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Google Inc's plans to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and the health of its advertising business will be in the spotlight when the Internet search leader reports quarterly results on Thursday.

A report on Wednesday that Akamai Technologies Inc was close to being acquired by Google Inc is without merit, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Steve Yegge, a senior engineer at Google, accidentally and publicly posted a critical analysis about his company's understanding of platforms, calling Google Plus a complete failure. Here are five reasons we agree.

Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc jumped more than 11 percent following a report that it was close to being acquired by Google Inc.

Wednesday’s rally has taken the Dow Jones Industrial Average to break even for the year. It has also outperformed many foreign stock markets.

Google Inc's search market share remains stable as it gains market share on the search monetization front, Global Equities Research said and raised its price target on the Internet giant's shares to $700 from $650.

In honor of the Gumby Google Doodle, here's a look at the life and times of the recently departed Art Clokey

When Samsung and Google last week decided to delay the unveiling of the Galaxy Nexus Prime smartphone and the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, reports surfaced that it was out for Apple's dead CEO Steve Jobs.

RIM said it had resolved its Blackberry outage late Monday, but Tuesday morning, millions of subscribers woke up to find service still disrupted. With problems like RIM's not happening with Apple's iPhone or Google's Android devices, it seems as if the Blackberry's popularity continues to plummet to the point where it will become close to completely stifled by its competition.

A slumping economy and questions about Google Inc's smartphone strategy are among the investor concerns that CEO Larry Page will need to address when the Internet giant reports results on Thursday.

A new report reveals that Google+ has lost about 60 percent of its traffic gained after opening to the public in September. Can Google+ survive against Facebook?

The battle between high-end smartphones is getting hotter by the day, with two most talked-about phones being Samsung Galaxy S2 and Apple iPhone 4S. Both the phones promise blazing performance but there still could be some differences between the two that could influence consumers when it comes to choosing one.

Google, NASA, and countless international space agencies just launched what they are calling the YouTube Space Lab. The idea is to hold a video contest allowing students to submit experiment ideas they will consider performing on the International Space Station (ISS).

The U.S. government has asked Google and Sonic to give up any WikiLeaks-related information and data, following with an order for them to turn over Appelbaum's e-mail contact list -- without a warrant.

Space-obsessed teenagers have got an opportunity to come up with ideas for science contest to be carried out in space. If successful, the two selected experiments will be performed aboard the International Space Station and live streamed on YouTube to the world in 2012.

Justin Bieber got a haircut in February. This alone would still be huge news, but when you add in the bit that a toymaker lost $100,000 because of said haircut, it is not as big of news.

YouTube announced on Monday plans to launch YouTube Space Lab, a challenge for students worldwide to create an experiment which will be conducted in space and the chance to receive out of this world space-oriented grand prizes.

The American government used a controversial secret court order to obtain information on the email accounts of WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum, from Google Inc. and small-time Internet Service Provider (ISP) Sonic.net Inc.

The U.S. government obtained secret court orders to force Google Inc and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Nexus Prime could feature next generation technology from Google and Samsung and iPhone 4S is the main target.

Users of Google's Android-based phones and tablets can now make use of a free new app that allows the user to see protons collide, in real time and in 3D, within the particle accelerator located on the French-Swiss border.

The U.S. government obtained secret court orders to force Google Inc and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Following the release of Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet on Sept. 28, Jefferies believes Amazon will launch 10-inch device before the end of the year.

The U.S. government obtained secret court orders to force Google and a small Internet provider to hand over information from e-mail accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The U.S. government obtained secret court orders to force Google Inc and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

At a time when rumors are rife that Google and Samsung's imminent smartphone Nexus Prime or Galaxy Nexus is going to be launched on Oct. 27 after its scheduled launch on Tuesday got postponed, new reports have emerged stating that it has passed through the FCC earning approval for a world capable version.

Google Inc. has decided to delay releasing the Nexus Prime, which was set for Tuesday during the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event, opting for a rumored Oct. 27 release date instead.

With the hype of the iPhone 4S dying out and the realization there is no iPhone 5, Samsung may be able to capitalize on the Apple ennui with the upcoming Nexus Prime.

The Microsoft Corp. has finalized its acquisition of communications company Skype. The European Union approved the plan this week, and Microsoft is hoping there will be no more delays in the process.