Trouble Brewing for Google’s Local (Places) Takeover
July 25, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) Accustomed to providing efficient Web searches for its customers, Google is itself about to be the subject of a searching inquiry. Watchdogs from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are preparing to extract a mountain of information out of the company with a shotgun blast of subpoenas. Although a probe by the FTC [...]
Google Expands Android Market to Books and Movies
July 14, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) Google has edged closer to full-scale competition with Netflix by expanding the popular Android Market to include books and movies. The updated marketplace will be available for devices running versions 2.2 or newer of the Android operating system. The Internet search giant had originally announced its entry into the movie rental business [...]
