google app update brings video hangouts to the iphone

Google+ app update brings video hangouts to the iPhone

Google just rolled out a beefy update to the official Google+ iPhone app which includes the ability to enter a video chat while mobile with other mobile users or users on a personal computer with a webcam.
google opening smartphone wallets

Google opening smartphone wallets

Google opened its smartphone wallet to the public on Monday. Shops taking part in the program began letting people pay for purchases with taps of Nexus S 4G smartphones from Sprint.
qualcomm plans dual core snapdragon chips demos unique tablet prototypes

Qualcomm Plans Dual Core Snapdragon Chips, Demos Unique Tablet Prototypes

Qualcomm’s 1-GHz Snapdragon chipset already powers a number of groundbreaking devices, including the Google Nexus One, HTC Evo 4G, and the upcoming Dell Streak.
google paid 125 million for zagat wsj

Google paid $125 million for Zagat: WSJ

Internet search and advertising giant Google paid around $125 million for restaurant review guide Zagat, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
google gives glimpse into cloud energy use

Google gives glimpse into 'cloud' energy use

Google on Thursday took the unprecedented step of talking about how much electricity it takes to power YouTube, Gmail, search and other services in the Internet "cloud."
google provides htc ammo in apple patent fight

Google provides HTC ammo in Apple patent fight

Smartphone titan HTC Corp. on Thursday ramped up its patent war with Apple with the help of ammunition provided by Google, the force behind Android mobile software.
us business execs meet vietnamese leaders

US business execs meet Vietnamese leaders

Executives from 39 US corporations, including global giants like Google, General Electric, Exxon Mobil, and Boeing, have met some of Vietnam’s new leaders to discuss the economic situation and government’s policies to encourage foreign investment.
htc sues apple for patent infringement on patents from google

HTC sues Apple for patent infringement on patents from Google

It wouldn’t be a normal day in the tech world without some sort of legal dispute between mobile phone makers.
googles schmidt attacks british education system

Google's Schmidt attacks British education system

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has attacked the British education system, saying a failure to appreciate the importance of computer science was holding the country back in the digital age.
google shutting down slide

Google shutting down Slide

Internet giant Google is shutting down Slide, a developer of applications for social networks it bought a year ago.
google plots hurricane irene with online map

Google plots Hurricane Irene with online map

Internet giant Google has rolled out an online map tracking the path of Hurricane Irene and providing other useful information about the storm headed for the US east coast.
google to settle drug probe for 500 million

Google to settle drug probe for $500 million

Google will pay $500 million to settle charges that it sold advertisements to Canada-based online pharmacies which marketed drugs to Americans in violation of US law, US justice officials announced Wednesday.
google buys motorola mobility for 125 bn

Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 bn

Google shook up the mobile phone industry on Monday with the announcement it is buying US smartphone and tablet computer maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash in a bid to extend the reach of its Android platform.
google the fastest growing social network ever

Google+ the fastest-growing social network ever

Google is a latecomer to social networking but its new site, Google+, is growing much more rapidly than Facebook, Myspace and Twitter did in their early days, technology experts said Tuesday.
google buys online deal aggregator the dealmap

Google buys online deal aggregator The Dealmap

Google, which is offering an online bargain service in three US cities, has acquired The Dealmap, a company that aggregates local deals.