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Google Chrome OS: The Prologue

Yesterday, the engineers at Google (GOOG) announced more details for the company's new operating system, dubbed Google Chrome OS. It's like Android, except it's for the personal computer and it's not out yet. But, as Googlers emphasized yesterday, it ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Big Chrome Announcement Today

Google (GOOG) is planning to hold a big press conference at the GooglePlex today, where engineers and flacks will unveil new details about the much-discussed Chrome operating system. This is part of the company's big push for cloud computing, in which ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Is Google Plotting a Super-Phone?

We're used to Google (GOOG) doing something unexpected, or diving into a business no one could have foreseen. But the latest rumors are so completely counterintuitive that we have a really hard time believing them: Google is building its own smartphone. ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  TechCrunch,  Michael Arrington,  Apple, Inc.,  PC World

Latin TV Comes to YouTube

Well, it's finally here. Google (GOOG) and the Authors Guild finally unveiled their second attempt at setting up a settlement to the class action stemming from Google's Book Search project to digitally archive all human knowledge. And wouldn't you know ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Authors Guild,  Wall Street Journal,  U.S. Department of Justice,  PC World

The Job Interview from Hell

We've all had them, but Google (GOOG) seems to spawn more than its fair share. Lately, the Googlesphere's been buzzing about some of the search company's notoriously arcane interview questions, which seem designed to simultaneously test your ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Yahoo!

Chrome OS a Week Away

Them's the rumors, anyway. According to multiple news reports, Google (GOOG) plans to release its new Chrome operating system some time next week. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington was the first to break the news, and he's got a few details about what ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  TechCrunch,  Michael Arrington

Wolfram Alpha Builds Ring Around Google

Wolfram Alpha, the computational search engine that offers answers to explicit questions, rather than links to sites that might tell you the answer, just got a lot more relevant. And it's all due to the growing antagonisms between Apple (AAPL), ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Apple, Inc.

Can We Trust Google's Wi-Fi Gift?

When Google (GOOG) announced yesterday that it was offering free Wi-Fi at 47 airports this holiday season, it didn't take long for Googlewatchers to suspect an ulterior motive. After all, this is a company that has found a way to make billions off of ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NPR,  Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!

AdMob Gets a Payday

The Los Angeles Times has an excellent piece on the get, placing it in the context of Google's larger business model, as well as highlighting the company's potential to disrupt every industry on Earth outside of waste management. Google is in the ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  AdMob,  Los Angeles Times

The Google Books Deadline is Now

We know you're as excited as we are. Sometime today, Google (GOOG) must submit a new agreement with the Authors Guild to settle a lawsuit over the search giant's plan to scan and digitally archive every single book published and preserved in the ...

From CHRIS THOMPSON, The Big Money,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Authors Guild,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Washington Post Company

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