google closes book on reader news story service

Google closes book on Reader news story service

Google on Monday closed the book on its free Reader service for gathering news stories and other online items in simple, up-to-the-minute lists.
google making videogame console and smart watch report

Google making videogame console and smart watch: report

Google is working on a videogame console and smart watch powered by Android software that has been a hit in smartphones and tablets, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
internet balloons to benefit small business google

Internet balloons to benefit small business: Google

Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, the company said on Wednesday.
google to beam internet from balloons

Google to beam Internet from balloons

Google revealed top-secret plans on Saturday to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the global population currently without web access.
google to buy maps app waze

Google to buy maps app Waze

Google announced on Tuesday it had struck a deal to buy Waze, a popular crowd-sourced map app designed in Israel.
google in talks to buy israeli gps app waze for 1b

Google in talks to buy Israeli GPS app Waze for $1b

Google is in talks on a deal worth at least $1 billion to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
google facebook condemn online spying

Google, Facebook condemn online spying

Google chief Larry Page and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg condemned online spying Friday and called for governments to be more revealing about snooping on the Internet.
google nixes face recognition features in glass eyewear

Google nixes face-recognition features in Glass eyewear

Google late Friday put out word that it won't add face-recognition features to Glass, in a bow to privacy fears raised about the camera-enabled Internet-connected eyewear.
google working on two new android phones

Google working on two new Android phones

Google revealed Thursday that it has two new sophisticated Android smartphones in the works, one of which will have the unprecedented distinction of being made in the United States.
google eyes emerging markets networks

Google eyes emerging markets networks

Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said on Friday.
google team captures galapagos island beauty for maps

Google team captures Galapagos Island beauty for maps

Google has followed in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to gather images of the beauty and biological diversity of the Galapagos Islands for the Internet titan's online maps.
facebook and twitter jump on google glasses

Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses

Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.
software makers getting face time with google glasses

Software makers getting face time with Google glasses

Google Glass was a common sight Wednesday as software savants shared visions of games, weather reports, news and more delivered to the Internet-linked eyewear.
german court rules against google

German court rules against Google

A German court ruled Tuesday against the country's version of search engine Google, finding that keywords thrown up by its 'auto-complete' function can be defamatory and ruling the company must remove offending words after complaints.
french panel moots taxes on smartphones tablets

French panel moots taxes on smartphones, tablets

A report by a French expert panel published on Monday recommended imposing taxes on smartphones and tablets but rejected a call for search engine Google to be charged for linking to media content.