Thursday, November 8, 2012

Google News

  • Google cleans up search page, eyes mobile users

    "Mobile is critically important," Gottheil said. "Google's raw material is the total time people spend using the Web, and an increasing percentage of that time is spent with mobile devices.

    www.computerworld.com

  • Dracula gets a Google doodle

    Clicking on the Google doodle will open a search for "Bram Stoker books," with an open library of some of his best-known works above the usual search results.

    www.nydailynews.com

  • Exclusive: Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google will increase the cash it allocates to its venture-capital arm to up to $300 million a year from $200 million, catapulting Google Ventures into the top echelon of corporate venture-capital funds. Access to that sizeable ...

    www.reuters.com

  • Google Unveils Simpler Search Page for All Devices, Reaction Mixed

    Google had already launched a new Google Search page design that displays more cleanly on tablets and smartphones, so now the company is rolling the new design out for desktop users.

    www.eweek.com

  • Jam with friends on new Google Chrome website

    Google Thursday released JAM with Chrome, a website that lets musicians play music together online. JAM offers 19 instruments, including drum kits, keyboards and nine different guitars.

    www.nbcnews.com

  • Google Introduces Services for Not-So-Smart Phones in the Philippines

    Free Zone's offerings—the ability to surf websites, check Gmail and use the Google+ social-media app—is undoubtedly stripped down from the myriad of functions that smartphone users enjoy, and limited to the staple offerings that define Google. Gmail ...

    blogs.wsj.com

  • The Niantic Project: What Is Google Up To?

    On a clear day John Hanke has a killer view from Google's downtown San Francisco office: a wall-to-wall vista of the Embarcadero, the west span of the Bay Bridge out to Angel Island, the gantry cranes in the port of Oakland off to the right and beyond ...

    www.forbes.com

  • Google Nexus 4 review

    Almost like clockwork, every year around this time, Google (GOOG) introduces a new version of the company's flagship smartphone, the Nexus.

    bgr.com

  • Nate Silver now rules Google as world goes crazy for polling data cruncher

    If Silver is topping something like Google's search trends, it means he has officially crossed over from being a figure of great note to political insiders, to a full-fledged mainstream celebrity.

    www.siliconbeat.com

  • The 9 Biggest Wastes of Google's Time and Money

    That seems to happen to Google a lot; it comes up with some novel ideas, throws a ton of money at them, and then no one ever uses them.

    gizmodo.com

  • The Mess That Is Google Shopping

    Tweet. Google Shopping One of the things Google promised by moving Google Shopping to the pay-to-play model for merchants was how much the experience was going to improve for shoppers.

    searchengineland.com

  • Google's Android 4.2 will scan your apps for safety

    The app scanner, which was hinted at last month, is a thin client of the Google Play store's Bouncer software, which scans every app uploaded to the official Android app store.

    www.foxnews.com

  • Google Sees Lowest Search Market Share In 5 Years In UK [Report]

    "As Google's market share dropped it was a positive month for Microsoft, Yahoo!, Ask and the all Other search engines monitored by Experian Hitwise," writes James Murray on the firm's UK blog.

    www.webpronews.com

  • Google could feel ripple from Priceline's $1.8B Kayak acquisition

    There is one catch, though: Google owns ITA, an airfare software company that Kayak's system uses. It remains to be seen what that could mean for Kayak following the acquisition by Priceline, though.

    www.bizjournals.com

  • Google Wallet Goes Plastic … But Why?

    With that in mind, Google's latest move does seem to warrant some head-scratching: The tech giant is introducing a plastic Google Wallet card. Yes, you heard correctly. Google is hedging its mobile-payment bet and taking a step backwards with a ...

    investorplace.com

  • When Google Wants To Buy Your Startup, It Sends You An Email That Looks ...

    Google told Zlio it would work quickly to get the acquisition deal done. It emailed Zlio's founder, Jeremie Berrebi, and detailed everything he would need to send over to get the acquisition approved by Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt.

    www.businessinsider.com

  • Google's Glory Days Are Ahead Of It

    Android is built to serve Google ads and apps. And given the staggering statistic that Android represented 75% of all smartphones shipped last quarter, Google's does not lack a feedstock of search queries -- with which it is able to match with ...

    seekingalpha.com

  • Vringo Scores in Google Patent Trial Over Ad Generating Process

    Vringo Inc. pulled off a trial win in its highly publicized patent infringement case against Google Inc. on Tuesday. And though the verdict may not vindicate all the hype, Vringo's lawyers at Dickstein Shapiro have plenty to celebrate for prevailing ...

    www.law.com

  • NFL Insider: Google Generation delivers again

    NFL Insider: Google Generation delivers again. Print Email. « NFL Insider Google Generation delivers again. » 2012-11-08T10:12:11Z 2012-11-08T11:22:16Z NFL Insider: Google Generation delivers againTom Krasovic North County Times. 1 hour ago • Tom ...

    www.nctimes.com

  • Why the iPad Mini Is a Win for Google

    Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) is experiencing mixed reviews for the new iPad Mini, which, going by historical standards, sold well but not spectacularly during its first weekend on sale.

    www.fool.com

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