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.

Google News to shut in Spain ahead of new publisher rights law

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 15:44

Google said it was closing its news-linking service in Spain next week due to new legislation under which publishers can charge search engines for using their content.

Google launches new toolset to port Chrome apps to Android and iOS

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 20:40

Internet search giant Google has reportedly launched a toolset, which will help developers port their apps from Chrome desktop browser to iOS and Android.

Google search box makes `ultimate calculator`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 23:34

The Google search bar is also an ultimate calculator, which is the last thing a user might resort to when struggling with numbers.

Google`s online shopping extravaganza attracts 2 mn visitors

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 19:55

Google`s annual online shopping event `GOSF` attracted 2 million visitors this year as people thronged e-commerce sites to check out deals on electronics, shoes, watches and travel.

Google may implement balloon Internet project in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 19:23

Internet search giant Google may implement its prestigious `Project Loon`, which is a balloon-mounted Internet access service, in various countries including India.

Google boss defends firms tax avoidance policies in UK

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 11:49

Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt, has defended his firm’s tax avoidance policies in the UK, saying that the Internet search giant ‘fully complies with the law’.

US probe on ‘Google’s dominance in search results’ delayed till 2013

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 14:48

The US authorities have planned to take some more time to study whether Internet search giant Google’s proposed remedies are in the interest of consumers, according to a report.

Google deletes Korean address of contested islands

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 16:22

US Internet search giant Google Inc. has deleted the Korean address of a pair of South Korean-controlled islands claimed by Japan from its Google Map, a Japanese local government said.