Google Intends to Bid in Spectrum Auction If FCC Adopts Consumer Choice and Competition Requirements
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that should the Federal Communications Commission adopt a framework requiring greater competition and consumer choice, Google intends to participate …
Journal Investment Group's Brad
LOS ANGELES, July 20 /PRNewswire/ — Internet Entrepreneur and MySpace Founder Brad Greenspan today issued the following open letter …
Could Facebook Become The Next Microsoft?
Amongst all the noise today over Facebook's acquisition of Parakey, little has been said on what the acquisition means for Facebook in the broader sense. Robert Scoble says that Facebook is the new d...
Google exec's past returns with a demand for payment
A top Google executive, David Drummond, has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a complaint by federal regulators that accused him of helping to misstate the financial results of his previous employer, S...
EU OKs German online search-engine grant
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Thursday authorized Germany to give $165 million for research on Internet search-engine technologies that could someday challenge U.S. search giant Google Inc...
YouTube: Now With Customizable Player
YouTube has launched a new "custom player" feature that allows users to customize embedded YouTube videos. — Users are able to customize player features including the name of the player, color theme...
Facebook Goes Public (withnewsaboutitsrecentacquisitionofPar akey, Inc.)
Facebook has acquired my fledgling startup, Parakey, Inc. The project remains very much alive, and since we will be working to port the concepts and technology to Facebook, it will remain stealthy.
Copyright Board Gives Go Ahead to iPod Levy
The Copyright Board of Canada has released its decision on a series of motions contesting the latest attempt by the Canadian Private Copyright Collective to apply the private copying levy to iPods and...
The Google backlash begins
The Internet search giant is having a rough week — and not just because it missed Wall Street earnings forecast. Business 2.0's Chris Taylor suggests four steps the company should take now to stem th...
CBS Aims to Spread Web Content
Broadcast Network Targets 400 Sites by Fall — CBS television content will be available through 400 sites on the Internet by the fall, according to executives from the broadcast network's interactive...
Why Nokia Is Leaving Moto in the Dust
Phones for high- and low-end consumers, a great supply chain, and lots of cash—the Finnish company has it all (except the iPhone) — Pop singer Alicia Keys and Ramkishen Pyarelal, proprieter of a Mum...
Google kills click to call feature in Google Maps
If you were enjoying the freeness of Google Maps "click to call" feature, we're sorry to tell you this. Click to call has been discontinued, according to a post on the Google Maps Troubleshooting Goo...
Ubiquisys Secures B Round Funding for Breakthrough Femtocell Technology
Ubiquisys Ltd, pioneer of intelligent 3G femtocell access points for the residential market, today announced it has secured B-round funding totaling $25m. The company's A-round backers- leading techn...