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Google, PE Firms Mull Bid for Yahoo: WSJ
Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Google, PE firms mull bid for Yahoo
Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Google May Assist With Financing Yahoo Buyout: Report
Google Inc. has reached out to two unnamed private equity firms to potentially assist them in financing a transaction to acquire Yahoo! Inc., according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Saturday.
Android 4.0's Best New Features
Five great new features of Android 4.0.
YouTube Video Shows Off New Gmail Changes (VIDEO)
Google may have accidentally posted a video with a short tutorial on Gmail's new design.
Google's Andy Rubin Trashes Siri, Says iPhone 4S Users Will Look Crazy
Google's SVP of Mobile Andy Rubin spearheaded an attack on one of Apple iPhone 4S' most important features - voice assistant Siri - saying the phone is a tool for communication and should not be an assistant. You shouldn't be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating with somebody on the other side of the phone, Rubin said on Wednesday at the AllThingsD AsiaD conference.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Motorola Droid RAZR: Which Android Device Will You Buy?
Samsung unveiled its iconic smartphone Galaxy Nexus at the Mobile Unpacked event with Google in Hong Kong earlier this week. The announcement that Galaxy Nexus will use Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has brought the next evolutionary step of Android to the fore.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Unleashed: Can it Take on iPhone 4S?
TheSamsung Galaxy Nexus, the latest Samsung and Google flagship smartphone likely to be released in November in the UK, was unveiled in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning. The handset's original Oct. 11 launch date was delayed in memory of Apple's recently deceased co-founder Steve Jobs. Google and Samsung revealed the specs and features of the brand new handset on Wednesday.
5 Secrets That Have Been Leaked from Walter Isaacson's Biography of Steve Jobs
Here are five of the many revelations made by the media.
Google's Gmail Interface to Get Facelift, New Features [VIDEO]
Another Google Inc. offering is getting a facelift. The overhaul promises a cleaner interface and the introduction of an array of new features in Gmail, Google’s free email service.
Steve Jobs’ Unfulfilled Wish Revealed: He Wanted to Destroy Android as a ‘Stolen Product’
Steve Jobs' authorized biography has revealed the Apple Inc. co-founder and longtime CEO was willing to go thermonuclear in an effort to destroy Google Inc.'s Android software because he considered it a stolen product.
Google Engineer Steve Yegge: ‘Amazingly, Nothing Bad Happened to me'
Google engineer Steve Yegge, who accidentally posted last week that the Google Plus platform was a knee-jerk reaction and a pathetic after thought posted again on Friday to let the world know that he is still employed at the company. Amazingly, nothing bad happened to me at Google, Yegge wrote on his Google+ account. Everyone just laughed at me a lot, all the way up to the top, for having committed what must be the great-granddaddy of all Reply-All screwups in tech hi...
Disney Artist Mary Blair Gets Google Doodle on Her 100th Birthday [VIDEO]
Mary Blair, a Disney artist who has left her colorful stamp on 1950s
Gmail Update Leaked [VIDEO]
Gmail updates are coming soon, according to a leaked YouTube video.
Groupon IPO Back on Track, Sets $540 Million Goal
Groupon is finally moving forward with its IPO, which was filed back on June 2. The company has solved some of its profitability and sustainability issues, but is it enough?
Steve Jobs Sought to Destroy Google's Android: Biography
Android currently enjoys almost half of the global Smartphone market, versus 19 percent for Apple.
5 Best Features of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: A Winner on Its Way?
Android fans are all set to taste the Ice Cream Sandwich! The update of Google’s Android operating system, named as Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, will be available soon.
MC Hammer Targets Google, Bing with New Search Engine
That's right. Rapper MC Hammer has launched a new Internet search engine called WireDoo. The search service will function as a deep search and relationship search in order to add value and relevance to the inputted terms.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: A Guide to All Its New Features
Google announced the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, its new operating system set to run on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, on Wednesday to compete against Apple's iOS 5 operating system and iPhone 4S.
MC Hammer launching Web search engine
Looking to buy a pair or two of parachute pants online? We have the search engine for you -- but you'll have to wait a bit for it.
Oracle can use Google email in patent case: judge
Oracle Corp may use an internal Google Inc email Google fought to keep under wraps in a high stakes patent case over the Java programing language, a U.S. judge has ruled.
Motorola Droid Bionic Will Get Android Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade
The Motorola Droid Bionic will get upgraded with Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Motorola confirmed via Facebook on Wednesday.
Buy Emerging Market Stocks After Their ‘Final Collapses’: Rogers
U.S. stocks are outperforming emerging market stocks. They have outperformed in 2011 and have done so since early 2010.
Google+ Strategy Outlined: Goal is 'Not to Build Something Separate' From Other Google Products
At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, SVP of Engineering Vic Gundotra and co-founder of Google Sergey Brin talk about the future of Google+ and how social media will be integrated with existing Google products.
Hammer Time 2.0? M.C. Hammer Launches Search Engine ‘WireDoo’
Rapper, actor and entrepreneur M.C. Hammer is taking to search engines.
New York Times Company Reports $15.7M Profit
The New York Times Company on Thursday announced a third-quarter profit of $15.7 million, buoyed by 324,000 paid subscriptions to its Web site. The online gains offset an 8.8 percent drop in ad revenue.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Gearing up For Battle Royale with iPhone 4S? (VIDEO)
We give you the specs, you decide which one is the winner.
Is Google Ice Cream Sandwich OS Better than iOS 5?
We compare Google's latest mobile OS offering against Apple's newly released iOS 5.
Samsung Unleashes Galaxy Nexus: Should iPhone 4S be Afraid?
With the new features and Android 4.0 announced on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, should Apple be worried?
Soft PC Sales Likely to Hold Back Microsoft Profit
Microsoft Corp. looks set to report flat or lower demand for its flagship Windows product on Thursday, a victim of limp personal computer sales, casting a shadow over otherwise strong earnings in a troubled global economy.


