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Crime Ring Bets on Google Bling

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced civil charges against three Indian men who allegedly manipulated Google "put options" and Sun Microsystems shares...

Pics: Another Rumored Google Phone Design

I'm not the type to get excited over a cell phone, but I know you guys dig it, so here's the latest via Engadget...

Windows Live Search Has Been, um, Googlebombed

A gang of hackers known as the Linkoptimizer Gang (aka Gromozon) upset Windows Live Search results in Italy last week by manipulating SERPs to...

Twitter Is Dodgeball, but Boring

Of all the masturbatory ego-fluffers on the Web, nothing chafes me worse than Twitter.Twitter, as I'm sure you've heard, is the insta-blogging, micro-posting, always-on...

Google rumored to partner with Dish Network

Google is rumored to be partnering with satellite cable provider Dish Network, according to a brief post on VentureBeat.Google's profile in the television market...

Ad It Up: Google in California Cable TV Trial

Google is quietly testing targeted television ads in Concord, Calif., according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.The test is being conducted with...

Off Topic: Microsoft Sued for Alleged Document Patent Infringement

A Canadian software firm filed suit in Texas federal court yesterday against Microsoft for allegedly infringing on a patent concerning document metadata, Google Watch...

Google Asked to Remove Google Earth Hitler Reference

The mayor of a small town in Germany is asking Google to correct the name of a geographic feature called "Mount Hitler" in Google...

Top Search Exec Leaves Microsoft

Corporate vice president for Microsoft's Live Search initiative, Christopher Payne, plans to launch a Seattle-based technology firm unrelated to the search business, according to...

Friendster Drops Yahoo, Adds Google for Search, Ads

The 35th-largest social networking site has dropped Yahoo and partnered with Google for search and ad serving, according to Reuters.The partnership calls for text...