Topic: Mountain View

Google+ iPhone app goes live

The Google+ iPhone app brings the new Google social network to the Apple touchscreen.

Google stock soars on good news from Mountain View

Google stock is up, and new Google CEO Larry Page says Google+ should get some of the credit.

Facebook video chat: What does it mean for you?

Facebook unveiled video calling and group chat. Now pundits are weighing in on the service – and on how Facebook’s offering stacks up to Google’s.

How to watch the lunar eclipse right now on YouTube

Lunar eclipse blues? Google is offering a bunch of options for astronomy fans marooned in North America.

Cupertino City Council applauds Apple's new spaceship campus [VIDEO]

Cupertino City Council had Steve Jobs present Apple's new campus plan, praising the 'spectacular' design of a new spaceship building.

Vera Svechina: woman sneaks into Google headquarters

Vera Svechina reportedly snuck into Google's headquarters by following a visually impaired employee. What Vera Svechina did next has the company's employees and founders scratching their heads.

Google earnings: one of five things to watch April 14

Google earnings aren't just about numbers. New CEO Page will give his first conference call. Also of interest: Zipcar's Nascaq debut and key readings on inflation.

Alien fossils found in meteorite? Scientists urge skepticism.

Alien fossils have been discovered in meteorites from outer space, claims a NASA astrobiologist. Other scientists are urging caution.

Gliese 581g: If there's life there, how will we know?

Gliese 581g could be scanned for radio emissions. And its atmosphere could be observed for signs of chemicals produced by manufacturing.

Poly9 reportedly snatched up by Apple. Is a Google Maps competitor on the way?

Poly9, a digital mapping company based in Canada, has been purchased by Apple, according to several sources. Could Poly9 be a new weapon in the ongoing arms race between Apple and Google?

Scientists await return of Japanese asteroid probe

Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft is scheduled to touch down in Australia on June 13. The probe might be carrying a little piece of asteroid.

Kingston manhunt for Dudus Coke continues as death toll hits 74

The Jamaican police manhunt for alleged drug lord Dudus Coke, which has 74 dead in Kingston fighting, continued Thursday. If Mr. Coke is caught, will it change the role of Jamaica's criminal dons?

Meet the new mobile shopper: Smarter phones, savvier spenders

Mobile shopping is growing fast. Will it change the way you shop?

Rupert Murdoch: Get lost, Google

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he would consider blocking Google spiders from indexing his companies' content.

As Google Books battle draws on, Amazon makes its case

The harsh critique of Google’s 10-month-old settlement with U.S. authors and publishers emerged this week in a 41-page brief that Amazon filed.

Three days, 20 words, new job

Social networks are speeding up hiring with ‘twésumés’ and other new tricks.

Video-compress tech could help lower YouTube costs

Google is buying a provider of digital video compression technology, giving the search leader a way to cut costs for its popular video-sharing site YouTube.

Concerns remain after Google-Apple board resignation

Google CEO leaves Apple board to avoid conflicts.

Google's mobile voice search: Can you hear me now?

Now Obama's got Colin Powell AND Google?

USA

The field narrows for e-books

As Microsoft backs away from digitizing old texts, some worry that a single company could privatize world knowledge.

Creative writing for extraterrestrials

A college class, funded by a NASA Space Grant Consortium, contemplates what to say to E.T.

Creative writing for extraterrestrials

A college class, funded by a NASA Space Grant Consortium, contemplates what to say to E.T.