I ask you this because Google is expanding into the mobile web and Apple, with the help of the iPhone is taking market share from other handset makers.Together they pose a serious threat to the Microsoft way.

I mean at first they were in love with, Technorati, but then a light bulb obviously went off somewhere and now Technorati is less at least one engineer, Kevin Marks and recently without a CEO. Well if you’ve searched Google recently, no doubt whatever you searched for, a damn Wikipedia result is somewhere. More often than not, a Wikipedia page is in the top ten results.

What gives?

Well, I have been playing with Google Street View for quite a while. I’m really impressed. Some people are up in arms for no reason, but paranoia is useless. Google Street View has the potential to become more useful than Google Search. Think of all the possibilities.

Apparently NBC and News Corp. have jumped in bed together to produce a YouTube / Google rival. I think we’ve heard this story before, but with all the money rumored to be tossed around the outcome might be different.

Yahoo opens up its oneSearch mobile search to all mobile phones with web access. They even go so far as to dare you to compare it to Google with a 21 page pdf. I think it’s a great idea, but with all the traction Google has been getting in mobile, even if it’s better, this may be too little too late.

If you’re not content with the all white background that Google has become known for, the company has unveiled six new themes just for you. Beach, Bus Stop, City Scape, Sweet Dreams, Tea House and Seasonal Scape.

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In case you hadn’t heard, Viacom is suing Google for $1 billion. Guess what for? You guessed it. YouTube. The BBC has a bunch to say about it.

In case you happen to be one of those people who never received a GMail invite and always wanted one, according to C|Net the wait is over. Google’s email service, GMail is now out of Beta and open to all.

Previously available only by invitation from a current GMail user and then later through invitation via mobile phone text message, the Google email service has been quite elusive for many hopeful users.

Info

Google will begin selling adspace on eBay in the form with a new service called “click-to-call”. The collaborative effort is being touted as a means to provide eBayers another option to find the items that they are looking for. Essentially, buyers will be able to click a link and call up a seller. Chief Executive Meg Whitman had this to say about the project.

“We have a chance to create a whole new way for buyers and sellers to connect online and to create what we hope will be a significant revenue stream for both eBay and Google,”

WirelessReport

Mountain View, CA is currently the envy of the tech world. Google is taking the time to ramp up the WiFi service it plans to offer and is looking to the diligence and skill of hand picked beta testers to scope the up and coming network for any possible bugs before public release. Approximately 370 transmitters are scattered through the city, to give ample testing area. Hopefully the results of this test will provide an indication of how soon San Francisco will get Google-Fi. For more information on Google WiFi of course visit Google.

- BigBerries