
What Is The One True Android & How “Open” Is It?
Ironically on iPhone 5 day, Google finds itself about to be embroiled in a fresh debate over how much it controls “open” Android as well...

Google: Acer Can’t Work On “Non-Compatible Android” & Be Part Of Open Handset
Here’s the Google statement we were sent: Compatibility is at the heart of the Android ecosystem and ensures a consistent experience for...

Google-Apple Patent Détente On The Horizon?
reporting that Google’s CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been involved in “behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of...

Google Wallet’s Ambitious Vision Faces Intensifying Competition, Technology Hurdles
Beyond consumer purchases, Google envisions Wallet (online and mobile) to be a kind of ecosystem and platform for merchants. If...

Google: “Core Android” Not Impacted By Apple-Samsung Verdict
all over the place. Over the weekend Google issued a statement (via TheVerge) that the decision will have no impact on “core Android”...

Will Apple’s Patent Victory Reshape The Smartphone Market?
dramatic Apple victory over Samsung in its patent case in US federal court on Friday. Many bloggers, pundits and tech journalists are now...

How Google Went From Search Engine To Content Destination
Of things I imagined when I first started writing about Google as a hot new search engine in 1998, the idea that about 15 years later,...

Google (As Motorola) Sues Apple Over Patents, Seeks US Import Ban On iPhones, Macs
The earlier Motorola ITC patent victory was based on a single claim related to wireless 3G standards. Motorola seeks an import ban on...

To Bolster Motorola Mobility Google Will Cut Heads And Devices
New York Times. Google will also close roughly 30 offices or “facilities” around the world. Most of the employee cuts will come from...

iOS 6 Drops YouTube App; A Boon For Google?
YouTube, along with Maps powered by Google Maps, were some of the first third-party powered Apps to be found on the iPhone, even before...

Apple And Google Top Two Brands According To General Sentiment’s Analysis
Global Brands report. The ranking of brands in the study is based on the firm’s use of sentiment analysis (“frequency and exposure of...

Google, Facebook Boost Washington Spending To “Educate” Congress
increased their spending trying to educate (read: influence) Congress in the second quarter, according to filings made under the Lobbying...

Q2 2012: Google Revenue Up 32% With Paid Clicks Up 42%
Most of the increase may be due to the climb in paid clicks from 2011 to 2012. There was a paid click increase of 42% over the second...

Poll: What Do You Think About Marissa Mayer Going To Yahoo?
Yahoo surprised many today with the news that it has hired Google’s Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. Some Googler’s have shared their...

Google Reacts: Mayer ‘Whip-Smart’ & ‘A Tireless Champion Of Our Users’
Marissa Mayer is resigning to take on the CEO job at Yahoo. In a statement e-mailed to Marketing Land this afternoon, Google CEO Larry...

Google’s CEO Back At Work After Voice Slowly Returns
lost his voice and had to take off from public speaking appearances and many internal Google meetings. Reuters is reporting that Larry...

Google Shows Nexus 7 Tablet, Media-Streaming Device “Q” At Developer Conference
The deep integration of Google’s content store, Google Play, together with its $199 pricing makes the Nexus 7 a direct and formidable...

Google CEO To Miss Developer Conference Over Voice Problems
These voice problems were blamed for his absence at a shareholder meeting yesterday. At the meeting a new class of non-voting Google...

Google Compromises End Street View Litigation In Switz, Book Suit In France
That requirement was seen as a threat to Google’s ability to continue to operate Street View in Switzerland — because it could only blur...























