Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is extending its share of the digital entertainment market with a new service. Named Google Cast for audio, the new offering from the tech giant will allow users to stream music to enabled speakers simply by tapping a button on their smartphones. Google Cast was announced Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Sailing For New Outlook to Impress Investors In New Year
The eyes of financial experts are set on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), whose shares declined nearly five percent in the past year. The search engine company is facing competition at multiple fronts and it would be interesting to see company’s approach to lure its investors. According to some of the experts, a major concern is the…
Google Inc (GOOGL)’s Android Challenged by Samsung with New Tizen-Powered TVs
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is facing a new challenge to its Android operating system from Samsung Electronics. The South Korean company will unveil its new Television products in the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. Samsung’s new TV sets will run the Tizen operating system. Working on the concept of “smart homes”, the world’s largest manufacturer of TV…
Google Inc (GOOGL) And Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Came Along To Defend The Right of Free Speech By Releasing “The Interview” Online
After releasing a movie picturing the assassination of the North Korean leader on its video streaming channel, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said that it was aware of the security implications involved with the release. Sony Pictures Film formed alliance with Google and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to offer its movie, “The Interview”, online. According to the search…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Ready To Raise Curtain From Driverless Car, Driverless Car To Hit The Road Next Year
The shares of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) soared in excess of 2% yesterday closing at $532.30 with slight decline in the extended trading sessions. The search engine giant announced that its first driverless car is ready for the roads and it is likely to flaunt at the Silicon Valley streets next year. The search engine giant…
Google Inc (GOOGL)’s Expanded “Google Express” Holiday Deliveries Threatens Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has expanded the coverage of Google Express, the same-day holiday delivery service that the search giant has started initially last year, by including additional U.S. cities as well as adding more merchants selling their goods through the service. The company reports that Google Express has served consumers with 50 percent more in…
Facebook Inc (FB) Becomes The Next Target Of Dutch Watchdog Over Privacy Policies After Google Inc (GOOGL)
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is the next target of the Dutch watchdog after the agency warned Google Inc (NASDAQ:FB) of its privacy policies and user data usage. The authority has announced a probe against the new policy of the social network concerning the use of user data and images. The chairman of the Dutch Privacy Authority…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Caught Again In Web Privacy Violations By Dutch Authorities, Fines Likely To Touch $18 Million
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is again likely to be fined for breaching user privacy rights in Netherlands according to the local data protection department. This is among one of the strings of legal troubles faced by the Internet giant in Europe. The search engine company is forced to close its Google News service in Spain. According…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Shutting Spanish News Site Over “Google Tax”
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will be shutting down its Google News service in Spain starting December 16, ahead of a “Google Tax” law that is to take effect in the country starting January 1 next year. A blog post by Richard Gingras, head of Google News, explains that the new Spanish law will require news aggregation…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Predicts High-End Growth In Cloud Industry In 2015, Technology Cost Likely To Decline
With more and more sectors taking an interest in the cloud technology, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is predicting an accelerated growth in the cloud industry in 2015. At the same time, the search engine company has projected a decline in the rate of falling cloud services’ cost. Barak Regev, Cloud Chief of Google for Europe, has…