based on their contacts and the google investigation.

Google and buzz

But several users sued Google Gmail Buzz ensuring that violated their privacy, for this reason google is investigating. The amount that the company is willing to pay are used to pay lawyers for the plaintiffs and as a donation to organizations that support privacy online.Each of the seven people who filed the suit would only be $ 2,500.
The agreement also includes a clause by which Google is committed to educating its users more privacy issues for Buzz.The settlement between both parties still must be approved by a judge.

German television broadcasts began in 3D

German broadcaster Sky pay-TV Deutschland announced Thursday the start of the broadcast of part of its program with three-dimensional technology from next October.
"This is a future market and we want to be first," said a Sky spokesman Deutschland, who said the new channel will be called 3D TV "Eventkanal" and may be received via satellite and by cable to subscribers in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
He added that his company is currently negotiating with other firms cable vendors such as Kabel Deutschland to extend welcome to the whole country.Deuschland Sky subscribers will enjoy free initially 3D TV new channel for the remainder of the year, although in 2011 the 3D TV charged a supplementary fee for the reception of "Eventkanal."

German television in 3D

Sky Deutschland acknowledged, however, that the number of subscribers to fully enjoy the new channel in three dimensions is very small, as it will be necessary to have a TV 3D technology.
However, they expressed confidence that sales of equipment to get this technology 3d tv to trip at Christmas, after presentation of the latest developments in the IFA trade fair these days is celebrated in Berlin.

Apple relaunches team to watch movies and TV

Apple Inc. announced Wednesday a smaller version of its Apple TV device to watch movies and TV shows online, at a deep discount of 57% and a new line of iPods that includes a touch screen Nano model.
Apple TV has been in business since 2007, but never gain popularity in the United States, such as TiVo and other devices that can record digital video.
"We've sold a lot of them, but has never been a great success," admitted the Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, before hundreds of journalists, bloggers and analysts in San Francisco.
Pre-configured Apple TV was too complicated for the average consumer, said Jobs.The price of the new Apple TV also fell sharply: The team, which will be available within a month, will cost $ 99, 57% less than its previous price of $ 229.

Apple relaunches Apple TV  to watch movies and TV

The device will compete with cheaper options for so-called streaming video over the Internet, a technology for watching movies or television programs without being previously downloaded. There Roku set-top boxes that use this technology and are offered from $ 60.
The new Apple TV will give users the ability to access high-definition version of newly released DVD movies for sale or rent. Also available are certain television programs, including hits like "The Simpsons" and "Glee."
The new device will only allow people to lease their content, not buy it. For high-definition movies to be offered the day out on DVD, people will pay $ 4.99. Rent episodes of HDTV will be 99 cents.

Moments earlier, Jobs introduced a new iPod Nano, no buttons. Its controls play, pause and music selections are now right on the screen. It will cost $ 149 for the eight-gigabyte version and $ 179 for 16 gigabytes. Like the previous version, the new nano has an FM tuner and can display photos.

The New Apple TV

Apple also announced a new iPod Touch, which were added video features similar to the more recent iPhone.
The new computer has a camera in front for videoconversaciones via Wi-Fi with other users with similar equipment, the program Apple FaceTime. A second camera on the back of the computer may be used to take pictures and video. Their prices are in the range of 229 to $ 399.Jobs also unveiled a new iPod Shuffle, the cheapest music player from Apple range. The new device will be $ 49 a square shape and buttons on the second generation Shuffle Apple.
Apple also announced new social features for its free iTunes software. 10 Jobs said iTunes will allow people to know what your friends are listening to, if they allow it. The new feature, called Ping, probably based on technology that Apple TV acquired last year with the purchase of Lala.com.
Mintz reported from Seattle. The journalist from The Associated Press Ryan Nakashima in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

China hires agents to control Internet content

The Chinese authorities announced the hiring ten new supervisors to China control Internet content and review vulgar or pornographic content are published on the internet, local newspaper Beijing Morning Post. "
The newspaper quoted the Association of Online Communication in Beijing (B'Omer), which indicated that eight of the major internet portals based in Beijing shall employ supervisors "responsible and disciplined."
The new inspectors will seek out and prepare reports on those web sites containing pornographic sites, for this reason China control Internet content and the gambling or violent content as well as those that boast about wealth, money, and that could harm social stability and national security.
Among the addresses affected pages are very popular in China, such as 163.com and hexun.com portals, with active user forums.

China control Internet content

Currently it is estimated that thousands of employees from the various branches of the Chinese government dedicated to filter the content to be published on the Internet, although the opacity in this area is complete.
In addition, periodically, Beijing starts  to control Internet content and also one campaign to recruit civilian volunteers to "patrol" the network and report information "inappropriate."

Chen Tong, vice president of Sina.com, one of the nation's leading portals and sites was included in the filter requiring supervisor and China control Internet content, said he has no clear criteria under which new supervisors to do their jobs.
For its part, Lie Li, professor in the School of Sociology, Peking University People, found that many Internet sites may have some pornographic or vulgar.

China security and control in internet

"The question is how these ten people are going to decide whether content is vulgar and another not," Lie found.According to the report, the new supervisors will work regardless of the editing table, Internet portals, and follow guidelines established by the B'Omer, which in turn is guided by the propaganda department of the municipal committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC ) in Beijing.
The press freedom groups such as Amnesty International (AI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), for China control Internet content and also have complained that in so-called anti-pornography campaigns government also canceled the contents dissidents or critics of the regime.The number of Internet users is growing in China and now number 420 million, the largest market in the world, but it in turn one of the poorest countries in the network censors.