Google, Facebook cooperating with India on hate content
22 Aug 2012
Google and Facebook have said that they were cooperating with Indian authorities to remove inflammatory and hateful content from the websites.
CCI probes possible anti-competitive practices by Google in India
14 Aug 2012
Citing ongoing investigations against Google in different parts of the world, a Jaipur-based NGO alleges Google has contravened Indian competition rules by abusing its market dominance
Google to axe 4,000 Motorola jobs worldwide
13 Aug 2012
While one-third of the jobs lost will be in the United States, reports said, Google also plans to downsize Motorola’s operations in Asia, including India
Google defers launch of streaming device Nexus Q
01 Aug 2012
Google to test ultra-high speed internet service in Kansas City in September
27 Jul 2012
Google has announced that its ultra-high speed internet service with speeds of 1 GB per second, Google Fiber, would be available to the residents of its test community Kansas City in September
Google Talk goes down for four hours
27 Jul 2012
Google to phase out five products
05 Jul 2012
Google acquires mobile app Quickoffice
07 Jun 2012
Texas-based Quickoffice is a global leader in mobile office solutions and provides solutions for Android, iPhone, iPad, HP webOS and Symbian platforms
Google to switch to paid product search service by fall
02 Jun 2012
In an overhaul of its online product-search service, Google is considering including only items from merchants who pay to be included in search results
EC threatens anti-trust proceedings against Google over search dominance
22 May 2012
Google is alleged to have unfairly exploited its market dominance to display links to its own services, giving preference to them over those of competitors
Google gets Chinese nod for $12.5-bn Motorola Mobility acquisition
21 May 2012
The Chinese regulator's approval comes with the crucial precondition that Google's Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers should remain open and free for a period of five years
Google revamps search engine with Knowledge Graph
18 May 2012
Google yesterday announced a major revamp of its market dominating search engine, which will give users more relevant and in-depth responses to search queries.
Google and Facebook will both be front and centre in 'social search'
10 May 2012
A survey by independent digital marketing agency Greenlight indicates Google's social endeavours with Google+ might be more successful than most have initially speculated, even as Facebook could potentially capture close to a quarter of the search market globally were it to launch a search engine of its own tomorrow. Andreas Pouros explains
Amazon’s Kindle Fire takes top position with 54.5 per cent market share of Android tablets
27 Apr 2012
Founders' open letter on the stock split
13 Apr 2012
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