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Video: Google’s Schmidt, Page Answer ‘Really Hard Questions’ At Zeitgeist

Sep 28, 2011 7:05 AM

At Google’s Zeitgeist Americas conference, Larry Page spent a good amount of time on stage—maybe one of the longest appearances he has made since taking over as the CEO of the company earlier this year. But when it came to the Q&A, he invited former CEO (and still-chairman) Eric Schmidt,…

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Posted In: Legal, Patents, Search, Social Media, Video, Companies, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, Motorola, Yahoo, eric schmidt, google zeitgeist, larry page

Google Buys Motorola: Patent (And UX) Defense

Aug 15, 2011 10:01 AM

Google buying Motorola (NYSE: MMI) is a strong defensive move against both Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) on two fronts: patents and user experience.  Apple is vertically integrated and Microsoft controls Nokia (NYSE: NOK) (without having had to buy it).  Between that and having filed or acquired a…

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Posted In: Legal, Patents, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android, HTC, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, albert wenger, larry page

Google-Motorola: Expect ‘No Change’ In Android; Top Five Partners OK’d Deal

Aug 15, 2011 9:03 AM

The brief analyst call held by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility around the acquisition news (our story here) gave little away in how the two companies would integrate operations, but Google CEO Larry Page and Motorola’s CEO Sanjay Jha were quick to point a few key details…

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Posted In: Legal, Patents, Regulatory, Mobile, Companies, Google, Android, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Countries, Europe, david drummond, larry page, patrick pichette, sanjay jha

Earnings
Google Earnings Preview: All Eyes On Mobile, Social, Local (and Larry)

Jul 13, 2011 5:10 PM

Wall Street analysts expect Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to deliver solid earnings results Thursday afternoon, but investors who have seen the company’s stock fall 10 percent this year will want more, particularly status reports on the company’s mobile, social, and local efforts. They’ll be keen to hear from co-founder Larry Page,…

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Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, Local, Legal, Privacy, Regulatory, FTC, Mobile, Money, Earnings, IPO, Search, Companies, AOL, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Zynga, ben schachter, brian fitzgerald, brian pitz, eric schmidt, larry page, scott devitt, yun kim

Google I/O Kicks Off Tuesday: All Eyes On Android And New-Look Exec Team

May 9, 2011 5:00 AM

Every major tech company in Silicon Valley takes at least one turn at San Francisco’s Moscone Center each year to show off their latest ideas and reinforce their standing among the community. This week, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) gets a shot, likely to highlight versions of its Android software for phones,…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Media & Publishing, Mobile, Search, Social Media, Companies, Google, Android, YouTube, google io 2011, google tv, html5, larry page

Earnings
Page Ducks Out Of Call Fast; Analysts Drill Other Google Execs On Big Increase In Expenses

Apr 14, 2011 4:34 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CEO Larry Page made some quick—and very general—remarks on Google’s quarterly earnings call Thursday, saying the company’s results demonstrated the strength of its business and adding there were still “tremendous improvements to be had” for the company’s core products. It was Page’s first appearance on a Google…

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Posted In: Money, Earnings, Companies, Google, larry page

Industry Moves
Google’s Rosenberg Leaving As Product Head As Page Returns As CEO

Apr 4, 2011 5:36 PM

Jonathan Rosenberg, a nine-year Google (NSDQ: GOOG) veteran and the head of all of the company’s product development efforts, has announced plans to leave the company on the first day of co-founder Larry Page’s return to the CEO chair at Google.

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, Google, jonathan rosenberg, larry page

Industry Moves
Schmidt To Step Aside As Google CEO; Page To Take Over; Brin Shifts Gears

Jan 20, 2011 4:01 PM

Long-time Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down. Effective April 4, co-founder Larry Page will take over as Google’s CEO, while Schmidt will take on the role of executive chairman, the company just announced. Google says it’s making the changes to “streamline decision making and create clearer lines…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Money, Companies, Google, eric schmidt, larry page, sergey brin

G1 Live: Brin And Page Enter On Rollerblades

Sep 23, 2008 10:11 AM

Need some more evidence that this is a big deal for Google? The “one more thing” at this event are surprise guests from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. For reasons not exactly clear (except that they’re young and cool), the pair skated into the stage on…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Companies, Google, Android, T-Mobile, g1, larry page, sergey brin

Google Doesn’t Really Want To Compete With Telcos, Just Wants Them To Open Up: Page

May 22, 2008 4:32 PM

I doubt many people will be surprised to hear that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) wasn’t devastated about losing the spectrum auction, and co-founder Larry Page has confimed that in a talk hosted by the New America Foundation by saying that Google never intended to become a wireless carrier: “It’s not our…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Google, larry page

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