Google Paying Bonuses Totaling $15M to 4 Top Execs
March 13, 2013 9:07 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle is paying nearly $15 million in bonuses to four of the Internet search company's top executives for their performances last year. Documents filed Tuesday disclosed Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will get the biggest award at $6 million to supplement his estimated fortune of $8 billion...
AP Source: Google to Pay $7M to Settle Wi-Fi Case
March 11, 2013 10:49 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle will pay a $7 million penalty to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader's collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks several years ago in neighborhoods scattered around the world...
Google Cutting 1,200 More Motorola Jobs
March 8, 2013 8:43 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle says it's cutting an additional 1,200 jobs in its Motorola division as the unprofitable cellphone maker struggles to compete. The latest reductions come on top of the 4,000 Motorola job cuts that Google Inc. announced last summer...
Google Builds White-Space Spectrum Database
March 5, 2013 10:54 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsGoogle has unveiled a searchable map of the available white-space spectrum in the U.S. The company said this new effort is in order to help promote dynamic spectrum sharing. The FCC last month announced the public testing period of Google’s new database, which will last 45 days before the Commission will decide if the map is accurate and helpful to the general public.
China Expresses Concern Over Android Dominance
March 5, 2013 9:55 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsReuters translated the report and found that even though Android is open source, the paper asserts that Google strictly controls the core technology and technology roadmap. The report accuses Google of discriminating against Chinese developers by delaying the sharing of code and by using commercial agreements to stymie those companies’ attempts at mobile device development.
Companies Struggle to Popularize Mobile Money
March 1, 2013 10:05 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMobile money may seem like a hot concept, but consumers aren't warming to it. At the world's largest cellphone trade show, here in Barcelona this week, the 70,000 attendees are encouraged to use their cellphones —instead their keycards— to get past the turnstiles at the door...
Google's Stock Price Breaks $800 for 1st Time
February 19, 2013 11:14 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the increasingly important mobile device market.
Google Jumps on Strong 4Q Despite Motorola
January 23, 2013 10:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMotorola Mobility showed up like a stain on Google’s otherwise strong fourth quarter, but investors shrugged off the handset maker’s losses. Shares of Google were up over 6 percent or $44 to $743 in early trading Wednesday. Total gross consolidated revenues were up 36 percent...
Ahead of the Bell: Google's 4Q to Give Ad Insights
January 22, 2013 10:55 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle's fourth-quarter earnings report should provide a barometer on how much more advertising shifted to the Internet during the holiday shopping season. The results, due out after the stock market closes Tuesday, will also give investors...
Facebook Announcement Stirs More Handset Speculation
January 14, 2013 11:33 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSpeculation is running rampant around the Facebook media event scheduled for tomorrow. The hubbub around a possible big announcement has even sent the company's struggling stock up above $30 per share. Perhaps the biggest surprise possible tomorrow would...
Google Executive Chairman Arrives in North Korea
January 7, 2013 9:58 am | by Jean H. Lee, Associated Press | News | CommentsEric Schmidt, executive chairman of one of the world's biggest Internet companies, is the highest-profile U.S. executive to visit North Korea — a country with notoriously restrictive online policies — since young leader Kim Jong Un took power a year ago.
Google Emerges From FTC Probe Relatively Unscathed
January 4, 2013 9:07 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThursday's agreement with the Federal Trade Commission covers only some of the issues raised in a wide-ranging antitrust investigation that could have culminated in a regulatory crackdown that re-shapes Internet search, advertising and mobile computing.
Report: Apple Edges LG in OEM Market Share
January 3, 2013 2:59 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsFully 18.5 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used Apple devices, according to ComScore's new three-month study, which covers the period from August through November 2012. Apple barely edged out LG, which took 17.5 percent in the same study. Motorola and HTC both saw small share declines, dipping to 10.4 and 5.9 percent, respectively.
Google Chairman Heading to North Korea
January 3, 2013 9:54 am | by Jean H. Lee and Youkyung Lee, Associated Press | News | CommentsEric Schmidt is a staunch advocate of global Internet access and the power of Internet connectivity in lifting people out of poverty and political oppression. This month, he plans to travel to the country with the world's most restrictive Internet policies, where locals need government permission to interact with foreigners — in person, by phone or by email.
Google To Sell Motorola Set-Top Business
December 20, 2012 8:38 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle is selling Motorola Mobility's TV set-top business for $2.35 billion, lightening the load that the Internet search leader took on earlier this year when it completed the biggest acquisition in its history. The cash-and-stock deal announced late Wednesday will turn over Motorola's set-top division to Arris Group...
Report: Kodak Gets Patent Bid from Apple, Google
December 11, 2012 11:09 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple and Google, bitter rivals in smartphone technology, have joined up to make a combined bid for a bundle of patents offered by photography pioneer Kodak, according to a published report. Bloomberg News reported Saturday that Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have abandoned competing bids for the portfolio to offer a combined $500 million.
Motorola Solutions, Motorola Mobility Fortunes Still Divergent
October 24, 2012 7:23 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsBefore Motorola split itself apart in early 2011, its infrastructure business had long outperformed its handset division, posting regular profits as its smartphone unit sunk further into the red.
VZW to Support Google Play Direct Carrier Billing
October 22, 2012 7:41 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless customers will soon be able to start charging purchases from Google Play to their monthly bill.
Google Reporting Error Reveals Troubling Q3
October 19, 2012 7:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsShares of Google dropped nearly 8 percent Thursday to close at $695 on an errant early release of its earnings Thursday.
Moto Puts Future on Razr's Edge
September 6, 2012 7:36 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIn its first major hardware launch since being acquired by Google, Motorola Mobility expanded its Droid Razr line yesterday with the launch of three new Android smartphones.
Google Breaks Down Motorola's $12.5B Price Tag
July 25, 2012 7:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsIf $12.5 billion seemed to some Google shareholders like a lot of money to pay for a largely unprofitable handset maker, the Internet search giant is now providing some details about its rationale for the transaction.
Times They Are a-Changin’
May 22, 2012 12:51 pm | Blogs | CommentsWith Google officially taking over control of Motorola Mobility and installing its own Google-branded leadership, one era ends and another begins.
Google, Motorola Merger Held Up by China Review
March 20, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsChina's antitrust authorities are prolonging a second investigation into Google's $12.5 billion merger with Motorola Mobility, the handset manufacturer said Monday in a SEC filing.
FTC Said to Probe Google on Tracking, Antitrust
March 16, 2012 7:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsGoogle is reportedly facing multiple investigations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its business practices.
Apple to Get Android Data from Google, Motorola
March 6, 2012 7:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsGoogle and Motorola Mobility have been ordered to hand over information to Apple about the development of the Android operating system.
