The information underpinning Google’s services — Internet search requests, Gmail or YouTube — is processed in industrial-scale data centers such as the Belgian plant in St. Ghislain southwest of Brussels. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint The move aims to upgrade the facility in Belgium to meet growing demand for its online services Brussels: ... Read More

The EU is already investigating Google’s search business and the firm’s rivals have made nearly weekly entreaties to the EU to take some action. Photo: AFP Firms want EU to probe Google’s deceptive conduct to lockout competition in the mobile market Luxembourg: A group representing Microsoft Corp., Expedia Inc. and Nokia ... Read More

Google Fiber debuted in Kansas City and in November began providing users there with Internet service that moves data at a blazing gigabyte per second, about 100 times faster than the speed provided by typical broadband connections. Photo: AFP Google Fiber should start connecting its so-called gigabit Internet to homes ... Read More

Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, wears the Google Glass on June 27, 2012 in San Francisco. (AFP/File - Kimihiro Hoshino) LONG BEACH, California: Sergey Brin envisions Google's Internet glasses hitting the market this year with an eye toward freeing people from unsocial habits engendered by "emasculating" smartphones. Brin spoke of inspiration ... Read More

file image of Twitter being accessed on a mobile phone (AFP/FRED TANNEAU) SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Monday added Instagram-style smartphone photo sharing features after the Facebook-owned service made it impossible for Internet users to integrate its images into tweets. "Starting today, you'll be able to edit and refine photos, right from ... Read More