Federal Communications Commission expected to investigate Google Voice calling serviceOctober 9th, 2009 FCC expected to open probe of Google Voice serviceWASHINGTON — Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees. The Federal Communications Commission's probe was described to The Associated Press by people with knowledge of the inquiry.
Wendy's/Arby's hires Andy Skehan as International senior vice presidentOctober 7th, 2009 Wendy's/Arby's hires Quizno's executive as VPATLANTA — Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. said Wednesday it hired former Quizno's executive Andy Skehan as its vice senior vice president of its international unit.
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.
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.
Pimco hires Marc Seidner as executive vice president and portfolio managerAugust 14th, 2009 Pimco hires new portfolio managerNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Pacific Investment Management Co.
Google boss resigns from Apple boardAugust 3rd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt has resigned from the board of Apple because of potential conflicts of interest, Apple said in a statement Monday. The move comes as the two companies increasingly find themselves competing in the same arena.
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 profit jumps 19 percentJuly 17th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Web search giant Google reported a 19-percent increase in profits as cost cutting made up for a decline in online ad spending due to the recession. Profits rose 19 per cent to $1.48 billion from $1.25 billion a year ago.
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.
Now, Google the world's first 100 billion dollar brandApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Internet search engine Google has become the world's first 100 billion dollar brand. It is worth almost 25 per cent more than rival computing corporation Microsoft, according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands report.
Ex-NFL RB Lawrence Phillips to be tried on charges that he attacked girlfriend in 2005April 30th, 2009 Lawrence Phillips to be tried on assault chargesSAN DIEGO — Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips will go to trial on charges that he attacked his girlfriend in 2005. A San Diego judge ruled Wednesday that the 33-year-old Phillips must stand trial on eight felony charges for two alleged assaults.
Astros 8, Reds 3April 29th, 2009 Astros 8, Reds 3E_D.McDonald (2), Votto 2 (3). DP_Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.