3:12am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/11/2007
According to Reuters, oil prices jumped to $78 on news the pipelines in Mexico had been blown up. Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) is targeting 10% of the wealth management business in…
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5:05am ET
Apps & Software
Google Gets A New Fan
Capgemini, the largest IT consultant in Europe, will begin to market Google (GOOG) Apps. The software combines the search company’s e-mail, spreadsheet, document, and presentation functions. Unlike Microsoft (MSFT) Windows, it runs…
4:26am ET
Technology
If Yahoo! Outsources Search, Microsoft Must Pay Up
According to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! (YHOO) has recently considered outsourcing search to either Microsoft (MSFT) or Google (GOOG). Although it recently launched its own new search function, Panama, it does…
3:08am ET
Media
New Digest 9/10/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) will list its shares on the Japanese stock market as early as November. Reuters writes that Capgemini, Europe’s largest computer consultancy, will start to incorporate Google (GOOG)…
5:04pm ET
Technology
Is Microsoft Falling Behind In The Browser Wars
For Microsoft (MSFT), the Internet Explorer browser is more than another piece of software. It is a strategic element of the company’s effort to build a large online presence to compete with…
4:53am ET
Technology
The End Of “Net Neutrality” Could Cost Google Hundred Of Millions
According to comScore, Google (GOOG) has almost 124 million unique visitors in the US. The pageview number is much, much larger. GOOG division YouTube now serves over 100 million video streams per…
7:26pm ET
Apps & Software
Google Frightens Japanese Government
The Japanese government is nervous about Google (GOOG). Trade officials in the country worry that, with their hardware advantage lost to companies in Korea, Taiwan, and China, it will also end up…
4:40am ET
Investing
Google Gets A Break As An Legal Challenge Fails
American Blind & Wallpaper Factory has had a suit pending against Google (GOOG) since 2003. It accuses the search engine of allowing companies to put competing advertising next to listing of firms…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:13am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/4/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barrons’
According to Reuters, American Blind & Wallpaper Factory Inc has dropped its long-running suit against Google (GOOG) for running ads for competitors when search results for a company appear. Reuters writes that…
9:46am ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft Changes It World View
Microsoft (MSFT) is finally getting serious about connecting its Windows product to other software using the internet. Google (GOOG) has been doing this with its spreadsheet and document products for some time.…
7:28am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Google Phone Gets Closer
According to GigaOm, the Google (GOOG) mobile phone is getting closer. The phone will run mobile Linux and can run Java virtual machines. It will run video clips. The Google phone also…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:08am ET
Media
Google Cuts Deal With AP: Blow To Other News Sites
From Silicon Alley Insider Google just made life more difficult for many online publishers: The search giant has struck a deal with the AP and three other newswires to host their stories…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:51am ET
Investing
The States Chase Microsoft, Google In Tow
The Justice Department seems satisfied that Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) is abiding by its 2002 deal not to act like a huge monopoly laying siege to all of its smaller competitors. Several state attorneys…
4:43am ET
Technology
Yahoo!: Changing Generals After The War
Yahoo! (YHOO) has announced that its head of sales is out. That part of the company will be combined with a business development unit and run by a new chief. It does…
6:39pm ET
Technology
The Odd Case Of Google Finance
Google (GOOG) Finance launched to a fair amount of fanfare in March 2006. The market assumed that Google’s lead in search could fuel a large audience for the new product. At the…