Google's Data Gathering Highlights Opportunity for Wireless Operators
June 4, 2010 10:14 am | by Martin Dawson, Andrew Solutions | Articles | CommentsThe public angst surrounding Google's Wi-Fi sniffing activities involves the revelation that the company allegedly accumulated hundreds of gigabytes of potentially personal information from Wi-Fi networks while taking photographs for its Street View project.
Google Finalizes AdMob Purchase
May 28, 2010 7:46 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle today closed its acquisition of AdMob, the mobile advertising network. Mountain View reportedly paid $750 million for AdMob.
FTC Closes AdMob-Google Probe
May 21, 2010 9:58 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsGoogle can largely thank Apple for getting the feds to OK it acquisition of AdMob. The FTC today said it has closed its investigation into Google's proposed acquisition of the mobile ad network company
Froyo Keeps Surprising
May 21, 2010 8:29 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle made more than one play to one-up Apple with yesterday's unveiling of Android 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo).
Google Unveils Android 2.2
May 20, 2010 9:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSo every developer that attended the Google I/O conference got not only an HTC Evo 4G, but they also got the brand new Android OS, Android 2.2.
Uh Oh, Google’s Store Didn’t Work
May 14, 2010 12:39 pm | Blogs | CommentsGoogle learns hard lessons of online phone retail.
Google CEO Discusses China, Mobile at Meeting
May 14, 2010 8:12 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt seems more interested in keeping the peace with China than with Apple and other rivals in the rapidly growing smartphone market.
Android 2.2 Coming Soon
May 13, 2010 8:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe latest version of Google's Android operating system is on its way, and rumors today put tethering in its list of features.
Verizon, Google Relationship Deepens on Tablet Work
May 12, 2010 8:27 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam on Tuesday told The Wall Street Journal that Verizon is working with Google on a tablet computer...
Sprint Scraps Plans for Google's Nexus One Phone
May 11, 2010 8:25 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsSprint Nextel has had a change of heart and scrapped its plans to back Google's Nexus One mobile phone.
Google Expands VC Staff to Do More Deals This Year
May 4, 2010 7:56 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle plans to feed its appetite for tantalizing new technologies by investing in more startups while it devours others by buying them outright.
The Fates of Motorola and Palm Diverged Over Android
April 29, 2010 7:12 pm | by New York Times | News | CommentsMotorola posted an unexpected first-quarter profit because of shipments of smartphones using the Android operating system.
New Questions Over Google’s Street View in Germany
April 29, 2010 10:11 am | by New York Times | News | CommentsGoogle’s plan to offer photo mapping in Germany has come in for more criticism after regulators learned the company was also archiving the locations of household wireless networks.
Google Exit Appears to Benefit Top China Rival, Baidu
April 29, 2010 10:11 am | by New York Times | News | CommentsBaidu posted first-quarter net profit of 481 million renminbi, or $70.4 million, up from 181 million renminbi a year ago.
Google Quits Fix for Spotty 3G on Nexus One
April 23, 2010 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle is apparently over it when it comes to the Nexus One's reported spotty 3G connection.
Google: Nexus One 'Profitable'
April 16, 2010 8:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsGoogle gave a rosy outlook on its various forays into the mobile space during its first-quarter results despite low sales estimates...
Google Buys Mobile Company Plink
April 12, 2010 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPlink, a visual mobile search company, today announced that it has been bought by Google.
Lawmakers Petition FTC on Google Buzz, AdMob Deal
March 31, 2010 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsEleven members of Congress are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate complaints that Google inappropriately used private user information...
Google Denied Nexus One Trademark
March 18, 2010 7:53 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle may have to find another name for its flagship Android device, the Nexus One.
Unlocked Nexus One Ready for AT & T, Rogers
March 17, 2010 8:29 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle's Nexus One is now available in a version that will run on AT&T's 3G network.
Report: FTC Deepens Probe of Google's AdMob Purchase
March 11, 2010 7:23 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expanding its investigation into Google's purchase of AdMob, reports Bloomberg.
Android Gains Trump Palm, WinMo
March 11, 2010 7:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMicrosoft and Palm are losing market share to devices based on Google's Android operating system, according to January metrics compiled by comScore.
Patent Suit Filed Against Google, Facebook
March 11, 2010 7:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWireless Ink Corp. is leveling patent infringement charges against both Google and Facebook.
Google CEO: Mobile Computing Reshaping Internet
March 10, 2010 6:59 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle's CEO says mobile smartphones are transforming the Internet, and defended his company's growing dominance...
Google Educates on Mobile Business
March 8, 2010 7:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIf anyone has any questions as to Google's plans for the mobile space, it appears they'll find some answers.
