google opens online shop for chrome applications

Google opens online shop for Chrome applications

Google on Tuesday opened an online shop stocked with applications tailored for its increasingly popular Chrome Web browsing software.
google bid to buy groupon fails report

Google bid to buy Groupon fails: report

Online discount shopping site Groupon has rejected a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid by Internet search giant Google, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.
google ramps up fight against online piracy

Google ramps up fight against online piracy

Google on Thursday unveiled new tactics to thwart "bad apples" that post or share pirated material on the internet.
google to pay couple one dollar for trespassing

Google to pay couple one dollar for trespassing

Google has agreed to pay a Pennsylvania couple one dollar for trespassing on their property while taking photographs for its "Street View" online mapping service.
google close to buying groupon reports

Google close to buying Groupon: reports

Internet search giant Google is close to a deal to buy online discount shopping site Groupon for as much as $6 billion, The New York Times and a leading technology blog reported.
eu announces google antitrust probe

EU announces Google antitrust probe

European Union competition watchdogs announced on Tuesday an antitrust probe into Google, investigating whether the Internet giant abused its dominant position in the online search market.
google seeking miramax films for youtube ny post

Google seeking Miramax films for YouTube: NY Post

Google has been gradually adding professional content to YouTube in a bid to attract advertisers and turn a profit with the site it bought for $1.65 billion four years ago.
social media one part of google strategy cfo

Social media 'one part' of Google strategy: CFO

Internet giant Google on Sunday said social media was "absolutely" part of its strategy and would be embedded in "many of our products" but played down its rivalry with networking icon Facebook.

Google Hotpot lets friends share hotspots

Google late Monday launched a Hotpot recommendation engine that lets people tap into the tastes of trusted friends when it comes to local shops, restaurants, theaters and more.
new facebook message system takes aim at google yahoo

New Facebook message system takes aim at Google, Yahoo!

Facebook launched a next-generation online messaging service on Monday that includes facebook.com email addresses in a move seen as a shot across the bow of Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft.
facebook may be poised to launch email service

Facebook may be poised to launch email service

Facebook, rumored for some time to be planning its own email service, may finally be on the verge of doing so in a move that would send a shot across the bow of Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft.

Google doles out 10 percent pay hike to stem defections: WSJ

Google, in a bid to stem defections to rival technology companies such as Facebook, has given all of its 23,000 employees a pay hike, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
new google feature provides previews of web search results

New Google feature provides previews of Web search results

Internet search giant Google began rolling out a new feature Tuesday called "Instant Previews" that allows Web surfers to sample a website without having to click through to the page.
google maps embroiled in central america border dispute

Google Maps embroiled in Central America border dispute

Costa Rica on Saturday stepped up pressure on international mediators to engage in its territory dispute with Nicaragua, after Google Maps was cited in an incident that saw the neighboring countries dispatch forces to their joint border.

Yahoo! and Samsung expand Internet TV territory

Yahoo! and Samsung on Tuesday raised their bet that television viewers want to easily link to websites such as Facebook without having the entire Web crammed into TV sets.