Google has launched its Now predictive search platform for Apple's iOS. The company is bringing the platform to Apple's mobile operating system as a feature on the new version of Google's Search application for the iPhone and iPad.
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has squashed talk that the company will combine its Android and Chrome divisions, after recent boardroom shuffles had fueled speculation that a merger was on the cards.
Google has reached a settlement which would end the firm's long-running data harvesting case in the U.S. The company will pay $7 million to settle a case backed up some 38 US states (which ). The following states will split the cash evenly ($192...
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is to sell off roughly $2.5 billion of his company stock holdings. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Google said that Schmidt would be selling 3.2 million shares of Google...
YouTube is reportedly working with enterprises and TV studios on a paid subscription service that could launch as early as this spring. The video streaming service is reportedly working with a group of channel producers on a platform that will...
Yahoo has posted its first annual revenue jump in four years as the company continues its efforts to rebuild under Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo's 2012 revenues hit $4.99 billion, up from $4.98 billion in 2011.
Google has signed a deal to provide in-flight YouTube videos on Virgin America airlines. The company said that it had agreed to provide featured videos as part of the airline's in-flight entertainment package.
Google has slammed an upcoming meeting of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), set for Dec.in Dubai, which the company says will give governments the chance to set new regulations without input from citizens and user advocacy groups.
Twitter has posted a set of guidelines designed to help users understand how it handles copyright takedown requests. The company said that the page will provide clear insight into the microblogging service's handling of the Digital Millennium...
Google's Android platform has reached record worldwide sales numbers, according to analysts. Research firm IDC said that the Google mobile OS is the first to surpass 100 million quarterly shipments in a single quarter.
Google has released its Play software and media service to the Google TV platform. The company said that the update would allow Google TV users to access the Play app store as well as download and view content from the Play television and movie...
Facebook has unveiled a new feature to improve businesses' ability to advertise products targeted at user interests. The company said that the Collections feature would allow users to tag products and group items into "wishlist" collections, which...
Google has updated the mobile version of its Maps application, which will allow users to access the Street View function on iOS devices. The mapping tool, which now runs through the Safari browser on the iPhone and iPad, will offer Street View as...
Google has announced it is to acquire imaging platform Nik Software and reports that Google+ now has more than 400 million members (100 million of whom are monthly acitve users), still less than half that of key social networking rival Facebook.
Google has become the latest browser developer to offer the users a Do Not Track option. The company said that the feature, which is still being tested, would be available as part of the latest Canary build of the Chromium.
Google has bought web-based security tool developer VirusTotal. The company said that it would continue to maintain the VirusTotal online malware scanning tool and the VirusTotal team would be operating as an independent entity.
Facebook is looking to crack down on scammers who use malware and fraud to generate phony "Like" votes. The company said that it has increased its use of automated tools that can detect and remove fraudulent "Likes".
Google has announced an update to its search ranking algorithm that will demote sites serving pirated content, in a move that should please copyright holders who have long called for this move. The company said that it would be adding a number of...
Apple will drop the stand-alone version of the YouTube video player from its iOS mobile platform. The company on Monday confirmed that beta versions of the iOS 6 platform would be the first not to include a YouTube app by default.
Google has announced its intent to shut down a number of its seldom-used web applications and services. The company said that it would be phasing out its Google Apps for Teams and Video for Business services as well as a number of its company blogs...
