Steve Jobs hated the mimicry. Google’s Android software “ripped off the iPhone, wholesale ripped us off,” he told his biographer, Walter Isaacson. “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product.” But there’s a positive aspect to the imitation, too. You could argue that Apple’s copycats fill in markets where Apple dares not tread,...Read More

Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page, who is avoiding speaking in public, told employees “there is nothing seriously wrong with me” in an e-mail, according to a person familiar with the matter. Page made the comment to employees June 21, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t...Read More

For many people, phones have become an important way to navigate the world, and mobile maps are at the core of the journey. They are often the critical element in commerce, socializing and search. So far, Google has reigned supreme in the mobile map world, with its maps on every iPhone sold so far —...Read More

This story originally appeared on CBSNews.com’s sister site, CNET.com. Google is facing renewed privacy scrutiny in Britain, as a U.K. regulator reopens its investigation into how the Web giant’s Street View program gathered personal data. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office announced today that it was motivated to reopen its probe, after information provided in an...Read More