Google Pushes Into Emerging Markets

Published: Fri, 24 May 2013 15:36:24 EDT

Google is deep into an effort to fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a move that could connect a billion or more new people to the Internet.

Google Copies Amazon's Playbook

Published: Fri, 24 May 2013 01:36:45 EDT

Google increasingly appears to be following Amazon's lead in such services as a new e-commerce site, cloud computing and services for online shoppers.

FTC Begins Google Display-Ad Probe

Published: Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:17 EDT

The Federal Trade Commission has begun to examine complaints by rivals of Google Inc. that the Internet giant abused its power in the market for selling online-graphical and video ads.

Lenovo Aims at U.S. Smartphone Market

Published: Fri, 24 May 2013 12:54:37 EDT

Lenovo wants to start selling smartphones in the U.S. within a year, as the Chinese company tries to repeat the success of its personal-computer business.

Dish Closer to Sprint Deal Financing

Published: Thu, 23 May 2013 21:59:53 EDT

Dish Network took one step closer to arranging $9 billion in committed financing for its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel.