Google removes Singapore hate blog against FilipinosGoogle has taken down a blog that listed ways to harass Singapore's Filipino population, drawing praise from Internet users appalled by growing racial tensions in the city-state.
20 June 2014
Amazon challenges rivals with 3D 'Fire' smartphoneAmazon unveiled its "Fire Phone," a high-end handset boasting "breakthrough technologies" and a move aimed at challenging market leaders Apple and Samsung.
19 June 2014
Google buys satellite imaging firm for $500 mnGoogle announced plans to buy the satellite group Skybox Imaging for $500 million, in a move to improve mapping and other services using geospatial data.
11 June 2014
China blocks Google sites amid Tiananmen security driveSeveral Google websites have been blocked in China, a monitoring service said Tuesday, as authorities step up arrests and censorship before the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Hundreds of thousands of Google's Nest smoke alarms recalledThe US Product Safety Commission on Wednesday issued a recall notice for 440,000 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by Nest, a tech-driven start-up acquired by Google earlier this year.
22 May 2014
Google overtakes Apple as world's top brandUS search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said.
Appeal court revives Oracle-Google copyright battleAn appeals court on Friday breathed new life into Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that software commands can be copyrighted just like classic books.
10 May 2014
Google+ boss leaving the companyThe executive credited with bringing the Google+ social network to life is leaving the Internet colossus after playing a key role there for nearly eight years.
25 April 2014
Google Glass available in US as of April 15Google will makes it controversial Internet-linked Glass eyewear available for purchase for a limited time in the United States beginning on April 15.
Apple vs Samsung case to start before fresh juryJurors were selected Monday for a high-stakes patent battle between smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung, setting the stage for attorneys to open fire regarding who copied innovations.
01 April 2014
Twitter ramps up photo sharing featuresTwitter on Wednesday added Facebook-style photo "tagging" and bumped up the number of images that iPhone users can share in a single post.