Google posts Q4 results: $10.65 EPS on consolidated revenues of $14.42 billion
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday reported a 2012 fourth-quarter profit of $10.65 per share on $14.42 billion in consolidated revenue. Analysts were expecting EPS to come …
How Google obsessively monitors its employees to make sure they’re the happiest in the world
Anyone who criticizes Google (GOOG) for allegedly stalking its own users should give the company credit for consistency, because it apparently does the same thing …
Google may upgrade the Nexus 10 with a quad-core CPU, 8-core GPU
Google (GOOG) may be preparing a major upgrade for its flagship 10-inch tablet. The Nexus 10 is equipped with a 1.7GHz dual-core Exynos processor and …
Nexus 4 demand 10 times what Google was expecting
Who would’ve thought that a flagship Nexus smartphone that can be had for just $299 off contract would be in high demand? Apparently, everyone other …
The perks of working at Google: Free massages, shuffle ball courts and horseshoe pits
Working for Google (GOOG) sounds a lot like living in a fancy retirement community run by Willy Wonka sometimes. In Fortune’s annual list of the “100 …
Google wants to replace the password with an electronic ring that grants access to all web content
This is one of the better ideas that Google’s (GOOG) engineering team has concocted lately: a smartcard-embedded finger ring that uniquely identifies users on the web …
Google wants to give Project Glass the ability to project a full QWERTY keyboard onto your arm
We all know that Google’s (GOOG) Project Glass will be capable of projecting images directly onto your eyeballs, but now it looks as though it …
Google CEO Page on Apple’s ‘thermonuclear’ Android war: ‘How well is that working?’
Google (GOOG) CEO Larry Page seems unimpressed by Apple’s (AAPL) “thermonuclear war” against his company’s operating system. In an interview with Wired posted Thursday, Page …
Nexus 5 smartphone, Nexus 7.7 tablet rumored for May debut
Anxious Android fans still can’t manage to get their hands on a Nexus 4, but Google (GOOG) and LG (066570) are reportedly already prepping a …
Nexus 7 reportedly dethrones iPad as top tablet in Japan
Sales of Google’s (GOOG) low-cost Nexus 7 tablet have reportedly topped Apple’s (AAPL) iPad over the holiday season in Japan. Nikkei cites market research firm …
Tablet shipments in 2013 could be lower than previously expected
It has been suggested that tablet shipments could surpass notebooks in 2013, however recent reports contradict those estimates. Tablet shipments were expected to reach 240 …
Google Fiber turned Kansas City into a magnet for tech startups
Soon no one will snicker when Kansas City residents proudly refer to their city as the “Silicon Prairie.” As the Associated Press reports, the presence …
Latest Chrome Beta lets developers integrate speech recognition into their web apps
Pretty soon, every major web app could have its own version of Siri. Google (GOOG) on Monday released a new version of Chrome Beta that …
Ericsson sold more than 2,000 patents to a patent troll suing Apple, Google and RIM
Noted patent troll Unwired Planet made news last year when it filed patent infringement complaints against Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and Research in Motion (RIMM). In an effort to …
LG reportedly halts Nexus 4 production to make way for new Nexus device
It has been nearly impossible to purchase a Nexus 4 since it was released in late November. Google (GOOG) is subsidizing the phone on its …
Google now letting Android developers answer their critics in Google Play reviews
In the past year Google (GOOG) has taken steps to eliminate excessive trolling in its Play Store. The company recently integrated Google+ profile names and …
Tired of seeing Android sued by everyone, Google cranks up its patent output
Google (GOOG) may hate the patent suit players, but it sure doesn’t hate the patent suit game. As Network World reports, Google ramped up its patent …
Google chairman to North Korea: Tear down this firewall
Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt isn’t just going to North Korea to play its hot new Crazy Taxi-like video game — he’s also apparently there …
Google halts ITC patent case against Microsoft in wake of antitrust agreement
The Federal Trade Commission seems to be getting results so far: CNET reports that Google (GOOG) has decided to withdraw a patent complaint against Microsoft (MSFT) …
Google+ can’t fail because it’s the ‘Borg-like hive-queen’ of all Google services
As a direct Facebook (FB) competitor, Google+ doesn’t stack up well. But what if directly competing with Facebook isn’t the point of Google’s (GOOG) social …
Google will offer free Wi-Fi in one New York City neighborhood
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday announced a partnership with New York City and the Chelsea Improvement Project to provide free Wi-Fi to the lower Manhattan neighborhood …
Android-powered competitor for Google’s ‘Project Glass’ emerges at CES
Google’s (GOOG) “Project Glass” smart glasses product is still a work in progress but it may already have some stiff competition. Debuting at CES 2013 …
Google will once again foist Google TV upon the world at this year’s CES
Google (GOOG) and its manufacturing partners are once again going to try to make a splash at the Consumer Electronics Show. The company on Friday …
Google’s strategy for beating the antitrust rap: Spend $25 million on lobbying
Given that Federal Trade Commissioners were reportedly “convinced” that Google (GOOG) was illegally using its dominance in the search realm to favor its own services …
The cost of Google’s antitrust victory: Its Motorola patents are now worth even less than before
Google’s (GOOG) decision to buy Motorola really isn’t looking too hot right now. The Wall Street Journal reports that Motorola’s patent portfolio took a significant …
Android’s explosive content consumption growth threatens Apple
Smartphone market share surveys from IDC and Kantar have shown for a long time that the Android phone volume surge is leaving the iPhone in …
Google’s original Android mascot would have given children everywhere horrible nightmares
It’s a good thing that companies don’t normally let software engineers produce marketing materials. Exhibit A is Android engineer Dan Morrill, who posted pictures on …
Google’s rumored ‘X Phone’ could be an ‘attack on Samsung’
If Samsung (005930) really does plan to move away from Android, then it makes sense for Google (GOOG) to move Android away from Samsung. Over …
U.S. State Department knocks Google chairman’s planned North Korea trip
The United States State Department is not amused by Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt’s plan to travel to North Korea. Even though Schmidt plans to …
Despite repeated sellouts, Nexus 4 sales estimated to total just 375,000 units
Google’s (GOOG) has had trouble keeping latest Nexus-branded smartphone, the LG (066570)-built Nexus 4, in stock as hordes of Android fans would swarm Google’s website …
