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 Google Quietly Conquers 
 With Irresistible Apps 

Columnist worries about being so tied to giant, but everything just works so well

New York Times New York Times Nov 24, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite near-total lack of marketing, Google finds its way into Web lovers’ hearts with an irresistible bundle of applications. “Having grown up in the vapor trail of the ’60s, I learned to be wary of large, centralized organizations,” David Carr writes in the New York Times . “And yet Google, a huge enterprise with a market value of $80 billion, is my ever-present wingman.” More »

More about:  Google • marketing • search engine • Google Apps • computing

PRODUCT REVIEW

Google Phone's Appetizing App Menu Is Functional, Too

Not as snazzy as iPhone, and memory is an issue, but open model sure to keep offerings sharp

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Google’s G1 smartphone making this week’s big tech splash, Katherine Boehret, in the Wall Street Journal , takes a look at some of the applications on offer, finding them “useful, entertaining, and mostly straightforward.” Of those she tested from the Android Market, “the G1's apps are more utilitarian than most apps I've tested for Apple's iPhone—and not quite as visually pleasing.” More »

More about:  Google • iPhone • smartphones • T-Mobile • Google Android • Google Apps

Google Will Unveil
Android Phone Next Week

First glance at iPhone competitor

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 17, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s hyped Android phone will make its debut next week in New York, the Los Angeles Times reports. Google and T-Mobile—the gadget's first carrier—plan a press conference  to show off the handset, a new rival for the iPhone and Blackberry. The "G1” won’t go on sale until October, but pricing details are expected at Tuesday's press conference. More »

More about:  Google • iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • T-Mobile • Google phone • Google Android • Google Apps

Google's Smartphone
Slated for This Fall

The search-giant's Android operating system to rival Apple's

New York Times New York Times Aug 15, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s long-rumored Android-powered smartphone could have customers surfing the Web and chatting by as early as October, the New York Times reports. The gadget, the product of a partnership between T-Mobile and HTC, is expected to challenge Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones that offer PC-like functions as well as voice service. More »

More about:  Google • iPhone • smartphones • T-Mobile • Google phone • Google Android • Eric Schmidt • Google Apps

 Search Feature Riles Retailers 

New search-within-search feature serves users well, but merchants are steamed

New York Times New York Times Mar 24, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google has some other companies up in arms with a new feature that keeps the search engine front and center even when results are coming from a merchant’s website, the New York Times reports. Google’s new search-within-search feature brings up a search box that keeps the user with Google—which often shows ads from that site's competitors at the same time. More »

More about:  Google • website • online shopping • Google Apps • online search

Google Health Will Be Ad-Free

Medical-records service now being tested will profit by increasing search traffic

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 1, 08 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The newest member of the Google family, Google Health, will not have advertising, CEO Eric Schmidt said this week, but will earn its keep from the traffic it draws to the company’s search engine. The new service stores health records, allowing users to share test results, prescriptions and other information with multiple medical providers; it's currently being tested at the Cleveland Clinic, and isn't open to the public yet . More »

More about:  Google • health care • online privacy • medical records • Google Apps • Google Health

Google Sites App Again Targets Microsoft Office

Program allows workgroups to create online media

New York Times New York Times Feb 28, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Google hopes to make another dent in Microsoft’s productivity empire with a new application: Google Sites. The program lets workgroups create multimedia web content, and rivals Microsoft’s $1-billion-a-year SharePoint, the New York Times reports. It joins Google apps for email, word processing, and more in an assault on MS Office—and unlike Office, Google’s programs are free. More »

More about:  Microsoft Office • Google Apps • Web apps • productivity applications

Google Invests
in Cloud Computing

Internet giant wants everyone to do everything online

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 13, 07 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Google has hands in a lot of pies, from maps to email to spreadsheets and now, with Android and OpenSocial, to cellphones and MySpace. But it all relates to one strategy, the Washington Post says. Google wants to make the web so useful that everyone does everything online. In this “cloud computing” paradigm, laptops and cellphones are just gateways to an ever-present database. More »

More about:  Google • Google Maps • Google Apps • OpenSocial • Android • cloud computing

Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth

23% gains in first quarter; new PC
sales drive gains

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 26, 07 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft yesterday reported a 23% leap in net income and its best revenue growth since the dot-com boom, making it an isolated winner in a tumbling market. The announcement drove up the company's shares 10% in after-hours trading. The sales of new PCs with Windows installed helped drive the gains, especially in developing countries creating large new markets for computers. More »

Microsoft Deal Overshadows Google's Analyst Day

Facebook deal dominates conversation, irritates execs

CNET CNET Oct 25, 07 12:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google made some noteworthy announcements at its Google Analyst Day yesterday, but they were overshadowed by Microsoft's announcement earlier in the day that it was acquiring a $240 million stake in Facebook, a prize for which the two companies had reportedly engaged in a heated bidding war. Among Google's news: the early success of its Apps business. More »

More about:  Google • Microsoft • Facebook • DoubleClick • Google phone • search engine marketing • Google Apps

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