Google Search will now suggest additional topics to hone in on your searches
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Uh, Google has some interesting thoughts on Obama plotting a coup
As the debate surrounding the prevalence, scope and impact of fake news continues to rage on unabated, the latest tech company being accused of passively …
Let’s never speak again: The incredible benefits of searchable text
I could, in theory, phone everyone up that’s reading this story and convey this message to them via voice. I’m in no position to argue …
For better or worse, Google redesigns search results page once again
Did you visit Google (GOOG) last night and notice something different? Google has redesigned its search results page once again. According to its Inside Search blog, …
Google beefs up mobile search with direct answers to common queries
Google (GOOG) is smart enough to know that when users type “weather” into its search engine, they don’t want to see a Wikipedia entry or …
Google declares war on free clicks
Google is an advertising company first and foremost, but the big revenue the company sees from ads is funding the rest of the company’s efforts …
Google posts Q1 results, beats Wall Street’s consensus; announces 2-for-1 stock split
Google on Thursday reported its results for the first quarter, topping Wall Street’s estimates. The Internet giant managed earnings of $10.08 per share on $10.65 …
Google to adopt ‘semantic search’ within months, WSJ says
Google is reportedly in the process of giving its Web-search formula a major makeover in an attempt to fix its shortcomings and maintain its dominance …
Google and LG may partner on Nexus TV
LG had a number of gorgeous HDTVs on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and apparently we aren’t the only ones …
Google will remain default Firefox search engine for three more years
Mozilla announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Google in which Google Search will remain the default search engine in Firefox for the …
Mock-up shows off iOS 5 ‘Assistant’ voice controls [video]
Apple’s Siri and Nuance-powered “Assistant” voice control feature expected to launch with iOS 5 has hardly been a secret, and now MacRumors has commissioned a …
Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion on Bing since launch
Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion, an average drain of $1 billion per quarter, on Bing since it introduced the search engine in 2009, CNNMoney reported …
FTC antitrust investigators hone in on Android
Antitrust investigators with the Federal Trade Commission are focusing on Google’s Android operating system and web search services, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. …
European Commission now investigating nine formal antitrust complaints against Google
The European Commission now has a total of nine formal antitrust complaints targeting Google, Reuters reported on Tuesday. “The new complaints come from small companies,” one source …
Microsoft spills beans on new ‘Tulalip’ social network
Microsoft accidentally spilled the beans on a new social network it has been working on called “Tulalip.” According to VentureBeat, a splash page for the …
Google Maps 5.7 for Android adds Transit Navigation, better search, photo viewer [video]
Google took the wraps off of Google Maps 5.7 for Android devices on Wednesday, and the software update adds quite a few new features. The …
Google addresses FTC investigation into its business practices
Google officially announced on Friday that it received word on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission will begin reviewing its business. Google said that “it’s …
FTC may subpoena Google in anti-trust investigation
The Federal Communications Commission may subpoena Google during the next five days as part of an anti-trust investigation related to the company’s search and web …
Google intros voice and image search [video]
Google on Tuesday unveiled several tweaks to its core search product, including the ability to search by voice or image. Image-based searching has been around …
Twitter intros photo-sharing, revamped search [video]
Twitter on Wednesday unveiled two new services tied to its massively popular social network. The first is one that companies like ImageShack and Twitpic will …
Google testing voice search on desktop site
It looks as though Google may be testing a voice search feature for its desktop search homepage. According to blog Search Engine Roundtable, several users …
RIM and Microsoft announce Bing will power BlackBerry mobile search and maps
Just moments ago on stage at BlackBerry World 2011, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis (no, the other one is also CMO, …
Internet ad revenues surpass newspaper revenues for first time, report says
Can’t say we all didn’t see this one coming. According to a new report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), annual revenue for Internet advertising …
Google posts 27% increase in revenues; Q1 earnings slightly miss mark
Internet juggernaut Google has released its financial results from the first-quarter of 2011, and things are looking pretty good. The company posted revenues of $8.58 …
Bing continues to ding Google, share of U.S. search market hits 30%
According to data collected by Experian Hitwise, Bing’s share of the U.S. search market surpassed 30% last month. Microsoft’s Bing search engine is less than …
iPad, tablets clearly disrupting PC market, survey finds
A survey conducted recently by Google-owned AdMob found that tablets are eating into the quality time U.S. consumers spend with their desktop and laptop PCs …
FTC may investigate Google in antitrust case
Google’s plan to acquire ITA Software may result in an antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), two sources speaking to Bloomberg said …
