Google Shuts China Site in Dispute Over Censorship Google closed its Internet search service in China and began directing users in that country to its uncensored search engine in Hong Kong.

Google reports China-based attack, says pullout possible Google said Tuesday the company and at least 20 others were victims of a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack" originating in China in mid-December, evidently to gain access to the e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.

Google OS: the end of the hard drive? Google unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. By Dylan F. Tweney