Google Q4 revenue misses Wall Street target, shares fall

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 09:11

Google said on Thursday the average price of its online ads, or "cost per click," decreased 3 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter, while the number of consumer clicks on its ads increased 14 percent.

'Inflation' becomes least searched topic: Google

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 19:52

With softening of prices across segments, including global crude rates, the word 'inflation' was the lowest searched topic on search engine Google.

Google launches flight search tool in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 11:28

The Google service will redirect users to the concerned airline’s booking page, which will enable consumers to avoid the commission paid to the travel agent.

Zomato forays into US market with $60-mn Urbanspoon buy

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 17:17

Online restaurant guide Zomato has forayed into the US market by acquiring restaurant information and recommendation service provider Urbanspoon for estimated USD 60 million in an all-cash deal.

Zomato in talks to raise $100 mln after US acquisition

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 13:46

Restaurant search services provider Zomato acquired US-based rival Urbanspoon for about $50 million in one of the biggest overseas deals by an Indian startup and a company executive said it was in talks to raise about $100 million in fresh funding.

Zomato acquires US-based food portal Urbanspoon for $60 mn

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 12:23

In one of the biggest overseas deal by an Indian start-up, leading restaurant serve app Zomato has acquired US-based food portal Urbanspoon in an all cash deal of about USD 60 million.

'Google to start selling auto insurance in the US'

Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 05:31

The search giant is planning soon to pilot its new Google Compare auto insurance comparison shopping site, wrote Forrester analyst Ellen Carney in a note.

Bad code update triggered Yahoo, Bing search crash: Source

Last Updated: Saturday, January 3, 2015, 04:14

Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp search engines temporarily went dark on Friday after Microsoft pushed out a bad code update and then struggled to roll it back, a person briefed on the outages told a news agency.

Google aiming to go straight into car with next Android

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 08:16

Google Inc is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that would be built directly into cars, sources said, allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the Internet without even plugging in their smartphones.

Microsoft's Bing has already predicted top winners of 2015

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 14:53

Microsoft's search engine Bing has predicted which people, products and trends will win in 2015.

China's Baidu invests in controversial taxi app Uber

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 19:33

Chinese search engine Baidu, the country's equivalent of Google, announced Wednesday it has bought a stake in Uber for an undisclosed sum, as the controversial US web-based taxi app seeks to expand into an already crowded market.

Forced to pay for content, Google News closes in Spain

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 17:25

US giant Google on Tuesday went ahead with a vow to shut down its popular online news service Google News in Spain in protest at a new law which would make it pay for content.