Google has announced that starting today its email service will allow users to insert files directly from its online storage locker Drive into an email without leaving Gmail.
According to Google Product Manager Phil Sharp, Gmail users can now insert a 10 GB file compared with a standard attachment that is 400 times smaller. This upload limit is larger than the free storage space given to each Google Drive user.
Sharp added that sending a file stored in the cloud means all recipients will have …

Google CEO Larry Page has met with officials from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of its ongoing antitrust investigation on the search giant.
According to Bloomberg, Page discussed antitrust concerns with FTC officials, while Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt went to the company’s office in Washington, DC to meet with former Republican Congresswoman Susan Molinari.
Google maintains its innocence from alleged violations of antitrust laws and assured any agreement with the …

Press publishers are pushing the German Parliament to approve a pending new copyright bill that requires online search engines and other commercial actors to pay a license fee for using headlines or snippets from their articles.
Dubbed as the ancillary copyright for press publishers, the proposal aims to extend publishers’ copyrights to include even short snippets of news made available by news aggregators and web search engines.
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and head of the …

An online hacking attack targeting Pakistan affected close to 300 websites, including Yahoo, eBay, Apple and Google. Sites containing the domain name of Pakistan are targeted.
Hackers manipulated a noticeable weakness that is innate in domain name systems. Visitors of these popular .pk websites, instead of getting into the sites, are redirected to a page containing the slogan “Pakistan Downed,” along with a picture of two penguins crossing a bridge.

Google Pakistan website is hacked. …

Google Map Maker Badges are now available to Google Maps users who add locations and make corrections to improve the service.
The Google Maps rewards system recognizes the efforts of users who propose local areas, notify mistakes or make corrections through Google’s Map Maker app.
Map Maker provides users the opportunity to apply local knowledge on Google Maps. They can add overlooked areas, edit misplaced labels, add roads or go over edited locations by other users.
“You’ve …

Google has spilled the beans about a private meeting between governments and organizations at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that could limit online freedom for Internet users.
The search giant has forked its official website to create a website arm called Take Action to warn about world governments and establishments who convened to talk about tightening control of the Internet, raise censorship, and endanger innovation.
“The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) …

Scientists have undiscovered an island, which means that they have confirmed that an island that appears in several global maps, including Google Earth, doesn’t actually exist.
That island is Sandy Island, which was presumed to be between New Caledonia and the east coast of Australia, was nowhere to be found when University of Sydney experts explored the location. Instead, only the clear deep blue ocean was on

Google has called for a boycott against a conference organized by the United Nations which the company says will endanger the “free and open internet.”
Government delegates will meet up in Dubai the following month for a conference formed by a United Nations agency called the International Telecommunications Union, or ITU. This conference aims to create a new treaty related to worldwide monitoring of

Google’s alleged privacy breach in Apple’s Safari web browser has generated enough criticism from users and consumer groups that a US federal judge had to approve a fine passed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the search giant.
Google was found guilty of bypassing the Do Not Track setting in Safari and misinforming its users about the safety of their privacy.
U.S. District Judge Illston approved the $22.5 million fine levied by the FTC despite protests from Consumer Watchdog …

Google silently released the updated application of its pay-per-click (PPC) program and main advertising product for Windows and Mac computers.
Early last week, the online advertising giant introduced AdWords Editor 9.9 to add Google Display Network updates, import and export improvements, and new campaign settings.
Google Display Network updates allows users to manage ad group flexible reach settings through a “Flexible reach” panel on the ad groups tab, or by CSV import. The firm …