Usually, to get a price quote from a car dealership, you must disclose your phone number and an e-mail address—an act that comes with the risk of being hounded by car salesmen. A new car-shopping tool being tested by Google changes how the game is played.
Google Fiber Expanding Superfast Internet Service to Olathe, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas, a city of 125,000 residents located about 20 miles southwest of Kansas City, will be the next municipality to receive Google Fiber, the tech giant’s highly touted superfast Internet service, the company announced …
Did Google Get Off Easy With $7 Million ‘Wi-Spy’ Settlement?
Online Shoppers: Meh, Same-Day Shipping Isn’t That Big a Deal
Same-day delivery is being pumped up as a major step for e-retail—the service that’ll boost online shopping sales into the next stratosphere. There’s one minor problem, though: Shoppers don’t seem to want it all that much.
Why YouTube is Launching a Music Service
The music industry may be forcing Google’s hand in order to profit more from YouTube’s vast viewing audience.
Google Hits ‘Glass’ Pedal as Apple Returns to Earth
The U.S. technology industry is one of the most dynamic in the world, particularly with respect to mobile and Internet-based computing, two areas that are evolving at breakneck speed. Things can happen very quickly in the tech …
9 Easy Ways to Save Money on Your Next Vacation
In travel, cheap doesn’t have to mean bad. No matter where you’re going, there are plenty of simple ways to cut expenses and still enjoy the quality vacation you desire.
As the Dow Soars, How High Can Tech Stocks Go?
Last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average — the benchmark stock index of America’s blue chip companies — closed above 14,000 for the first time since the financial meltdown sent the U.S. economy into the worst crisis in …
Apple Shares Plunge 10% on Slowing Growth, New Product Jitters
For years, Apple consistently beat Wall Street expectations, not only because the company habitually low-balled its financial projections, but also because it was growing at a rate and scale that was virtually unprecedented in …
Google and IBM Post Strong Earnings as the Tech Sector Heats Up
Technology titans Google and IBM delivered surprisingly strong earnings results Tuesday, in a positive sign for the tech sector following several quarters of lackluster performance across the industry. Google showed progress …
Policing the Web: How Google’s ‘Cops’ Track Down Bad Ads
The search engine employs hundreds of ‘ad cops’ to keep as many dubious advertisements as possible off their site
Did Google’s Promise to ‘Do No Evil’ Persuade the FTC to Do Nothing About Its Search Bias?
Has the Federal Trade Commission been seduced by Google’s famous promise to “do no evil”? That’s the question a lot of critics are asking in the wake of the Internet search giant’s antitrust settlement with the FTC last week