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What to Expect from Google in 2011

Today, Jan. 3, is the first official business day of the new year, so welcome back to work in 2011 all you Google Watchers.Before...

CNN Airs Debate Between Google, FairSearch.org Over ITA Bid

CNN Dec. 29 aired a debate between a Google spokesperson and an attorney representing FairSearch.org, the coalition forged by Expedia, Kayak and Orbitx to...

Groupon May Be the Best Deal Google Missed

The beauty of blogging is that we can double back and rethink certain assertions and assumptions.I half-cheered when Google struck out on grabbing Groupon.I...

Logitech: What Google TV Delay?

Good for Logitech.The maker of the $300 Revue companion box that serves Google TV has come out swinging verus the media to refute the...

Samsung Galaxy Player Coming at CES 2011

Samsung Hub reported Dec. 27 that Samsung vowed to launch its Galaxy Player at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.The publication said: "The 9.9mm thick...

Google and the Groupon Effect

Yes, I'm bookending the weekend with more Google-Groupon talk, going back to that abundant well where speculation floweth over.Just days after we learned that...

Google Should Leave Groupon Rivals Alone

Word came from the New York Post this week that Google was eyeing Groupon's rivals LivingSocial and BuywithMe after striking out on the local...

Google eBooks Burned by Samsung Nexus S, but Solid

I knew Google eBooks was coming a week before the search engine launched the service months after its original summer target date.I was excited...

Google’s Social Researcher Joining Facebook in 2011

By now many of you who read this blog realize I care intensely about the rivalry between Google and Facebook. So you can safely conclude...

Gmail Creator Explains Chrome OS, Cloud Comments

Gmail creator Paul Bucheit and coiner of Google's "Don't Be Evil" credo has as good a non-technical explanation of Google's cloud strategy and Chrome...