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- Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine: report
(Reuters)
13 Mar 2010 at 5:34am
Reuters - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
- Google Local Product Search: Great Idea, Needs Tweaks
(PC World)
12 Mar 2010 at 4:21pm
PC World - As with many new Google services, the ability to search for products at local stores is a little slow out of the gate, but the potential is there.
- Summary Box: China insists Google obey the law
(AP)
12 Mar 2010 at 3:21pm
AP - NO SIGNS OF COMPROMISE: China, in a dispute with Google over censoring its China-based search engine, said the company must obey its laws or "pay the consequences."
- New Google Feature Will Hunt for Products Nearby
(NewsFactor)
12 Mar 2010 at 1:01pm
NewsFactor - You're standing on a street corner and remember that you need to pick up a video game for your sister's birthday. On your smartphone, you search Google and tap on the "in stock nearby" link next to the blue dots that show up for some of the search results. Google then shows you which local retailers have the game in stock.
- Ahead of the Bell: Analyst boosts Google estimate
(AP)
12 Mar 2010 at 9:22am
AP - An Oppenheimer analyst on Friday raised his first-quarter and full-year estimates for Google Inc. above average Wall Street expectations because he expects the online search leader to reap higher ad revenue in the U.S.
- China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon
(Reuters)
12 Mar 2010 at 7:34am
Reuters - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security.
- China warns Google not to stop filtering web searches
(AFP)
12 Mar 2010 at 3:55am
AFP - China on Friday warned Google it would face "consequences" if it stopped filtering its search results, after the firm threatened to leave the country over cyberattacks and web censorship.
- Analyst downgrades Yahoo on search share concerns
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 5:28pm
AP - A Benchmark Co. analyst downgraded share of Yahoo Inc. Thursday, noting issues like better-scaled competitors grabbing a bigger share of the search market and increasing competition in display advertising.
- FTC Probing Google's Planned AdMob Acquisition
(NewsFactor)
11 Mar 2010 at 4:56pm
NewsFactor - U.S. regulators are reportedly digging deeper into Google's planned AdMob acquisition. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for sworn statements from the search giant's competitors and advertisers in what could signal plans to hold up the merger. The news comes as part of a wave of government scrutiny against the maturing company.
- Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to smart phones
(AP)
11 Mar 2010 at 1:08pm
AP - Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating software.
- Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 11:10pm
PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China.
- Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
(Reuters)
10 Mar 2010 at 9:19pm
Reuters - Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google's Android operating system.
- Bing gains US search market share for ninth straight month
(AFP)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:32pm
AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday.
- Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:02pm
PC World - The results are in from comScore for the most recent quarter for smartphone usage in the United States. With smartphone use up 18 percent over the previous quarter, topping 42 million users, Google's Android mobile operating system stands out as the dominant winner for this quarter.
- Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry?
(PC World)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:55pm
PC World - Microsoft's Bing search engine may still be a bit player in the lucrative online search business dominated by Google, but it's slowly and steadily gaining users. And it appears that Bing's share is coming at the expense of both Google and Yahoo, the latter of which recently teamed up with Microsoft to be more competitive in online search.
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