...Swiss data protection watchdog is taking Google to the country's Federal Administrative...protection and information commissioner, said Google had not done enough to make faces and...motion seeking to freeze any expansion of Google's activities under a temporary injunction...

Google on Thursday plugged a key gap in its growing portfolio of communication services with the acquisition of Gizmo5, a Californian start-up that handles internet-based voice calls and instant messaging.Alongside its Google Voice, Google Talk and Gmail services, Gizmo5 will give the search company with a broad set of technologies for completing and...

...giant chocolate eclair on the front lawn at Google last month had an extra significance, other...After a slow start, Android is turning into a Google success story. The adventure began when Google bought Android, a Valley mobile software start-up...

Google sought to alleviate the concerns of privacy campaigners...company is keeping on them.Users who have signed up for Google's consumer services, such as Gmail, Blogger, Picasa, and...be able to edit and delete the information.  Tech blog: Google Dashboard "It is a reasonable start, and is acknowledged...

Google tightened its grip on digital advertising with a push deeper...smartphones it has fostered, including those powered by Google's Android software. AdMob delivered 10.2bn mobile messages...according to its own figures.Digital advertising experts said Google's timing looked better than that of rivals such as Microsoft...

When Google and representatives of the US book industry...agenda.Those concessions, according to Google's rivals and other observers, are likely...class action settlement. This would allow Google to show segments of all published works...

...jeopardising a critical $900m internet search agreement with Google.Weaker traffic means the News Corp division is now expected...at MySpace, which made social networks a household phenomenon.Google agreed in 2006 to pay News Corp $900m for the exclusive right...

...he would use legal methods to prevent Google and other search engine "news aggregators...Asked how he reacted to the challenge of Google and others for newspapers such as his...will".He also challenged the idea that Google and others could take just the headlines...

Google is making a push with a new feature that will significantly...people familiar with the service.Through the two services, Google's new search feature - part of its OneBox initiative...Users will be able to stream clips of songs directly from Google's search page.The idea was to "harness Google search in...

The close boardroom ties between Google and Apple were loosened further on Monday...companies. Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, resigned his position on the Apple board...while also serving as senior advisers to Google.The competition between the two companies...