Tata among world's 50 most valuable brands; Google tops
13 Sep 2011
Brand Tata has entered the league of the top 50 valuable global brands, being ranked at 41, with technology giants Google, Apple, Microsoft and IBM leading the list of the top 5.
Google buys restaurant review guide Zagat
09 Sep 2011
Google yesterday acquired popular restaurant review guide Zagat, strengthening its local commerce assets
Google boss slams lack of innovation, science education in Britain
27 Aug 2011
In a rather harsh evaluation of Britain's education system, Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, urged the United Kingdom "to bring art and science back together, as it had in the glory days of the Victorian era."
Google to dissolve Slide to focus on Google+
26 Aug 2011
Google settles Canadian pharma ad probe for $500 mn
25 Aug 2011
The $500-million settlement, one of the largest ever in the US, represents the gross revenues Google collected from ads placed by Canadian pharmacies
Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
16 Aug 2011
In its largest acquisition till date, it is buying cell phone maker and video technology provider Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion in cash, with a whopping $2.5-billion break-up fee
Google buys Dealmap to take on Groupon
03 Aug 2011
India seeks access to Google, Skype data
13 Jul 2011
Android winning the worldwide OS race: Survey
13 Jul 2011
Android's success comes with it taking the lion's share of new smartphone sales: 74.3 per cent of new Android users previously owned a voice phone, compared as against only 1.4 per cent who previously owned an iPhone.
Google+ users projected to top 20 million by weekend
13 Jul 2011
Approximately 2.2 million people had joined Google+ in the last 32 to 34 hours, leading to a total of about 9.5 million people on Monday.
Google promotes Chrome through unique campaign
04 Jul 2011
Google+ suspends new invitations on heavy demand
02 Jul 2011
Google launches Google+ to rival Facebook
29 Jun 2011
In its bid to rival Facebook, Google has launched a new social networking site aimed at making online sharing selective and more like real life.
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