Italy’s data protection regulator has given Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) 18 months to change the way it treats and stores user data, bringing to an end an investigation that is part of a European drive to reform the internet giant’s privacy practices. In a statement on Monday, the Italian watchdog said Google’s disclosure to users…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has recently launched a $1000 tablet prototype with 3D sensors and a motion tracking camera. 3D technology is the latest trend among the tech giants, with big firms like Google and Amazon gearing up to launch 3D-enabled devices. Google has been working for some time with universities, research labs, developers and…
In a press release today, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) announced that it has agreed to purchase Skybox Imaging for $500 million in cash. U.S. regulators still must approve the deal before it can close, which could be as early as just a couple months from now. Both the Federal Communications Commission and the National Oceanic…
Today after the bell Google reported its second quarter financial results, including net revenue (ex-TAC) of $12.67 billion, and $6.08 in non-GAAP earnings per share. Google gross revenue for the period came in at $15.96 billion Analysts had expected that Google would report $12.32 billion in ex-TAC (net) revenue, $15.62 billion in gross revenue, and…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) released its earnings numbers for the three months through June this afternoon after the market closed on Wall Street. According to the release the company earned $6.08 per share for the three months on revenue totaling $12.7 billion. In the same three months of 2013, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) earned $4.78…
Previously, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) had been very strict regarding the names which people were using to create accounts on its social networking platform Google+. Google did not allow any account with fake names. However, recently, it announced a change to this policy of signing up with real names, and now it allows users to…
