Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) announced that it has acquired special effects startup Zync Render, bringing the company that rendered the special effects for Looper, Star Trek Into Darkness and dozens of other feature films to its Cloud Platform and making its billing plan more flexible to avoid losing clients in the transition. Unlike previous cloud acquisitions, Google will require Zync clients to start using its … Continue reading Stock in News: Google Buys Zync Reader

The stock price of Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has gone up more than tenfold since, earning the shareholders who bought the stock at the IPO and keep on holding it, a whopping 976% total return on their investments, or almost 27% annual return. On August 19th, 2004, Google (GOOG) debuted on the public markets. After pricing at $85 per share, Google stock is up nearly … Continue reading Stock Lookup: A look at the Ten Years of Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) app has a high number of smartphone users in the United States, according to a mobile app report by comScore. The report reveals that most of the time spent on mobile devices is absorbed by social networking, entertainment and messaging apps. Also just a few apps are regularly used, while rest of them are just ignored. Facebook’s app is comfortably sitting … Continue reading Stock in Focus: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) App Among the Top Used Smartphone Apps

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOGL) has struck a $300 million deal with five Asian telecom companies to develop and implement a trans-Pacific cable that will connect Japan and the United States undersea. The submarine cable has a name: FASTER. And it’ll be built as soon as possible – construction will commence immediately, according to NEC Corp (TYO 6701), the system supplier for the line. FASTER is … Continue reading Active Stock: A report on the Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has said that it will install steering wheels and pedals in the 100 prototype cars that are coming out soon to comply with the new law, reports Alistair Barr for The Wall Street Journal. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has decided that it won’t allow autonomous cars to drive on public roads unless there is a ‘natural person’ who is … Continue reading Active Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock: An Update on Google’s Driver less Cars