Google (GOOG) News – Page 43 of 49

Oct 12, 2011, 10:52 AM

Google holds steady with 65 percent of U.S. search queries

Google continues to hold a dominant lead in the Internet search business, with two reports out this week highlighting the… Read More

Oct 11, 2011, 10:25 AM

What do M&A executives at Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce really want?

Reporting from TechNW: If you’re looking to sell your startup company to Microsoft, Facebook, Google or Salesforce.com, you might be… Read More

Oct 11, 2011, 7:58 AM

Google’s Seattle site director Bershad to take post in Russia

Maybe the cold, dark Seattle winters are really getting to Brian Bershad. So, the 46-year-old has decided to take matters… Read More

Oct 7, 2011, 9:15 AM

EU approves Microsoft’s $8.5 billion Skype acquisition

Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase of online communications company Skype just won approval from European regulators, clearing the way for the… Read More

Oct 6, 2011, 10:34 AM

Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola over six patents

Motorola has been sued for patent infringement by Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue-based company run by former Microsoft technology chief Nathan… Read More

Oct 4, 2011, 2:57 PM

Google co-founders’ kids can’t avoid Microsoft technology

The families of Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been using their Google+ and Facebook accounts to build buzz for Bumble Los Altos,… Read More

Oct 4, 2011, 12:58 PM

San Diego startup SweetLabs picks Seattle for new office

We’ve been writing a lot about California tech juggernauts establishing operations in Seattle, from Facebook to Salesforce.com to Zynga. But it… Read More

Oct 2, 2011, 9:30 AM

How Amazon’s new tablet signals the start of next generation

Guest Analysis: With the announcement of the Kindle Fire, Amazon has now made the long term tablet business an interesting… Read More

Sep 30, 2011, 10:43 AM

Chart of the Week: IBM > MSFT

Apple made headlines when it surpassed Microsoft in market value, the stock market’s measure of a company’s overall worth. And… Read More

Sep 30, 2011, 9:53 AM

Microsoft issues fix after security tool mistakenly removes Google Chrome as malware

Uh, whoops? Microsoft this morning scrambled to release a fix after reports surfaced that its Security Essentials software was mistakenly… Read More

Sep 29, 2011, 9:22 AM

Estimate: Microsoft making $444M a year on Android

Microsoft’s royalties from its patent claims on Google Android devices are now in the range of $444 million a year,… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 12:02 AM

Inrix to provide traffic data to Google in multi-million dollar deal

Inrix has been on a serious roll lately. And the Kirkland company just scored yet another big deal, winning a… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 10:27 PM

Microsoft Research overhauls Bing search backend with ‘Tiger’ project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TuHktEZPYo Can Microsoft Tiger take a bite out of Google? The Redmond company tonight released the first details of a… Read More

Sep 24, 2011, 5:46 AM

Sorry, Nirvana fans: Google smells like Muppet spirit

It’s the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s landmark Nevermind release, and the world is taking a moment to reflect. “The album… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 11:32 AM

Users report Gmail outage

At about 11:25 a.m. Pacific time today, my connection to Gmail failed on both my PC and my Mac. And… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 9:53 AM

Does Google have monopoly power? Watch Eric Schmidt dance around this one

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing yesterday on Google was closely watched for parallels to Microsoft’s antitrust quagmire of the… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 9:50 AM

Excerpt: Google to cite Bing’s growth in antitrust defense

It will be a very interesting day for the technology industry in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 8:49 AM

Morning Radar: iPhone 5 date, Facebook overhaul, more turmoil for HP

A quick rundown of stories catching our attention this morning … Apple’s iPhone 5 is set to be unveiled Oct. 4,… Read More

Sep 20, 2011, 6:13 PM

Evening Radar: Microsoft’s tech plan for low-income kids; Google+ opens up; analyzing the science behind ‘Contagion’

A roundup of headlines and news items catching our attention as the day winds down … Microsoft today announced a… Read More

Sep 16, 2011, 8:14 AM

Expedia CEO: TripAdvisor spin off ‘on track’ and why Google is a threat

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi — speaking at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in Las Vegas this week — said that the… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 4:01 PM

Boeing picks Android for 787 entertainment systems

Boeing is outfitting its new 787 Dreamliners with servers and touch-screens using Google’s Android operating system to provide music, video… Read More

Sep 15, 2011, 10:17 AM

Google’s patent buying spree continues, consumes 1,023 patents from IBM

Google continues to gobble up patents in the mobile arena, a defensive move to ward off assaults from Apple and… Read More

Sep 14, 2011, 1:56 PM

Microsoft Bing to tweak results based on user search history

Microsoft Bing says it’s about to start rolling out a new feature called Adaptive Search that will take users’ search… Read More

Sep 14, 2011, 10:40 AM

Commentary: Why we had to leave Seattle to build Box.net

Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a… Read More

Sep 14, 2011, 8:11 AM

Report: Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo to cooperate on ads

Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL plan to work together to allow their respective sales forces to sell leftover online advertising inventory… Read More

Sep 12, 2011, 7:30 AM

Storage Wars: Microsoft SkyDrive bulking up as rivals ante up

Microsoft will offer unlimited space for photos and Office documents as part of an upcoming revamp of its Windows Live… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 4:10 PM

Bing continues to chip away at Google’s dominance in search

Google is still the dominant player when it comes to Internet search queries, but Microsoft’s Bing continues to gain share… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 1:22 PM

Here’s your guide to the nastiest restaurants in Seattle

Navigating Seattle’s burgeoning restaurant scene can be a serious challenge, and, if you’re unlucky, a health hazard too. (I bet… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 9:17 AM

Google gobbles up Zagat

Google’s hunger for acquisitions continues, with news today that the search giant has gobbled up 32-year-old restaurant review company Zagat… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 11:28 PM

Google Offers sets its sights on Groupon with whale of a deal at The Seattle Aquarium

Google Offers is finally arriving on the shores of Seattle, and it is looking to make chum out of rival… Read More