Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion into the wireless industry. ...more

December 21, 2009

Some of technology's best-known companies are betting there's pent-up demand for on-demand books. ...more

October 26, 2009

Google Inc. posted third-quarter results Thursday indicating the Internet advertising market is bouncing back after being knocked down by the recession. ...more

October 16, 2009

The world's largest consumer products company and the online search leader are working together to learn more about each other and about targeting customers. ...more

November 20, 2008

In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google hopes to orchestrate more fantasizing on the Web. ...more

July 14, 2008

Facebook's quest to lure more advertisers to its popular online hangout is getting an assist from Visa's marketing machine. ...more

June 24, 2008

Yahoo's efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft have reached a dead end, setting the stage for the Internet pioneer to turn over a piece of its advertising platform to online search leader Google. ...more

June 13, 2008

Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader. ...more

February 21, 2008

Microsoft Corp.'s $41 billion takeover bid appears to have backed Yahoo Inc. into a corner, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer with the unpleasant choice of selling to a detested rival or pursuing other agonizing alternatives likely to require the help of an even fiercer foe, Google Inc. ...more

February 5, 2008

Google's fourth-quarter profit missed analyst expectations, signaling that the crumbling U.S. economy has dented the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine. ...more

February 1, 2008