InternetGoogle Launches Gears Location-Based API (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Google on Friday announced the release of Gears Geolocation API, a platform designed to provide Web sites with location-based information without the aid of GPS.

InternetVerizon May Switch To Google for Mobile Searches (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - According to a report in Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Verizon is on the verge of a deal with Google to provide Web-search services on its wireless network. The ubiquitous Google search bar is already on the iPhone and on a number of Sprint PCS phones.

InternetVerizon, Google close to mobile search deal: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.

Internet'Green' Gadgets? Or Greenwashing

If you actually want to help the environment, then buy consumer electronics that are super high-end and built to last.

InternetGoogle, Verizon Close to Mobile Search Deal

Rumored partnership would bring together companies that had sparred over spectrum policies.

InternetSellers squawk as eBay evolves to combat rivals (AFP)

AFP - Flocks of eBay sellers were squawking as the pioneering online auction website continued "bold changes" aimed at wrenching market share from Internet retail giant Amazon.

InternetGoogle to make real-time judgment of ad quality (CNET)

CNET - Google plans to update its mechanism for ad quality scoring, a critical measurement that influences whether advertisements are placed next to search results so that judgments of ad quality are made immediately.

InternetAmazon Opens 'Block Store' in the Cloud

Web services provider pushes new "block" system for storage cloud.

InternetOops! I Fixed the Linux Kernel

Make no mistake: Efforts like "oops" show the Linux community's focus on improving code quality, fixing bugs and even enlisting non-technical users to help the cause.

InternetReport: Google, Verizon near mobile-search pact (CNET)

CNET - Google is close to inking a deal with Verizon that would build its search interface into the mobile phone service provider's products, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.