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Google has lined up big partners -- including Intel and Sony -- in its recent quest to move its technology into the living room. The joint effort includes software that navigates Web-based offerings on TVs.

Social networking platform Facebook racked up the most U.S. hits on its Web site last week, edging past search giant Google to be the country's most-visited site for that period, according to data from research firm Hitwise.

Chinese search engine rallies on Google's looming exit from Middle Kingdom search market.

Google said on Monday it remained in talks with the Chinese government about censorship of its Google.cn Chinese-language search portal, despite mounting signs the company could soon shut the site.

Aol launched Lifestream, a social aggregator and publisher, as part of their AIM platform at TechCrunch50 Last Fall. Since then it has gained nearly 2 million users, say Aol. Based on that success Aol is now launching Lifestream as a standalone product at lifestream.aol.com.

Google struck a deal with the Italian government to digitize up to one million books held in the National Libraries in Rome and Florence.

Google has added biking directions, bike lanes and bike trail data for 150 US cities to Google Maps, the online search giant announced Wednesday. The new feature helps bikers determine the best, most efficient bike routes ...

You know how TweetMeme started out trying to be the Techmeme of Twitter before it ventured off plastering its ReTweet buttons on every blog on the Web?

Google has acquired DocVerse, a technology start-up that allows people to collaborate on Microsoft Office files online, for about $25 million.

Microsoft releases its first mobile application for phones running the Android operating system from rival Google.