The pseudonymous Robert X. Cringely has an interesting take on what Google is really up to with its dark fiber acquisitions and growing number of data centers. So why buy-up all that fiber, then? The ...

Google has a huge new gaming platform named Stadia, which will stream blockbuster games to nearly any device. Rather than relying on a traditional game console, Stadia runs in the cloud — games are ...

The first branch of Google’s Equiano underwater internet cable — which will eventually run from Cape Town, South Africa to Lisbon, Portugal — has landed in Lomé, Togo, the company announced Friday.

A recent report from Ookla, using Speedtest data, highlights how Google Fiber’s entry into various markets has driven a significant increase in internet speeds across the board. Google Fiber has set a ...

As consumers become increasingly aware of the importance of a speedy internet connection for getting the most out of the web’s broad spectrum of services, so more and more users are conducting Google ...

New rules let companies build web and email names using .nike, .mcdonalds and .hbo, but tech giant Google is the most eager. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Alphabet's expansive project to provide ultra-high speed internet nationwide, called Google Fiber, is shutting down operations in one of its cities. The Google Fiber team said in a blog post Thursday ...

Henry Blodget and Mary Meeker are “going again” with exuberant cheerleading for an Internet darling. Which is the “lucky” public company getting the Blodget-Meeker props this Web 2.0 go around? The ...

Starting in July, Google Wifi users will need to control their mesh routers in the Google Home app, same as Nest Wifi. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure ...

As of today, Google Search is no longer officially supporting Internet Explorer 11, marking the beginning of the end for Microsoft’s now-ancient browser. Internet Explorer 11 first released in 2013 as ...

For years Ookla has dominated internet speed test traffic, but Netflix recently unveiled a simpler option. Now, Google may be muscling into the game with its own test that works straight from search.