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Schmidt Talks Privacy, Mobile Payments

June 1, 2011 7:54 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt yesterday took the stage at the ninth-annual All Things D conference...

Google Makes Mobile Wallet a Reality

May 26, 2011 10:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The mobile wallet has arrived, at least in a limited form, as was announced today at Google's press event in New York City. The company announced two new products, the NFC based Google Wallet and Google Offers. The two products

Report: Facebook, Google Lead Mobile Website Performance

May 23, 2011 7:52 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The results of Keynote Systems April Mobile News and Portal Index, provided exclusively for Wireless Week, showed two big names...

Up Close: The Trials, Tribulations and Possibilities of Chrome OS

May 22, 2011 8:32 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | Comments

I received my CR-48 a couple of months after the trial began and have been enjoying the unique perspective of conducting a trial of not only a new operating system but also new hardware. What follows are a few thoughts about my experience...

Apple, Google, Facebook Cover Familiar Ground at Hearing

May 19, 2011 9:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Apple and Google were put to on the hot seat again at a hearing before the Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee...

Google Verifies Android Security Flaw

May 19, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Google has confirmed reports from German researchers of a defect in its Android operating system that allows hackers...

Google Launches Long-Awaited Chromebooks

May 12, 2011 8:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google yesterday dove deep into its Chrome notebook project at its annual Google I/O conference...

Report: Google to Offer Cloud-Based Music

May 10, 2011 8:23 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google is set to announce a cloud-based music streaming service later today at its annual I/O developer conference...

Traversing the Labyrinthine Maze of the Mobile OS

May 8, 2011 5:27 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

Apple's walled garden isn't all that bad; Android's flexibility can be a pain; and making apps for BlackBerry smartphones is a headache. Oh, and Windows Phone 7? Love the development tools.

Lawmakers Query Apple, Google Over Location Sharing

April 26, 2011 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Five Republican lawmakers from the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked Apple, Google and four other tech companies about how their devices track and share users' location data.

Google Fined $5M in Linux Patent Suit

April 25, 2011 8:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Google has been fined $5 million for violating Bedrock Computer Technologies' patents on Linux technology...

Google's Revenues, Expenses Up

April 15, 2011 8:16 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Google executives were enthusiastic in their first-quarter conference call yesterday, highlighting Google's 27 percent year-over-year increase in revenues...

Google Plans to Bid for Nortel Patent Portfolio

April 5, 2011 8:03 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google plans to bid $900 million in cash for Nortel Networks' patent portfolio in a bankruptcy auction scheduled for June.

Google Founder Hopes to Prove He's Ready To Be CEO

April 4, 2011 8:27 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

Investors used to Google's consistency in exceeding financial targets worry that new leadership will bring more emphasis on long-term projects that take years to pay off.

NFC Gets Google Endorsement, Looks to Disrupt

April 1, 2011 8:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google announced yesterday that it has joined the NFC Forum, an organization committed to tackling standards and technological hurdles associated with near field communications (NFC).

Google Launches In-App Billing for Android

March 30, 2011 8:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Google has launched in-app billing for Android apps, company executive Eric Chu announced in a blog post yesterday.

Google Serves Up Mobile Location Data at SXSW

March 14, 2011 7:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google's vice president of location and local services, Marissa Mayer, decided to reveal some interesting numbers surrounding Google's Mobile maps in a Day One talk.

Google Announces One Pass Subscription Service

February 17, 2011 7:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google wasted no time responding to Apple's controversial new subscription service.

WSJ: Apple, Google Eyeing Nortel Patents

February 4, 2011 7:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Apple and Google are among the potential bidders for Nortel's patent portfolio, according to unnamed sources cited in a Wall Street Journal report.

Google Talks Android, Honeycomb

February 3, 2011 7:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google yesterday took time at a developer event to delve a little deeper into a couple of announcements it made at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including a detailed look at the company's tablet-optimized 3.0 version of Android (Honeycomb).

Second Screen Key to TV Engagement

February 1, 2011 7:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Regardless of whether anyone understands what Google TV actually is, most will agree that it's an attempt to merge the Internet with your home television.