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With internet service in Egypt all but extinct amid massive protests, those with simple voice connections can now get messages out on Twitter.

Google shook up its ruling triumvirate today, announcing that CEO Eric Schmidt would be taking the role of executive chairman, while co-founder Larry Page will become CEO. Sergey Brin, who has also shared power with the two others, will work on “strategic projects”.

Choosing strategies based on what you believe to be long-term benefits is generally a good idea when running a business, but if you manage to alienate the world in the process, the long term may become irrelevant.

Richard Stallman, one of the computer industry’s most outspoken defenders of open software, doesn’t like Chrome OS.

Google plans to support Android phones with near-field communications chips in the next version of Android. The fast short-range wireless transmission technology could eventually make credit cards obsolete.

Google Instant has made its way to the mobile phone platforms - at least two of them.

Google has reached a significant milestone for its Android mobile operating system: 100,000 applications are available in the Android Market.

Bing will soon allow searchers to see results generated by their Facebook friends’ use of the “like” button on the social network, Microsoft announced yesterday.

At its typically music-focused September event, Apple has announced refreshes to the Shuffle, Nano and Touch, as well as its TV device and mobile operating system.

Oracle issued a press release late Thursday saying it has filed suit against Google for infringing on copyrights and patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired along with Sun Microsystems earlier this year.

Apple has announced plans to give iPhone 4 users a free case in the hopes of satisfying concerns about the design of its antenna and signal problems.

YouTube has redesigned its mobile site, hoping to get more and more smartphone users watching its videos through the browser, rather than through native applications.

Google’s end run around Apple’s App Store is complete: Google Voice is ready as a web application.

Google has announced an Android related press conference for January 5, the same day that earlier reports indicated would see the launch of the Google Phone.

Google Maps with built-in turn-by-turn navigation is coming soon, but so far this has only been confirmed for phones running the new Android 2.0 platform.

Google has announced that the Donuts are ready, with the SDK being made available to developers.

A major overhaul is under way behind the scenes at Google that it says will improve search results, but could also change the way sites are ranked in Google’s index.

It will take months to play out, but who are the winners and losers in Yahoo’s decision to offload its search business to Microsoft?

Microsoft is adding Twitter feeds of a select group of prominent users to Bing search results for those individuals, embracing the microblogging service more directly than rivals.

If you needed any further proof that Apple’s App Store approval process is horrifyingly out of whack, consider one of the latest additions to the App Store: Baby Shaker.