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2/23/2012, 8:07 AM ET
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  • 4:03 AM Microsoft (MSFT) files a complaint with European regulators that Motorola Mobility Holdings (MMI), with Google's (GOOG) support, is misusing patents, demanding unfairly high prices from device makers to use standard patents relevant to products like MSFT's laptops and Xbox game console.
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  • Wednesday 4:35 PM Google's (GOOG) display ad business is growing faster than anticipated and is on track to surpass that of Facebook (FB) next year, according to data from eMarketer. FB's U.S. display ad revenue should reach $2.58B this year, $3.29B next year, and $3.75B in 2014; GOOG should see $2.54B this year, $3.68B next year, and $4.76B in 2014.
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  • Wednesday 4:03 PM Citing concerns that recent changes to Google's (GOOG) privacy policy raise the risk of identity theft and fraud, 36 state AGs send Larry Page a letter outlining their issues with the changes. GOOG's new policy, which begins March 1, will allow it to combine users' personal info from web history and YouTube with other Google products; existing users can't opt out without exiting the whole Google system.
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  • Wednesday 2:49 PM Google (GOOG -0.7%) has filed an application to provide video service to residents of Kansas City, Mo., setting the stage for it to offer a cable-TV-like package in addition to high-speed internet service it plans to sell there later this year. The move, while affecting just a small footprint and serving as an experiment, is potentially huge as it unlocks a new, subscriber-based revenue stream.
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  • Wednesday 1:10 PM Respondents to a poll at Android and Me are mostly positive on Google's (GOOG) reported plans to sell information-streaming glasses. But Larry Dignan declares the "composite sketch" of a buyer to be that of a "total dork." MediaPost, meanwhile, thinks Google could collect a lot of valuable data from the glasses. Microvision (MVIS -6.3%), which has long sought to commercialize such glasses, could be selling off on the news.
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  • Wednesday 12:47 PM Google (GOOG) has expanded its flight search service, the result of its controversial acquisition of ITA Software, to iOS and Android devices. Though the service still doesn't feature international flights, and also doesn't cover some domestic carriers, travel bookings providers such as Priceline (PCLN), Expedia (EXPE), and Orbitz (OWW) are upset over the way in which it cuts them out.
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  • Wednesday 11:36 AM Buoyed by strong Kindle Fire sales, developer revenues for Amazon's (AMZN) Appstore for Android are taking off, claims Distimo. Moreover, a growing number of top paid apps are generating more revenue in the Appstore than in Google's (GOOG) larger Android Market, which suggests the former could address the monetization issues that many Android developers have complained about. (previously)
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Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. The company's innovations in web search and advertising have made its web site a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google maintains a large index of web... More