The news this week of Google's open-source release of the HD video codec VP8 plays into the ongoing debate over which video codec browsers can use to display high-definition video without a plug-in, such as Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight.
Steve Jobs appears to be hitting reply on emails again, this time responding to Google's offer of a free open source video codec announced earlier this week, which fails to impress.
Google has made its Wave collaboration and communication tool available to anyone who wants to try it
Calling the Web the most important platform, the company rolls out multitude of initiatives at technical conference
Google technologies such as Android and Chrome also will be topics at the Google I/O conference
We take a peek at the has design changes Google has begun rolling out to its search results pages, including a panel on the left-hand column that contains refinement controls.
Google just landed some impressive 3D desktop software in its purchase of Bump Technologies, but a looming patent battle with Apple suggests that Google also had BumpTop's multi-touch technology on the brain when it gobbled up the company.
Add Google to the list of companies apparently trying to develop a rival for the Apple iPad, if reports are to be believed.
Google has acquired a two-person British startup called Plink that scored a hit with a mobile phone application that identifies artworks and enables users to buy a print.
Google's years-long attempt to create an online library and store with millions of books will face yet another legal hurdle with the filing of a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit by the American Society of Media Photographers.
According to a new report, Google and Adobe are likely to join forces to bundle Adobe's Flash with Google's Chrome browser or OS, or even both.