Thursday, September 27, 2012

Google

  • What Makes Google's Maps So Good

    Many of them come from Google Map Maker, a Web site that is live in 200 countries (and just started in the United States) that lets average citizens make corrections to Google's maps as they find them. You can, for example, draw a line to represent a ...

    pogue.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Google's New Hyper-Local City Guide Is a Real Trip

    It's the latest exemplar of Google's continuing investment in local search, from the company's acquisition of Zagat a year ago, to May's launch of Google Now, its voice-powered local search tool (and Siri competitor) that's built into the latest ...

    www.wired.com

  • Ask Matt: Google benefiting from Facebook's stock woes

    Q: Why is Google's stock headed toward highs even as Facebook shares have been weak? A: Google is turning into an unlikely winner from Facebook's botched initial public offering.

    www.usatoday.com

  • Google's Schmidt Horses Around With Psy

    By Evan Ramstad. Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt came to South Korea to meet executives at the biggest makers of Android smartphones - Samsung Electronics Co.

    blogs.wsj.com

  • Google Street View gets its hair wet, takes you on virtual dives

    Google Street View has taken us on virtual trips to the South Pole, the Amazon forest, inside some of the world's greatest museums, and to the Kennedy Space Center -- but it has never taken us underwater, until now.

    www.latimes.com

  • Google Brazil head freed; Arrest stirs debate

    But they said the arrest of Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, the head of Google Inc.'s Brazil operations, underscores the need to modernize laws that treat offensive material on the Internet like material that is carried by newspapers, television and radio ...

    www.cbsnews.com

  • Brazil Detains Google Chief over Anti-Islam YouTube Clip

    The arrest of Google executive Fabio Jose Silva Coelho was announced in Säo Paulo. A press release issued by the federal police said he was not expected to remain in jail and should be released later in the day after signing a document promising to ...

    latino.foxnews.com

  • Google Autonomous Cars Get Green Light In California

    At Google's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters Tuesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that allows driverless cars to operate on the state's roads.

    www.informationweek.com

  • Google and Asus rumored to be working on $99 Nexus Tablet

    The problem is that Google would likely have to be losing a pretty penny on the cost of each tablet to sell them at such a price, or the specs would have to be scaled down to a point where they could risk sullying the good name of Android Jelly Bean, ...

    news.cnet.com

  • Google's 14th birthday: 14 years to a cultural phenomenon

    In the time it would take to raise a teenager with a mouthful of braces, Google has managed to single-handedly transform our culture.

    www.latimes.com

  • Google Apps drops download support for older Office formats

    Google announced Wednesday that Google Apps users will no longer be able to export word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents as files using older Microsoft Office formats, such as .

    www.pcworld.com

  • Google Is Failing To Market The Android Ecosystem

    The Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) upgrade appeared on my phone yesterday. I had no idea when I might see it: it was pushed by some carriers to some phones three months ago, but must Android users won't see it for a long time.

    www.forbes.com

  • Google turns 14: A look at the birthday-gift table

    If your interest lies with the Google Doodle, our own Michael Cavna has what you're looking for, as always. Here, we take a brief look at the gifts - or perhaps rewards is a better word - the company has reaped in the past two weeks.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Replacement Google: What if NFL Ran Google and Locked Out the Real Results?

    The NFL has been tackled with criticism for its replacement referees and their inconsistent calls, inspiring a new website that might just illustrate the frustrations of players and fans best.

    abcnews.go.com

  • At Google HQ, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signs self-driving cars bill

    Jerry Brown rode to Google headquarters in a self-driving Toyota Prius before signing legislation Tuesday that will pave the way for driverless cars in California.

    www.csmonitor.com

  • Google surges in safety bid as social stocks dive

    Google surges in safety bid as social stocks dive. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc. marked its 14th birthday Thursday with its shares closing at a new high - capping a run of 33% over the past three months.

    stream.marketwatch.com

  • Google: Still Worth Searching For?

    "When you look at product rollouts, Google is hitting its stride," he told CNBC on Thursday, while noting that "the fundamental story within its core search product still shows a fairly big runway.

    www.cnbc.com

  • Can Apple kick Google search off the iPhone?

    And given that Apple believes Google /quotes/zigman/93888 /quotes/nls/goog GOOG outright copied iOS for its own Android platform, many investors believe the company is looking at ways to remove Google's ubiquitous search technology from future ...

    blogs.marketwatch.com

  • Google Launches Global Entrepreneurs Initiative

    This week Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced an initiative to connect entrepreneurs the world over, using the company's network of partners and products to give startup minds a leg up in getting their businesses going.

    www.forbes.com

  • Google Buying Green Wind Power for Oklahoma Data Center

    Google is already using renewable energy at the Oklahoma data center through other electricity supplied by the GRDA, wrote Demasi.

    www.eweek.com

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