Google Loses German Court Ruling Over YouTube Videos
Google Inc.’s YouTube video service lost a Hamburg court ruling over copyrighted material that was posted online without permission for rebroadcast.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google’s Hoof an Issue in Washington After Web Accord
Google and Verizon's proposed rules for Internet traffic face opposition in Washington as they weigh how hard to lobby Congress and the FCCBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Street View Car Halted, Searched Outside Paris
A car used by Google Inc. to collect data for its Street View mapping service was stopped and searched yesterday near Paris, less than a week after France’s privacy regulator criticized the program’s resumption. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Leading a Revival in Commercial Paper: Credit Markets
Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, and Germany’s Merck KGaA are leading a revival in commercial paper as nonfinancial companies grab the biggest share of the $1.1 trillion U.S.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google’s Net-Neutrality Proposal
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky discusses this week's joint statement from Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. on so-called net-neutrality rules. He talks with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack." (Source: Bloomberg) .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Android Outsells the IPhone in the U.S., Gartner Says
Google Inc.’s Android platform is the most popular smartphone software in the U.S., overtaking Apple Inc.’s iPhone and the BlackBerry from Research In Motion Ltd., according to Gartner Inc.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
The End of Outsourcing (As We Know It)
As Google and Amazon.com become preeminent sellers of tech services, companies from Accenture toBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
F.C.C. Chief Opposes Fees for Internet Priority
The comments were in response to reports that Google and Verizon were near a deal for faster service.New York Times
Google and Verizon In Talks To Prioritize Traffic (Updated)
Nrbelex writes "Google and Verizon are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege.Slashdot
Google, Verizon Said to Have Web Deal
Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. have struck their own accord on handling Internet traffic, as both participate in talks by U.S. officials on Web policy, two people briefed by the companies said. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Google and Verizon In Talks To Prioritize Traffic
Nrbelex writes "Google and Verizon are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege.Slashdot
Google Bails on Wave
Google is halting development on Wave, its web app for real-time communication. The company cites slow user adoption as the reason for its decision. .Wired News
Motorola Said to Plan Android Tablet Computer to Challenge IPad
Motorola Inc., maker of the Droid smartphone, is planning to release a tablet computer based on Google Inc.’s Android software to challenge Apple Inc.’s iPad, according to two people familiar with the plan.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Ex-Googler Lee Backs China Companies to Foster Startup Culture
Founded by Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China division, business incubator Innovation Works is funding 12 startups amid strong demand for Web technologyBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Street View Car Inspected by French Regulator
A car used by Google Inc. to collect data for its Street View mapping service was inspected yesterday, less than a week after France’s privacy regulator criticized the program’s resumption. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Street View Car Searched by Paris Regulators Yesterday
A Google Inc. car used by its Street View mapping service was stopped for inspection in a Paris suburb yesterday by agents of France’s privacy regulator, the National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Leading a Revival in Commercial Paper: Credit Markets
Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, and Germany’s Merck KGaA are leading a revival in commercial paper as nonfinancial companies grab the biggest share of the $1.1 trillion U.S.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Oracle Says Google Android Violates Patents That Came With Sun
Oracle Corp. filed a patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. over its Android software, citing technology gained from the January acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
The FCC’s Crusade to Keep the Internet Free
Verizon and Google want to exempt wireless networks from rulesBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Said to Have Paid About $200 Million for Slide
Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, acquired social-gaming company Slide Inc., part of an effort to keep pace with Facebook Inc. by offering social networking and entertainment. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
FCC Ends Talks With AT&T, Google, Verizon on Internet Service
U.S. regulators ended closed-door discussions with companies on Internet regulation after Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. were said to have reached their own deal. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Google, Verizon Deny Net Fast-Lane Deal, at Least Not in Practice
Google and Verizon are denying that they have a deal to speed YouTube content over Verizon's broadband networks. .Wired News
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Baidu’s Li Says Google Gains by Avoiding China Censorship Cost
Baidu Inc., operator of China’s most- popular website, said the cost of complying with domestic self- censorship laws is giving Google Inc. a competitive advantage in the world’s biggest Internet market. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Google Kills Wave Development
We've mentioned several times over the past two years Wave, Google's ambitiously multi-channel, perhaps plain overwhelming entry in the social media wars. Now, reader mordejai writes "Google stated in its official blog that they will not continue developing Wave as a standalone product.Slashdot
