Todd R. Weiss

Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung headline a well-known group of technology companies that have joined together to buy the digital-imaging patent assets of the Eastman Kodak, which have been up for sale through bankruptcy proceedings. The sale, for $527 million, was approved Jan. 11 by Judge Allan L. Gropper of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court […]

Inventive Google Maps developers are always finding cool new ways for people to virtually learn more about the communities, sites and fascinating possibilities around them, through the use of Google Maps APIs and some amazing creativity. Here are some of the latest examples, cultivated by the folks at Google Maps Mania, an unofficial blog that […]

Google is giving Android developers and other users—at least those running Android 4.0 or later on their devices—the chance to install and try out beta releases of the Google Chrome browser before they are made available as stable releases to the general public. The new Chrome beta channel has been created for Android phone and […]

Google has invested about $200 million in a wind farm in western Texas near Amarillo, as the company continues to expand its involvement in the renewable energy marketplace. Google’s latest investment is at the Spinning Spur Wind Project in Oldham County in the Texas Panhandle, according to a Jan. 9 post by Kojo Ako-Asare, Google’s […]

Google is being sued in the United Kingdom for allegedly helping its own business by steering customers away from competitors in search results. The lawsuit has surfaced just a week after the U.S. Federal trade Commission cleared Google of similar conduct in the United States, and as European regulators conduct their own investigation. Foundem, a […]

Internet giants like Google and Facebook may find more limits on what they can do with the personal information they collect from their customers if the European Union tightens regulations, according to a story from Reuters. The leaders of several EU nations are continuing their push for stricter controls, and proposed rules would give users […]

Lenovo is rolling out an expanded new line of smartphones to take on iPhones, Microsoft Windows phones and Android devices, but American consumers are going to have to wait to see them because the new handhelds are not immediately headed to U.S. shores. The six new smartphone models will initially be sold only in China […]

Google’s recent antitrust skirmish with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is now coming under scrutiny by a congressman who is angry about media leaks that occurred during the proceedings. U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter Jan. 3 to the FTC’s investigator general, Scott […]

Google is bringing a free outdoor WiFi network to the southwest section of the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan, where Google has its New York headquarters. The services were announced Jan. 8 during a press conference at Google’s offices, and are being offered in partnership with a local nonprofit neighborhood group, The Chelsea Improvement Co. “Google […]

Apple’s iOS mobile device operating system continues to lead the United States in overall market share, according to a new report from consumer market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. The iOS operating system held 53.3 percent of the U.S. market for the 12-week period ending Nov. 25, marking the first time the platform has surpassed […]