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The rumor mill has been working overtime on Friday over reports that major search engine; Google is in late stages to buyout micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter.

Google Inc may be in talks to buy internet start-up Twitter, the free micro-blogging service that allows people to send short text messages to a network of friends, the TechCrunch website said late Thursday.

Google Inc may be in talks to buy internet start-up Twitter, the free micro-blogging service that allows people to send short text messages to a network of friends, the TechCrunch website said late Thursday

Amazon was cuts on valuation basis Thursday to Equal Weight from Overweight as Barclays Capital analyst Douglas Anmuth said the outlook remains negative.

Research in Motion today launched its online applications catalog, dubbed App World in response to competitors like Apple and Google who already offer exclusive applications in the marketplace.

Hewlett-Packard Co is studying uses for Google Inc's Android operating system, but the world's top PC maker stopped short of saying it had decided to adopt the fledgling software in its products.

Hewlett-Packard Co. is testing Google Inc.'s Android operating system -- which is currently only available on mobile phones -- for its offering of netbooks, small laptops that are primarily used to run Web browsers and applications, according to media reports.

Google Inc is forming a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage start-up firms. The fund will operate as a separate entity and will seek investment opportunities to maximize returns rather than looking for investments that strictly fit with Google's strategic vision.

The Walt Disney Co. and Google Inc.'s YouTube are close to a deal that would allow Disney content to be distributed through YouTube, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Google China has officially launched its free MP3 search engine after sealing deals with four major music labels -- Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, EMI and Sony-- and over 140 indie labels.

Google Inc on Monday launched free downloads of licensed songs in China, while sharing advertising revenue with major music labels in a market rife with online piracy.

Google Inc is hiring to fill about 360 jobs, even after it announced plans this week to lay off almost 200 sales and marketing employees in its third round of job cuts this year.

Google Inc is cutting its sales and marketing team by roughly 200 employees, saying it had over-invested in certain parts of the company.

Google Inc is cutting its sales and marketing team by roughly 200 employees, saying it had over-invested in certain parts of the company.

Google will revamp its online advertising network for the first time this week, promising to incorporate new tools to make advertisers more effective.

U.S. Internet users viewed 13.1 billion online videos in February, down 12 percent from January, although viewing on Hulu grew 42 percent in the period, research firm comScore said on Tuesday.

Intel is seeking permission from its shareholders to revalue worthless employee stock options, a controversial move that the world's biggest chipmaker says is needed to retain critical staff.

Microsoft Corp. has released its latest edition of its Internet Explorer Web browser touting its new security features on Thursday, after almost a year of public beta testing.

Sony Electronics Inc. is joining forces with Google Inc. to battle Amazon.com Inc. in the growing electronic books market which is projected to more than double this year.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the only discussion he's had with Yahoo Inc's top executive was a single phone call, but is holding out hopes for further talks.

An online privacy group called on Tuesday for government regulators to investigate the adequacy of Google Inc's security safeguards after the company inadvertently released consumers' private information this month.

Google Inc released a new version of its Chrome Web browser on Tuesday, as the search giant continues its efforts to get a foothold in a market dominated by Microsoft Corp.

Google Inc is soon to roll out free software which allows consumers to track their home electricity use and improve energy efficiency in a bid to help mitigate global warming.

Shares of online travel agency Expedia Inc gained 5.18 percent to $7.71 on Tuesday on talk that the company might be a takeover target for Google Inc.

Congress has begun to draft a bill that will require companies like Google to warn its users beforehand of its ad-tracking activity in a bid to protect users’ privacy rights.

Time Warner Inc on Thursday named Google executive Tim Armstrong to lead AOL, in what was seen as a bold move to reverse the fortunes of the struggling Internet unit in preparation for a spinoff.

Time Warner Inc's AOL said on Thursday it has appointed former Google executive Tim Armstrong as chairman and chief executive to determine the best structure for the Internet unit which its parent is considering spinning off.

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Google announced the release of Google Voice, an application that will let users to store transcripts of text and voice-mail phone messages in Gmail and then be able to search those messages.