Tag: google
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Google learns Strine: search engine can now understand Australian accents
Google has improved voice searches for phone and computer applications to help it understand Australian accents and slang terms such as footy and servo. It has also improved its recognition of difficult place names such as Tibooburra and Unanderra. Also added to its newly learned vocabulary is the term “drop bear”, an Australian slang term…
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How Much Google Paid The Man Who Owned Google.com for 1 Minute
When researcher Sanmay Ved saw “Google.com” available for purchase on Google Domains in October he purchased it for a total of $US12. For a grand total of 1 minute he owned “google.com” until Google quickly realised and cancelled the purchase. They later gave him an undisclosed reward, which he only described as “very Googley” in…
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Google Paid Apple $1 Billion to be Default Search Engine
There have been various rumours about how much Google pays Apple to be the default search bar on the iPhone. A transcript of court proceedings from Oracle Corp’s copyright lawsuit against Google revealed that Apple received $1 billion from Google. Since 2010, Oracle has claimed their Java technology was borrowed to build Android phones without…