Google Wants to Join the Party

Google Climbs, but Questions Hover As Google holds its annual partners meeting and reports quarterly earnings this week, several question marks hang over the Internet giant. Google Wants to Join the Party, Not Crash It New York Times But if Ms. Cericola was content with how quickly she ended the debate, Google and other technology companies are not. They know they are the uninvited guests at social gatherings everywhere, and they want to ingratiate themselves with the hosts by ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Leaked images allegedly show Google's iOS Maps app CNET (blog) Apple ignited consumer fervor last month when it opted to dump Google Maps from iOS6, forcing users to switch to Apple's app, which many users found to be underwhelming or inaccurate when compared with Google's offering. Google has reportedly been ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Under Crosshairs for Antitrust Allegations, Case Expected PC Magazine New reports released late Friday by Reuters indicate that the FTC is focusing its laser-like sights on Google for a possible antitrust case – and by possible, we mean, "most assuredly likely." According to Reuters, four separate FTC commissioners ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Probe by French Privacy Agency May Prompt More Inquiries Businessweek As a result, the matter may not end with France for Google, said Nick Graham, a data protection lawyer at SNR Denton in London. “While CNIL's views will be persuasive, other data- protection regulators in other EU countries could take a different line ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Climbs, but Questions Hover Wall Street Journal Google Inc.'s market capitalization recently pulled even with Microsoft Corp. for the first time, fueled by good news about Google's online-ad business and missteps from its top competitors. But as the Internet giant holds its annual partners meeting ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Google, "completely wrong," and does it really matter? ZDNet Summary: Recently the media discovered that if someone visited Google, selected image search" and entered the search phrase "Completely Wrong," images of Mitt Romney appeared as search results. Google says this is just a result of their search ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's Larry Page: "Competition Is One Click Away" (And Other Quotes Of The ... Forbes The IMF kicked the markets in the gut this week with its downgrade of global growth forecasts, but Apple (AAPL) and the tech sector also delivered a serious sucker punch. And concerns over Euro area “progress” and worries over the earnings season made ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's Misleading Debate Promise Forbes As TechPresident's Micah Sifry first reported Thursday, Google has been promoting a page on its moderator product called “Your Questions For Candidates.” The page asks visitors to submit their questions and gives the impression that a select few will ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft to sue Google in German patent row Sydney Morning Herald Microsoft said on Friday it plans to add Google as a defendant in Germany in one of its patent actions against Google's phone maker, Motorola Mobility, the first time the two tech giants have come into direct legal conflict over Google's Android mobile ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Google accidentally reveals voice-control for updated Google TV Yahoo! News (blog) Google TV was a bold endeavor for Google (GOOG). It was supposed to pick up where Microsoft's (MSFT) WebTV failed in the 1990s. First launched in 2010, Google TV flopped and still is a flop for two reasons: expensive hardware and poor implementation. See all stories on this topic »