Google Wave Set To Invite 100,000 VolunteersSeptember 30th, 2009 According to the sources, in a well put up strategic policy, Google has decided to send as many as 1,00,000 invitations to developers all across the world in order to preview "Google Wave", the new communication and collaboration tool that the company plans to officially launch sometime next year. This unusual but yet speculated to be effective move draws top notch developers all across the world to come and test the yet-to-be-released Google Wave and give their expert reviews and views over the tool.
AT&T complains to regulators that Google Voice gets unfair advantage from blocking some callsSeptember 25th, 2009 AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can'tSEATTLE — AT&T is arguing Google's Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high fees. AT&T Inc. says Google Voice curbs costs by refusing to connect calls to places where some local carriers give phone numbers to adult chat lines and conference-calling services to draw long distance calls.
Google aims to make reading online articles easier in test that will sell ads for publishersSeptember 14th, 2009 Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new formatSAN FRANCISCO — Google is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine. The change eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers.
Google bows to book settlement critics, willing to share digital copies of out-of-print titlesSeptember 10th, 2009 Google willing to share digital books with rivalsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S.
Google proposes micropayments for online newsSeptember 10th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America. In the proposal, which was released on the internet Thursday, Google said that its micropayment system would be up and running within the year and would enable simple payment of one cent to several dollars.
Unexplained Phenomenon Google ExplainedSeptember 6th, 2009 The Google "unexplained phenomenon" has caused quite a buzz amongst the netizens in recent times regarding Google choosing an UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) for their Google doodle or for their logo. Several users of Google along with other web aficionados have come up with their own story in their Facebook and Twitter page in order to explain why Google chose UFO or unexplained phenomenon to display upon their website this weekend.
Google agrees to develop separate privacy policy for digital books to satisfy FTCSeptember 3rd, 2009 Google to draw up new privacy policy for booksWASHINGTON — Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission. The concessions come amid a growing outcry among critics who believe a class-action settlement with U.S.
RadioShack carries T-Mobile's myTouch smart phone, follow-up to first 'Google phone'August 19th, 2009 RadioShack carries T-Mobile's myTouch smart phoneFORT WORTH, Texas — RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday that T-Mobile USA Inc.'s new "Google phone" is now available in its stores in the U.S.
Judge allows Media Exchange to object to Google Book deal on behalf of private book ownersAugust 11th, 2009 Judge allows objection to Google Book dealSAN FRANCISCO — A judge has granted The Media Exchange Company Inc. the opportunity to file an objection to a settlement reached between Google Inc.
WideOrbit buys Google's abandoned radio advertising business for undisclosed sumAugust 5th, 2009 WideOrbit buys Google radio businessSAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has found a buyer for its abandoned radio advertising business.
Google offers 'guided tour' of the moon, 40 years after the first Apollo landingJuly 20th, 2009 Google offers 'guided tour' of the moonNEW YORK — Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.
Google overcomes slowest revenue growth yet to boost 2Q profit 19 pct, topping analyst viewsJuly 16th, 2009 Google 2Q profit up 19 pct amid slowing ad salesMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's second-quarter profit rose 19 percent despite the slowest revenue growth since the Internet search leader went public five years ago.
Google mutes news commentary feature as another experiment gets clipped in cost-cutting effortJuly 1st, 2009 Google silences news commentary featureMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has quietly dropped a feature that allowed people mentioned in news stories to comment on the articles.
Google's technical problems disrupt Internet's top search engine, e-mail for some usersMay 14th, 2009 Google glitch disrupts search engine, e-mailMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google says it has fixed the technical problems that have prevented an unknown number of people from using its Internet search engine, e-mail and other services.
Google to offer content from European news agenciesMarch 18th, 2009 MADRID - Content from eight of the national news agencies that own the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) is to be made available on the Internet via Google News, under a new accord announced here. Users of Google News will be able to access both text and photos from the participating agencies, EPA and Google said in a joint statement Tuesday.