Confirmed: Google Buys Waze
June 11, 2013 4:42 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWhile neither Google nor Waze revealed financial details of the deal, the Wall Street Journal has published a report that GOogle paid just over $1 billion for Waze, which is in line with previous reports released prior to today's confirmation...
Report: Google Offers $1.1 Billion to Acquire Mapping Service Waze
June 10, 2013 10:18 am | News | CommentsGoogle is offering $1.1 billion to acquire the crowd-sourced maps company Waze, according to a Bloomberg report. The news comes after earlier reports that Apple had been interested in Waze. Waze's mobile app for iOS and Android gathers map information from its 40 million users...
Report: NSA Collects Data From AT&T, Sprint, Google, Apple and More
June 7, 2013 10:01 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAfter yesterday’s public reveal of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) demands for Verizon customers’ data, more information is coming out suggesting the NSA’s casting a much bigger net. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the NSA’s operations, reports that the same initiative targeting Verizon data is also collecting similar information from AT&T and Sprint.
Casinos Ban Gamblers from Using Google Glass
June 6, 2013 10:26 am | by Wayne Parry, Associated Press | News | CommentsATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casinos in several states are forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet. Regulators say the gadgets could be used to cheat at card games.
Google to Sell HTC One with Unmodified Android
May 31, 2013 9:35 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle is adding the recently released HTC One to its lineup of smartphones running on an unmodified version of its latest Android software. An HTC One model relying on the same version of Android as Google's Nexus brand will go on sale on June 26 for $599...
Review: Google Music Plan Solid, Serendipitous
May 24, 2013 9:17 am | by Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.
Friday Flick: Google I/O Keynote
May 17, 2013 10:51 am | Videos | CommentsAt its 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, Google packed tons of announcements into three hours of keynote. Less gadget-heavy than last year’s I/O which introduced Google Glass, this year’s event focused more on new and improved services....
Google's Products Dig Deeper into People's Lives
May 17, 2013 9:11 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFor Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a crowd of 6,000 software developers and entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco Wednesday for...
Google Executive Defends Tax Strategy to Lawmakers
May 16, 2013 8:22 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA senior Google executive defended his company's complicated structure before Britain's Parliament, denying charges that it was misleading authorities to dodge paying tax. The U.S. Internet giant is accused that, even though it has rawn billions in revenue from Britain over the past few years...
Google Unveils Cross-Platform Messaging System, Streaming Music Service
May 15, 2013 4:55 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAt its 6th annual Google I/O developer conference, Google packed tons of announcements into three hours of keynote. Less gadget-heavy than last year’s I/O which introduced Google Glass, this year’s event focused more on new and improved services.
Google Poised to Show Off Latest Devices, Services
May 15, 2013 9:10 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. Google hasn't spelled out what its executives will discuss during this year's opening keynote, which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. PT and last for nearly three hours.
How Siri, Google Now Respond to 5 Questions
April 30, 2013 9:29 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsWith Google's voice assistant now available on iPhones and iPads, The Associated Press used an iPad Mini to throw five test questions at Google Now and Siri on Monday afternoon in New York. Here's what the two digital assistants had to say for themselves...
Google Now Update Hits iOS App
April 29, 2013 10:43 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle continues to make inroads on iOS today with the launch of an update to its Google Search app. The company today announced it was adding Google Now functionality to its iOS app. Google Now is a kind of virtual assistant akin to Apple's Siri...
Former Google CEO Shares Vision in Tech Treatise
April 22, 2013 9:59 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some illuminating books already have been written about Google's catalytic role in a technological upheaval that is redefining the way people work, play, learn, shop and communicate. Until now, though, there hasn't been a book providing an unfiltered look from inside Google's brain trust.
Google Posts $14B in 1Q Revenue, Struggles with Mobile
April 19, 2013 10:35 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle's first quarter revenue was up 31 percent annually to $14 billion, while net income reached $3.9 billion, but the company is still trying to sort out how best to capitalize on mobile. Shares of Google were up nearly 3 percent immediately following Thursday's earnings call. That trend continued...
Earnings Preview: Google’s 1Q Hinges on Ad Market
April 18, 2013 9:23 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google' first-quarter earnings report, which arrives after the market closes Thursday, is likely to reveal how effectively the company is managing its dominance of the Internet search market as it expands into the mobile device market.
Google’s Schmidt: More Than 750M Android Phones in Use Globally
April 17, 2013 10:06 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsGoogle chairman Eric Schmidt estimated the global number for Android phones in use today at around 750 million. He added that Google sees 1.5 million sales or activations worldwide of Android phones every day. Speaking at the D: Dive Into Mobile event, Schmidt estimated that Android phones in use worldwide would top one billion later this year and pass two billion by 2014.
App Downloads Rise 11 Percent Quarterly, Hit $2.2B in Revenue
April 9, 2013 10:50 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsApp downloads across the four leading digital storefronts totaled more than 13.4 billion in the first quarter of 2013, marking an 11 percent increase quarterly. Without revenue sharing taken into account, that total was enough to post $2.2 billion in revenue for all stores combined.
Google's Android Target of New Antitrust Complaint
April 9, 2013 8:52 am | by Juergen Baetz, Associated Press | News | CommentsA group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of mobile Internet usage on smartphones. The "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies — which includes Microsoft, Nokia, and Oracle...
Judge Deals Blow to High-Tech Workers' Lawsuit
April 8, 2013 10:43 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google and five other technology companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to tamp down workers' wages and prevent the loss of their best engineers...
Report: Google in Talks to Acquire WhatsApp for Around $1B
April 8, 2013 9:55 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsGoogle is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire popular over-the-top messaging application WhatsApp for around $1 billion. Digital Trends is saying that the deal has been in the works for four or five weeks already and that WhatsApp is pushing to drive up the bidding price.
Facebook to Hold Android Event Thursday
March 29, 2013 10:23 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has invited journalists to the unveiling of what it calls its "new home on Android." Next Thursday's event will be held at the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. Facebook is not providing further details. There has been speculation that the company could launch a new phone, though that's unlikely.
Calif. City Gets Free Wi-Fi Via High Tech Meters
March 27, 2013 10:15 am | by Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer | News | CommentsSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The city of Santa Clara flipped on a big Internet switch this week, becoming what it says is the first in the country to use wireless, digital "smart meters" on homes as channels for free citywide outdoor Wi-Fi.
Google Picks 8,000 Winners of 'Glass' Contest
March 27, 2013 9:00 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has picked out 8,000 people who will be given a chance to don a pair of Internet-connected glasses and make a fashion statement likely to be envied by gadget-loving geeks around the world. The pool selected by Google won a contest conducted last month requiring U.S. residents to submit 50-word applications through Twitter or Google's Plus.
Report: Android Tablets to Grab Market Share Lead From Apple in 2013
March 13, 2013 9:51 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAndroid tablets are forecast to snag a 48.8 percent share of the worldwide tablet market in 2013 while Apple will drop to 46 percent. International Data Corporation (IDC) has revised its expected global tablet shipment numbers for this year to 190.9 million from its previous prediction of 172.4 million.
