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Does China Still Need U.S. Tech? Google Tiff Highlights Evolution

A big elephant has been in the room ever since Google faced off with China’s government over censorship and threatened to leave the country. The looming question is whether China’s tech development is reaching a point where its government is ready to risk U.S. players like Google (GOOG) leaving if they don’t like the rules of doing business there. Google threatened last month to stop cooperating with Chinese Internet censors and shut its China

Nokia And Microsoft Heat Up Competition In Smart-Phone Field

Just over a month into the new year, already-hot smart-phone competition is scorching. Thursday, the Symbian operating system that drove Nokia (NOK) to the global handset lead completed its conversion into a totally open OS. Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced its newest feature for its Android open-source operating system, one that closely resembles a key feature of the iPhone. Apple (AAPL), maker of the iPhone, was once a Google ally, but the