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Google Doodle Celebrates The Opening Of The First Drive-In Theater For Movies 79 Years Ago [PHOTOS & VIDEO]
With many nowadays solely relying on their laptops and Netflix to watch movies, drive-in movie theaters have become a relic of the past for the latest generation. But Wednesday, Google celebrated the drive-in with its Doodle in honor of the 79th anniversary of the opening of the first theater in Camden, New Jersey. View the slideshow to see photos and watch the video below of Wednesday's Google Doodle of the opening of the first drive-in theater.
Buying Spree: 3 Reasons Why Oracle, Google, IBM Buying Now After Facebook Disaster
Now that the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, has lost 32 percent of its value, technology giants including International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) are on a shopping spree. That may chill the IPO pipeline.
Google Buys Meebo, Quickoffice In 24 Hours: Deals Boost Google Plus, Productivity Apps
In the past 24 hours, Google has acquired two companies to substantially improve its various online services. On Monday, Google bought social start-up Meebo to enhance its social services like Google Chat and its social network Google+, and on Tuesday, Google bought Quickoffice to boost the functionality and compatibility of Google Apps like Docs, Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, and more.
Technology Focus: How Do You Repair A ?Damaged Brand? Like Facebook, Yahoo Or HP?
Clive Chajet, celebrated brands consultant for companies, offers his free advice to Facebook, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard about undoing the damage from recent mishaps: stick to business and the share price will follow.
Judge Won't Bar Steve Jobs Quotes From Patent Trial
Steve Jobs gave a lot of juicy quotes before he died, and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has failed to keep some of them out of an upcoming patent trial against Google's (GOOG.O) Motorola Mobility unit, according to a court ruling.
RIM's New Woes Seen Speeding Loss of BlackBerry Users
Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartphones produced by rivals.
Top 20 Reasons Why You Should Switch From Facebook To Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]
Although recently announced 100 million user base of Google+ doesn't stand anywhere near to Facebook's over 800 million users, there are enough grounds Google+ can exploit to achieve a level, where it can start calling itself a real challenger to Facebook. Here are 20 reasons to consider a switch from Facebook to Google's offering.
Peter Carl Fabergé: Gemstone-Encrusted Google Doodle Celebrates Famed Russian Jeweler's 166th Birthday [VIDEO]
Google Wednesday observed the 166th birth anniversary of Peter Carl Fabergé, the Russian jeweler best known for creating famous Fabergé eggs, through a doodle that was made of precious metals and gemstones.
Facebook Likely To Pay Over $1 Billion for Opera: Analysts
Opera Software shares soared over 20 percent on Tuesday on talk Facebook Inc. was in discussion to buy the firm, while analysts said competition from Google and others could push the price tag of any deal over $1 billion.
Windows 8 Release Comes With Upgrade Offer: How To Get Pro Version Starting Next Month
Microsoft's Windows 8 is expected to launch near the end of this year, but details have already leaked about the coming operating system: An offer pricing the Windows 8 Pro upgrade at $14.99 will run from June 2 to Jan. 31 of next year, according to The Verge.
Facebook May Have Its Own Smartphone Next Year, Hires Former Apple Engineers Working On iPhone, iPad [REPORT]
Google is not the only software company trying to get into the hardware arena. If ongoing rumors are to be believed, Facebook too wants its own smartphone. Reports said that it hopes to release its own smartphone next year and has already hired more than half a dozen former Apple software and hardware engineers.
HP?s WebOS Enyo Team Leaving Company To Join Google: Report
The manpower behind HP's webOS platform continues to shrink as the team leading the Enyo HTML 5 development project is reportedly leaving the company to join Google shortly.
Jury Rules For Google Against Oracle's Patent Claims
Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp's patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle's quest for damages in a legal fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology.
The Secret to Mark Zuckerberg?s Success
Dollars? He's got billions. Facebook friends? He's got millions. His name is Mark Zuckerberg.
