Todd R. Weiss

Google is looking to bolster its online sales capabilities by acquiring a company, Channel Intelligence, that lets consumers buy products directly through product pages on Websites. The $125 million acquisition of the company is aimed at stretching Google’s abilities to reach consumers in online marketplaces. Channel Intelligence is an existing partner of the Google Shopping […]

Google’s win in an Australian courtroom could have far-reaching impact in the mobile advertising space for the search engine giant. An Australian court ruled in favor of Google by saying the company didn’t mislead online users through its ad sponsored-links and that Google can’t be held liable for messages contained in online ads. The ruling, […]

Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers can for now for the first time work together for video chats without the installation of enabling plug-ins, giving users more flexibility in the browsers they choose. The development, which has been in the works since last fall using WebRTC technologies, means users of either browser will be able […]

Another intriguing Google Glass detail has been revealed: The wearable eyeglasses-mounted computer will apparently transmit sound to its user via vibrations through human bones, rather than using traditional speakers. Google filed a U.S. patent application Jan. 24 for its “wearable computing device with indirect bone-conduction speaker,” which calls for a sound transmission system that transmits […]

Google has again sent a list of proposals to the European Union for how it can change its business practices to resolve EU concerns about Google’s conduct in the marketplace. The development, which has been awaited for weeks, was reported in a Jan. 31 article by The Register. Google had sent previous lists of proposals […]

Hewlett-Packard and Acer are looking to market more laptop computers that run Google’s Chrome OS, rather than Windows 8, which both companies say have had disappointing sales, according to recent reports. HP is about to launch its first-ever Chromebook in February, according to a Jan. 28 report by The Verge. The information came from a […]

Google officials want the world to know how much of an impact the digital mapping industry is making on helping businesses become more efficient and how the technology is assisting global economies to grow. To do that, Google commissioned research studies from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Oxera to put those contributions into perspective. […]

Google Earth has added another 100,000 virtual tour sites around the world to its listings, building on a provocative “virtual tour” feature that launched in October 2012 as part of the latest Google Earth 7 release. “Today, we’re launching a major update to the popular tour guide feature in Google Earth for desktop, iOS and […]

Google wants to continue to improve the security of its Chrome operating system for users and is putting up $3.1 million in prize money to be paid out to smart developers who help find serious flaws in Chrome OS’s code. The prizes will be awarded in $110,000 and $150,000 increments to developers competing for the […]

Google Maps is for the first time getting map updates of little seen areas in North Korea through the help of a team of “citizen cartographers,” who are detailing areas where maps have traditionally included little data and features. The development was announced by Jayanth Mysore, senior product manager for Google Map Maker, in a […]

Google used Jan. 28—the date designated as worldwide Data Privacy Day—as the day to give more details about how it reacts if a government asks Goggle to give up information on its users. Google described the steps in a post by David Drummond, the company’s senior vice president and chief legal officer, on the Google […]

Google, six months after being fined $22.5 million by U.S. regulators for bypassing privacy settings on Apple’s Safari Web browser, is now being sued by a group of U.K.-based residents for allegedly “snooping” on their online search activities while they were using Safari. The lawsuit echoes a similar one filed early last year by Safari […]