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Is Google crazy enough to buy Yahoo?
Is Google crazy enough to buy Yahoo?
According to multiple sources, Google is potentially looking into buying Yahoo. The search giant would partner with two private-equity firms ...... 23 Oct 2011 - 7 comments
Chrome passes Firefox in market share, for a day
Chrome passes Firefox in market share, for a day
According to a note from research firm StatCounter, Google Chrome managed to pass Firefox for the second most used browser last Sunday. 20 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Google+ plans to allow fake names in the future
Google+ plans to allow fake names in the future
Google+ will begin allowing users to use fake names at some point in the future says their Senior Vice-President of Social Business, Vic Gundotra. 20 Oct 2011 - 8 comments
Google starts promoting encrypted search to protect user privacy
Google starts promoting encrypted search to protect user privacy
Google will begin redirecting users to a secure search page. The SSL encrypted search page will also be reachable by adding https to their web address 19 Oct 2011 - 3 comments
Google promo indicates Verizon will be getting the Galaxy Nexus
Google promo indicates Verizon will be getting the Galaxy Nexus
Google's promotional video for the Galaxy Nexus indicates at least Verizon will be getting the phone in the US. 19 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft CEO finds Android confusing
Microsoft CEO finds Android confusing
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Android too complicated and Android phones too cheap. He also said Microsoft is beating Google in the cloud. 19 Oct 2011 - 29 comments
Android ICS is 'gangbusters,' statue unveiled
Android ICS is 'gangbusters,' statue unveiled
Google's CEO Larry Page, after announcing quarterly earnings on Thursday afternoon, had some choice words for the company's upcoming Android 4.0 release. ...... 15 Oct 2011 - 2 comments
Google kills off useless 'Buzz' service
Google kills off useless 'Buzz' service
Google has announced the death of Buzz, the company's foray into social networking before Google+. The network gave the company issues when ...... 15 Oct 2011 - 1 comment
Hulu isn't for sale say owners
Hulu isn't for sale say owners
Hulu's controlling owners, News Corp, Disney, and Providence Equity Partners, have announced that Hulu will not be sold. 14 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Interest in Google+ plummets after promising start
Interest in Google+ plummets after promising start
After soaring to a gain of more than 1000 percent when it opened to the public, Google+ traffic has fallen back to earth. 11 Oct 2011 - 12 comments
Samsung and Google postpone Nexus Prime event
Samsung and Google postpone Nexus Prime event
Samsung has cancelled an event next week where the new Google Nexus Prime smartphone was to be unveiled. 07 Oct 2011 - 6 comments
Google's purchase of ITA cleared by judge
Google's purchase of ITA cleared by judge
Today, a U.S. judge has cleared the purchase, as Google has satisfied all the necessary requirements. 06 Oct 2011
Oracle, Google trial will likely be postponed
Oracle, Google trial will likely be postponed
A U.S. judge has noted today that the multi-billion dollar Oracle, Google patent trial will "likely be postponed" well beyond its expected October ...... 05 Oct 2011
Google chairman says they will not play favorites even with Motorola acquisiton
Google chairman says they will not play favorites even with Motorola acquisiton
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said today that despite the company's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the company will not ...... 04 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Google Maps adds birdseye view
Google Maps adds birdseye view
Google has added a helicopter 3D view of the route to their popular Maps GPS service. The new button gives users a chance to see the 3D birdseye ...... 03 Oct 2011 - 3 comments
Microsoft Security Essentials accidentally kills Google Chrome
Microsoft Security Essentials accidentally kills Google Chrome
Microsoft's latest update to MSE's antivirus definitions began treating Google Chrome as a malware product. Both, Google and Microsoft, responded to the mistake quickly. 03 Oct 2011 - 5 comments
Motorola Mobility spent $530,000 lobbying in the Q2
Motorola Mobility spent $530,000 lobbying in the Q2
According to a recent disclosure, Motorola Mobility spent $530,000 lobbying in the Q2. The company lobbied the federal government on spectrum ...... 02 Oct 2011
Google+ traffic surges as it opens to the public but can they sustain it?
Google+ traffic surges as it opens to the public but can they sustain it?
Google+ may not be ready to take on Facebook yet, but traffic to the would be contender for the social networking crown spiked immediately after ...... 29 Sep 2011 - 1 comment
Will Samsung's patent deal with Microsoft protect them from Apple?
Will Samsung's patent deal with Microsoft protect them from Apple?
According to a Samsung representative, Samsung's decision to enter into a patent licensing deal with Microsoft was intended to protect them from Apple. ...... 29 Sep 2011 - 2 comments
DOJ asks for more information in review of Google / Motorola Mobility deal
DOJ asks for more information in review of Google / Motorola Mobility deal
The US Department of Justice has sent Google a request for additional information as part of their scrutiny of the search giant's proposed purchase ...... 29 Sep 2011 - 1 comment
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