Officials Use Google Earth To Find Unlicensed Pools
Officials in Riverhead, New York are using Google Earth to root out the owners of unlicensed pools. So far they've found 250 illegal pools and collected $75,000 in fines and fees.Slashdot
India Asks RIM, Google, Skype to Build Local Servers
India said it will ask Research In Motion Ltd., Google Inc., Skype Technologies SA and other service providers to set up servers locally and enable security agencies to monitor mail traffic.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Google’s E-Mail Calling No Threat to Skype
Google may need to add mobile, business features to make its new Internet-calling service a true rivalBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Goes to the Guggenheim
In an effort to woo skittish advertisers to video sharing service YouTube, Google is adding more high-class fareBusinessWeek.com -- Technology
PayPal Said to Be in Talks With Google About Android
EBay Inc.’s PayPal business is in talks to add its payment service to Google Inc.’s Android smartphone software, making it easier for users to pay for applications, three people familiar with the matter said.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Oracle Says Google’s Android Violates Its Patents
Oracle Corp. filed a patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. over its Android software, citing technology gained from the January acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Criticized in Germany Over Street View Plans
Google Inc. was criticized by Germany data-privacy officials over plans to give property owners a four-week deadline to stop their buildings from showing up on the company’s Street View mapping service. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Counting the World’s Books
The Google Books blog has an explanation of how they attempt to answer a difficult but commonly asked question: how many different books are there? Various cataloging systems are fraught with duplicates and input errors, and only encompass a fraction of the total distinct titles.Slashdot
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Google Says 200,000 Android Phones Sold Every Day
Some 200,000 new Android devices are being sold each day, twice as many as two months ago, says Google. Android is expected to pass Apple iOS market share by 2012. .Wired News
Google Android to Overtake iPhone by 2012
Google Inc.’s Android software, the operating system that runs smartphones, will outpace Apple Inc.’s iPhone in number of phones in use worldwide by 2012, according to researcher iSuppli Corp.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Google Kills Wave, Its Collaboration Tool
Google said that it would stop developing Wave because the service does not have enough users.New York Times
Google, Verizon Reach Web-Traffic Deal
Verizon Communications Inc. has reached a deal with Google Inc. on how to handle Internet traffic, striking their own accord on policy being weighed by U.S. officials, two people briefed by the companies said today. .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
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India Requires RIM, Google and Skype to Set Up Local Servers
India said it will ask Research In Motion Ltd., Google Inc., Skype Technologies SA and other service providers to set up servers locally and enable security agencies to monitor mail traffic.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Web Calling Needs Mobile, Business Support, Analysts Say
Google Inc. needs to add more mobile capabilities and support for business customers to its new Internet-calling service to compete with Skype Technologies SA and rival Web-phone providers, analysts said. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Samsung Everywhere in Korean Smartphone Blitz: Rich Jaroslovsky
In technology, there’s a lot to be said for being everywhere. Just ask Google Inc., which has managed to grab 13 percent of the smartphone market in a year and spawn a flood of increasingly polished devices by giving away its Android operating system. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Oracle Says Google Android Violates Its Java Patents
Oracle Corp. filed a patent- and copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc., claiming its Android software for mobile devices uses technology Oracle obtained in its January acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
‘Surrender Monkey’ Google Slams Door
This week’s net neutrality 'compromise' was in fact a huge defection by Google from its prior stance, says Rich JaroslovskyBusinessWeek.com -- Top News
AT&T Says Google-Verizon Internet Plan ‘Reasonable’
AT&T Inc.’s wireless chief said he largely supports a proposal from Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. for Internet regulation that would exclude mobile Web services from most oversight. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google CEO Schmidt Predicts End of Online Anonymity
Andorin writes "A tweet from the EFF pointed me to a short article detailing part of Eric Schmidt's speech to the Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe on August 4.Slashdot
Where To Start With DIY Home Security?
secretrobotron writes "I'm a recent university graduate from a co-op system which has kept me on the move every other semester, so I've never really had a permanent place to live, and I've never had the opportunity (or the capital) to buy expensive things.Slashdot
Google Must Face Age-Bias Lawsuit
Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, must face a California age- discrimination lawsuit filed by a creator of the first Internet firewall.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Why Wave Failed
Florian Wardell submitted a little discussion piece about Why Wave Failed. He blames marketing and the staged rollout. Personally I think that what killed it was that I should have transparently been able to see my gmail inside wave.Slashdot
Google Acquires Slide, Maker of Social Apps
Google's acquisition of Slide for @228 million is its latest move into social networking.New York Times
Gmail Adds More Drag-and-Drop Features, But Only in Chrome
Gmail users can now drag attachments from the browser and onto the desktop, provided they are using Google's browser.Wired News