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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.
Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object — Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.
Internet search leader Google will ease its control over millions of copyright-protected books earmarked for its digital library if a court approves a revised lawsuit settlement that addresses objections of antitrust regulators.
Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses eclipsed $1 million for the first time during the summer as the company tried to build on its dominance of Internet search and expand into other markets.
NEW YORK — Deadline for submitting a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.'s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.
Google Inc.'s success has left the Internet search leader sitting on a pile of cash — $22 billion at the end of September. Executives say they are ready to spend more money to take advantage of what they believe will be even better days ahead.
Google Inc.'s earnings and stock price are soaring again — and so is the Internet search leader's optimism.
Google Inc.'s third-quarter earnings are expected to show the Internet advertising market is snapping out of its stupor.
Google Inc.'s sites continued to account for the vast majority of the U.S. search market in September, with rival Microsoft Corp.'s sites seeing a slight gain from August, according to comScore Inc.
Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T Inc. that Google Inc.'s free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees.
Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.
A federal judge set a Nov. 9 deadline Wednesday for submission of a revised agreement in the battle over Google Inc.'s effort to get digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. Then the debate over the fairness of the plan will resume.
Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are teaming up to tackle the challenge posed by the iPhone, saying they will collaborate closely to create wireless devices that use Google's software.
IBM Corp. is trying to stymie Google Inc.'s expansion into the business software market.
AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high connection fees.
The new managers of Google Inc.'s China arm expressed confidence Monday the business can grow despite the departure of the high-profile executive credited with expanding its share of the competitive Chinese market.
Sprint Nextel Corp. is releasing a phone sporting Google Inc.'s Android software on Oct. 11.
YouTube, Google Inc.'s online video streaming service, is in talks with Hollywood studios to rent new release movies online, according to people familiar with the talks.
Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and a prominent antitrust lawyer urged a federal judge Tuesday to block a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to a vast library of books.
Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.'s fledging Chrome browser a boost by installing it as the primary browser on Vaio-brand computers sold in the United States and Europe.
Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.'s fledgling Web browser a boost by installing it on new computers.
Google Inc.'s Gmail service was knocked offline Tuesday in an outage that the company said affected a "majority" of its millions of e-mail users, including consumers who get Gmail for free and businesses that pay for a version for their employees.
Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device — yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright.
Microsoft Corp. appears to have finally persuaded Yahoo Inc. that together they would have a better chance of mounting a meaningful challenge to Google Inc.'s dominance of online advertising.
Time Warner Inc. bought back Google Inc.'s 5 percent stake in struggling Internet company AOL LLC for $283 million, according to a regulatory filing by AOL on Monday.
Microsoft brings more Web data to Bing resultsMicrosoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google.
MSN May Get MySpace Music Service to Rival Google'sMicrosoft is talking to MySpace about a music partnership, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Google Maps accused of unfair competition in FranceA French company is taking Google Maps to court for unfair competition, seeking 500,000 euros (706,000 dollars) in damages from the US-based Internet giant, a judicial official said Wednesday.
The story behind Google ChromeGoogle released its second web browser yesterday afternoon, adding additional headroom for web applications stretching the limits of what it's possible to accomplish within a web browser.
Opera CEO "pleased to see a new browser alternative"As you know, Google has been a great partner to Opera in the past and will be in the future. Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, and our desktop browser all include Google as the default search. We are also working with them to bring Gears into our desktop and mobile products.
Marry Me Leslie: Proposal 2.0 Using Google Street ViewMichael Weiss-Malik, a Google employee, wanted to make his marriage proposal to his girlfriend Leslie really, really memorable, so he did what an self-respecting Googleplex geek would so, he put his proposal up on Google Street View.
Google acquires web video company OmnisioGoogle has acquired Omnisio, an online video technology start-up, reportedly for $15m.
Google's Walking Directions DebutWalking directions first became visible to some Google Maps users about two weeks ago, and whatever tests the company conducted apparently went well. Walking directions are now available to everyone, with Google answering several of the questions that came up.
Google's YouTube in Lions Gate film clips dealIn a move that signals a possible thawing of Google Inc's relations with Hollywood, its YouTube unit has reached a deal to feature film clips from Lions Gate Entertainment Inc on the video-sharing site.
Google rated favourite brand in the UKGoogle has overtaken Microsoft as the UK's most popular brand, according to this year's Superbrands survey. Microsoft topped last year's list, but was pipped this year by Google which moved up from third place.
Yahoo already had plans to reject Microsoft bidYahoo drew up a plan to reject a Microsoft takeover bid months before its $45bn ($22.9bn) offer, according to newly released court documents revealing the lengths the company went to in its attempts to avoid being swallowed up by the technology giant.
Android to offer iPhone-like App StoreSpeaking at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Android project leader Andy Rubin didn't officially announce an Android app store, but he pretty much guaranteed it's on the way.
YouTube law fight 'threatens net'A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google. Google's claim follows Viacom's move to sue the video sharing service for its inability to keep copyrighted material off its site.
Maybe a little evil: Google outs Indian man to authoritiesAn Indian man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly posting derogatory and vulgar content about Indian politician Sonia Gandhi on Google's social networking site, Orkut.
Google Search To Surpass Size of Microsoft Windows in 2009Why is Microsoft (MSFT) so concerned about Google? (GOOG) Lots of reasons, one of which is this: By this time next year, Google's search business will be larger and more profitable than the most profitable and legendary monopoly in history--Microsoft Windows.
Opera tunes itself for AndroidOpera Software has ported the mini version of its eponymous browser onto Google's Android platform.
The Big Four Fight; Everyone Else Wins Here's a very short recap of the internet love rectangle story so far.
File sharing 'may be good', says EMI executiveGlen Merrill was Google's chief information officer and one of the architects of the internet firm's successful flotation in 2004.
Mr. and Mrs. Boring sue Google over Street View picsA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania couple has sued Google for invasion of privacy, accusing the world's largest search engine of photographing their swimming pool and posting it to the web.
OpenSocial continues to grow: Welcome, Yahoo!Today we're pleased that Yahoo! has announced its support for OpenSocial. We're looking forward to having Yahoo! users join the hundreds of millions of people who will soon enjoy OpenSocial applications.
Yahoo joins Google's OpenSocialYahoo Inc said on Tuesday that it supports a program by archrival Google Inc to develop applications for social networks and will help create a joint foundation to keep it alive.
French Googleslayer gets the green lightThe European Commission this week approved the aid of €99m to France with the aim to build a Google killer called QUAERO. The project leaders promise an advanced multimedia search engine and tools for translating, identifying and indexing images, sound and text.
G-Mail backup software that costs $30 and steals your passwordI was looking for a way to back up my gmail account to a local drive. I've accumulated a mass of important information that I would rather not lose. During my search I came across G-Archiver, I figured what the heck I'll give it a try.
Google Growth In Europe Outpacing The USHenry Blodget of Silicon Valley Insider earlier today ran a report showing that Google's advertising returns for the US market are slowing, while Google in Europe is continuing to surge.
Maybe Microsoft Should Stalk Different PreyIn pursuing Yahoo, not SAP, the software giant may be moving far from what it knows best.
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