
Jan 5 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
The once-cuddly relationship between Google Inc. and Apple Inc. is morphing into a prickly power struggle as the ambitions and ideas of the technology trendsetters increasingly collide. Complete Story...
9 hours ago - By Associated Press
Google Inc. is bowing to pressure from shareholders of On2 Technologies Inc. in its takeover bid for the software company and raising its offer price.

Jan 4 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
Google Inc. began selling its own mobile phone Tuesday, a much-anticipated move aimed at protecting its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers.

Jan 1 - By Dave Gram, Associated Press Writer
Internet search giant Google is based in Silicon Valley, yet it runs its community affairs operation out of a former bread factory in an old New England railroad town, hard by the confluence of the White and Connecticut rivers.
Dec 29 - By Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer
A Chinese novelist is suing Google Inc. for scanning her work into its online library.
Dec 23 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
U.S. antitrust regulators are taking a closer look at Google Inc.'s proposed $750 million purchase of mobile phone marketer AdMob, the latest sign of greater government vigilance as Google tries to expand its advertising empire.
Dec 21 - By Associated Press
Pacific WebWorks Inc. said it has reached a settlement agreement with Google Inc. in a trademark infringement lawsuit the Internet search leader filed this month.

Dec 18 - By Greg Keller, AP Business Writer
A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s expansion into digital books breaks France's copyright laws, and a judge slapped the Internet search leader with a euro10,000-a-day fine until it stops showing literary snippets.
Dec 16 - By Associated Press
Amazon.com Inc. is making it easier for bloggers using Google Inc.'s Blogger site to put ads on their blogs.
Dec 16 - By Ariel David, Associated Press Writer
Four Google executives should not be held responsible for a video posted online that showed teenagers abusing an autistic youth in Turin, their lawyers argued Wednesday in an Italian court.
Dec 13 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion into the wireless industry.
Dec 9 - By Associated Press
Google Inc. says a Utah company is using its name to defraud consumers.

Dec 9 - By Helen A.S. Popkin, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Sure, it seemed creepy at first … maybe even creepy still. But there’s no denying that Google Street View, a function of Google Earth and Google Maps, is also wicked cool. Giving a whole new meaning to “I can see my house from here,” Google Street View provides 360-degree horizontal and 290-degree vertical views of streets all over the planet via a few clicks on your keyboard.
Dec 8 - By Associated Press
Internet search leader Google Inc. is teaming up with The New York Times and The Washington Post in its latest attempt to help out the ailing newspaper industry.

Dec 7 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's happening on the Web.
Dec 2 - By Associated Press
Google Inc. is launching a new feature to let Californians see the results of climate change.

Dec 2 - By Jane Wardell, AP Business Writer
In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in search results.
Dec 1 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
If your 2009 Google expeditions took you on quests for pictures of Lady Gaga, news about Susan Boyle and swine flu, information about Twitter and Michael Jackson and a recipe for a comfort food like meatloaf or chili, join the cybercrowd.
Nov 30 - By Associated Press
New advertising formats being rolled out by Google Inc. in response to competition should add to its revenue and earnings over time, leading one analyst to raise his price target on the stock by $40 to $650.

Nov 30 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google.
Nov 25 - By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Writer
An Italian prosecutor demanded jail time Wednesday for four Google executives charged in absentia with defamation and violating privacy for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused.
Nov 24 - By Associated Press
Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.

Nov 24 - By Ryan Lucas, Associated Press Writer
Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.
Nov 23 - By Associated Press
Google Inc. has snapped up another startup in its quest to sell more visual advertising on the Web.
Nov 19 - By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.