Google Doodle Moog Synthesizer: Play And Record Today Before Robert Moog's Birthday
The Google Doodle for Wednesday is an awesome playable Moog synthesizer, but you can play with it today by visiting Google Japan's homepage.
Google Chrome Becomes World's No. 1 Web Browser; Still No. 2 In US
Just six months after Google Chrome eclipsed Mozilla's Firefox to become the world's second most popular Web browser, Chrome has also surpassed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the most-used Web browser in the world, according to Statcounter.
Google's Schmidt Challenges: No Screen Time For 1 Hour A Day
Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt challenged college graduates on Sunday to take the radical step -- at least for their generation -- of tearing their eyes away from their smartphones and computer screens.
GM Reportedly Pulled Ads After Failed Facebook Pitch
Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on its IPO parade this week.
Iran Lashes Out At Google Over Lack Of 'Persian Gulf' On Maps
Iran is threatening to seek legal action against Google for failing to use the term 'Persian Gulf' on its maps. The issue over name labels actually elicits strong nationalistic sentiments in the country.
Oregon Church Sues Woman Over Bad Google Review In $500K Defamation Suit
A Beaverton, Ore. Church is suing a woman over a bad Google review of the Beaverton Grace Bible Church, claiming the review and other allegedly defamatory acts were payback for dismissing a former church employee.
Google Knowledge Graph: Smarter Search Will Identify The 'Real Things' You Are Looking For [VIDEO]
As Google rolls out more new changes to their search engine, the Menlo Park, Calif. based company has released the details to their latest search innovation -- Knowledge Graph. The new Google search feature will reportedly work with its users to fully understand what they mean by their search entry, according to Mashable.
The Android Plan: Why Google Will Mimic Microsoft To Conquer Apple
Google will reportedly work with up to five different manufacturers at once to offer a wide variety of Android devices, including both smartphones and tablets. The move is a big power play from Google in its efforts to surpass Apple, and it could absolutely work, mainly because it's worked before with Microsoft.
First Facebook Trade At $38? Not If History Has A Vote
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, has decided to pitch its initial public offering of 421 million shares at $38, which could raise as much as $18.1 billion, assuming ?over-allotment options.
Google Gets Serious About Self-Driving Car Technology; Autonomous Vehicle Spotted In Washington
Google is getting serious about its self-driving car technology campaign. In an effort to make the driverless car legal on U.S. roads, the Mountain View, Calif. based company was spotted showing off the robo-prius on the streets of Washington, D.C. - just one day after Nevada became the first state to legalize autonomous vehicles.
Facebook IPO: Analysts Urge Facebook To Satisfy Advertisers More Amidst Initial Public Offering
Since the Facebook IPO announcement back in Februrary, analysts have been researching the company from almost every angle, trying to gauge how well the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company will do once it goes public.
Memo To Loeb: You Broke Yahoo -- 5 Ideas to Fix It
Congratulations, the good guys finally won. You and your team, with help from other institutions, have ousted CEO Scott Thompson, elected three Third Point nominees to the board, removed another handful of management nominees and effectively control the company. Now what?
Technology Focus: Will The Good Guys Win At Yahoo?
For months, Yahoo has been in crisis. Market share fell. CEO Carol Bartz was fired. A Chinese tycoon said he?d buy the company.
Why Apple iOS 6 Will Drop Google Maps For In-House Maps; Release Date Expected in June 2012 [VIDEO]
Apple is reportedly dropping Google Maps in favor on a new in-house application, which will be similar to Google Maps' software but is described as a much cleaner, faster, and more reliable experience. The new software will reportedly be released alongside iOS 6, Apple's next mobile operating system.
Microsoft Bing To Include Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Quora, Other Social Networks [VIDEO]
Bing, the third most popular search engine in America, has been drastically redesigned. Even more shocking than the site's fresh new look is the new social media integration.
Facebook's App Center And How It Measures Up To Apple And Google
In a move that pushes it closer to covering all the bases in social media, Facebook has rolled out its very own App Center. The site unveiled the Facebook App Center, a one-stop-shop for apps of all media types, on Thursday, May 10.