Roundup: Google’s StumbleUpon clone, Froogle gone, Google phone, more

Roundup: Google’s StumbleUpon clone, Froogle gone, Google phone, more

Here’s the latest action:

Google’s fireworks — This has been an impressive week for Google, and it shows in the 4 percent-plus jump in Google’s stock price earlier this morning (though it has tapered in the past hour). The main driver was its stellar earnings report. But… Continue Reading

More rumors on the Google Phone

More rumors on the Google Phone

(Updated with comments from Simeonov)

A venture capitalist says he has caught wind of a project at Google to make its own phone, and has details from an “inside source.”

There have long been rumors that a Google phone is in the works, but nothing has been… Continue Reading

YouTube myth debunked, Google phone, Endoxon, iPhone, Perkins’ memoir & more

YouTube myth debunked, Google phone, Endoxon, iPhone, Perkins’ memoir & more

The latest roundup of Silicon Valley tech stuff:

YouTube myth debunked; idea really came from HOTorNOT — Remember the Pez dispenser story eBay fabricated to drum up a catchy media story about its founding? Turns out, the same thing happened at YouTube. The founders, Chad Hurley and… Continue Reading