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Google's Search Will Go Beyond The Browser
Talkback Put that stew into the hands of some very bright and passionate nerds they have been hiring and I see the vapors of a 'GOS' emerging from that almost mystical cauldron we call Google. They have not been shy of hinting at a local search capability...
[September 26, 2004, 5:07]
Google Not Going To Enter Browser Market
News Google board member and investor John Doerr said Tuesday that despite speculation, the search giant would not enter the Web browser market, but he predicted others would. Most of the old Web-based services are in the process of being systemised...
[October 6, 2004, 9:15]
Firefox Lead Programmer Now A Googlista
News Google has hired the lead programmer of the Firefox Web browser, the newest step in the search powerhouse's encroachment onto Microsoft's turf. The move is the latest of several that are fuelling speculation that Google plans its own Web browser.
[January 25, 2005, 8:30]
Google Cuts Out The Browser
News Search company Google is testing software that lets people navigate the Web without opening up an Internet browser, placing itself in a field that Microsoft has designs on -- desktop search. It's just an experiment for now, but the Deskbar could...
[November 7, 2003, 9:35]
Mozilla Could Form Base Of A Google Browser
News Rumours flew around the Web on Tuesday about Google's potential plans to release a Web browser. A Google spokesman refused to comment on reports surrounding the 'Google browser', but analysts believe they may have some substance.
[September 21, 2004, 18:15]
Google's Search Will Go Beyond The Browser
Leader News that Google has hired one of Sun's senior Java chaps and a bunch of browser specialists has kicked off a predictable round of speculation. If all your important data has been painlessly stored on Google's farm and there's a neat, powerful Java...
[September 24, 2004, 12:35]
Google Keeping The Wolf From Firefox' Door
News The Mozilla Foundation's deal with Google is playing a crucial role in helping the non-profit organisation challenge Microsoft with its Firefox browser. Google was the default browser for Firefox before we even signed the deal.
[February 28, 2005, 14:10]
Google Answers Analyst Questions
News Asked if Google would consider developing its own browser, as has been speculated for some time, chief executive Eric Schmidt said, "We would only do so.if we thought there was a real user benefit. Google executives said they have no plans to build...
[June 1, 2006, 9:10]
Google Gears Races Towards Microsoft
News Several Google watchers said the browser plug-in is a significant step in the evolution of web-based applications, particularly with regard to the offline issue. Gears is a browser extension that will enable people to access their web applications...
[June 1, 2007, 8:59]
Jeeves Asking Mozilla For Support
News Key Mozilla volunteers now also work for Google, and the browser showcases Google search in its interface. The idea of a Jeeves-branded browser based on Firefox comes amid lingering speculation that search king Google might be contemplating...
[February 15, 2005, 11:45]
Google's Android Paves Way For Mobile Supremacy
News Many would argue Apple's iPhone was the first mobile computing device to allow a web page to look exactly as it does on a PC's browser. But it's one of many companies vying for eyeballs on the PC browser.
[November 7, 2007, 15:23]
Google Browser Speculation Grows
News In addition, Google has hired several technical staff with expertise in graphics, Javascript and Web browser development in recent months. A Google representative said the company has not announced any plans for a Web browser and that it does not...
[September 24, 2004, 8:55]
Google Under Fire Over Autolinking
News Google's browser toolbar for Internet Explorer is raising eyebrows over a feature that inserts new hyperlinks in web pages, giving the internet search provider a powerful tool to funnel traffic to destinations of its choice.
[February 21, 2005, 8:40]
Firefox Strengthens Ties To Google
News In earlier versions of Firefox, Google has been a resident on the upper right-hand box of the browser -- and it is the same in version 1.0. Google and Mozilla may or may not be working on a Web browser together, but the two are cosier than ever...
[November 12, 2004, 7:35]
Google Unveils Desktop Search
News The company, which will report earnings for the first time as a public company next week, has created Google Desktop Search, a thin-client application that lets people retrieve email, office documents, AOL chat logs and a history of Web pages...
[October 14, 2004, 15:40]
Firefox To Get Phishing Shield
News It is another example of the energy that has returned to the browser marker," Shaver said. At the same time, the new browser likely will drop support for less secure certificates, Shaver said. Although IE and Firefox, the two most-used Web browsers...
[March 9, 2006, 12:55]
Firefox To Get Google Toolbar
News Although Google's toolbar — which provides users with easy access to advanced functionality such as spellchecking and translation — has been available for Internet Explorer for more than four years, this is the first version to appear for users of...
[July 5, 2005, 9:25]
Firefox Strengthens Ties To Google
Talkback However inferior, Microsoft has substantial cash flow and means, and have proven they enjoy taking over ideas which are in their sphere of influence, and having browser market dominance gives them leverage Google wouldn't want.
[February 1, 2005, 19:43]
Mozilla Could Form Base Of A Google Browser
Talkback However inferior, Microsoft has substantial cash flow and means, and have proven they enjoy taking over ideas which are in their sphere of influence, and having browser market dominance gives them leverage Google wouldn't want.
[February 1, 2005, 19:44]
Google Sees Surge In Mobile Web Use
News The software shortcuts the time it takes for people to perform web searches on Google by eliminating initial search steps of finding a web browser on the phone, opening the browser, waiting for network access, and getting to the Google website.
[March 19, 2008, 7:12]
