Google gifts: free airline Wifi for the holidays

• Google blames Wi-spy incident on rogue employee

  In an interview with the Financial Times, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said an employee snuck some code into the Streetview computers causing them to collect information.

  The case has been making headlines across the world and has Google in courts from Oregon to Germany.  But, was it caused by one employee? (Working on his 20% time?) According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, that employee is now the subject of an internal investigation.

  In the first case, an engineer, MORE

  Seth Weintraub - Jun 6, 2010 12:43 AM ET
  Posted in: Car, Google, open Government, Streetview, Wifi

• The Google phone upclose and personal

  By Scott Moritz

  NEW YORK - A brief hands-on experience with the Google (GOOG) G1 phone gives the impression that after a slew of touchscreen duds from other telcos, Apple's (AAPL) iPhone finally has a worthy rival.

  The highly-anticipated HTC phone for T-Mobile (DT) was unveiled in New York Tuesday, and kiosks with technical experts were set up so media people could run the first Android-powered phone through some tricks. T-Mobile will start MORE

  smoritz - Sep 23, 2008 2:14 PM ET
  Posted in: Amazon, Android, Apple, AT&T, BlackBerry, Danger, e-mail, gadgets, Google, Hulu, Internet, iPhone, iTunes, Microsoft-Yahoo, Mobile, Motorola, Nokia, open source, Research in Motion, T-Mobile, Verizon, Wifi, YouTube

• Google takes on the TV industry

  By Yi-Wyn Yen

  Google has tussled with everyone from Microsoft to the telcos on Capitol Hill. Now it's going after television broadcasters and cable companies.

  The search king launched its first public advocacy campaign on Monday to encourage consumers to petition the Federal Communications Commission to "free the airwaves." As the TV industry prepares to switch from analog to digital broadcasting in February, the FCC will decide what happens with the unused MORE

  yiwyn - Aug 18, 2008 5:46 PM ET
  Posted in: free the airwaves, Google, Wifi, wireless spectrum auction

• Is the end of paying for Wi-Fi near?

  By Michal Lev-Ram

  You know the feeling: You just ordered your caramel machiatto (extra foam), sat down at a table and opened up your laptop. You log on, hoping to quickly check your e-mail, when all of a sudden a screen pops up asking for your name and credit card information. That's when you realize that hopping online won't be as quick -- or as cheap-- as you'd hoped.

  Say goodbye to MORE

  Michal Lev-Ram, writer - Feb 12, 2008 2:51 PM ET
  Posted in: starbucks, Wifi

• New chips will create the gadgets of tomorrow

  By Michael V. Copeland

  If you want a hint at where innovation in the gadget world is headed, talk to the chip guys. These nuggets of insanely complex silicon that companies like Intel, AMD (AMD), Atheros, Broadcom and Marvell (MRVL) are creating today will end up in the phones, laptops, televisions and mobile video/music/Internet devices of tomorrow.

  We all know that Intel is dead-set on making WiMax -- wireless access measured in MORE

  Todd Woody - Jan 14, 2008 2:00 AM ET
  Posted in: AMD, Atheros, bluetooth, Broadcom, CES, gadgets, Intel, Marvell, Mobile, Techland, Wifi, WiMAX