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GoGo Goes for IPO

Lauren Goode in News on December 23, 2011 at 8:57 am PT

Stock symbol? You guessed it: GOGO.

Exclusive: Kayak Puts IPO Plans on Hold

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 29, 2011 at 2:36 pm PT

Blame it on turbulent waters, but Kayak, the hotel and flight search provider, has put its IPO on hold as it seeks more favorable market conditions.

Why Travel-Related Mobile Ads Are Taking Off on the iPad

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 28, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Frequent travelers are increasingly turning to their iPads to book flights, get directions, find the best local restaurants, reserve a hotel room or rent a car, according to a study being released today.

DARPA: That’s Mach 20, Baby

Kara Swisher in News on August 10, 2011 at 6:50 am PT

The Defense Department’s secret project agency is launching an aircraft today that does 13,000 miles per hour, or 20 times the speed of sound. Sweeeet.

Google's Content Farming: Good for Consumers or Good for PR?

Kara Swisher in News on February 25, 2011 at 1:02 am PT

In another significant search announcement yesterday, Google said it was revising its algorithm to target makers of low-quality content. Perhaps I’m being cynical, but the noisy search algorithm changes, while welcome to those using Google, also have a pretty clear goal to burnish the Silicon Valley company’s image.

Antitrust Advocacy Group Says Google-ITA Merger Could Be "Unregulatable Monopoly"

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 18, 2011 at 9:40 am PT

As U.S. regulators continue to ponder the fate of Google’s $700 million acquisition of ITA software, the American Antitrust Institute is speaking out against it.

TripIt Travel Planner Bought by Concur for $82 Million-Plus

Liz Gannes in Social on January 13, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

Expense reporting company Concur today announced it would buy travel planning start-up TripIt in a deal worth as much as $120 million, including $82 million in cash, stock and restricted stock units up front.

Binging in the Holidays (With Donuts!)

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 15, 2010 at 9:42 am PT

Microsoft announced a bunch of new Bing updates, most notably deeper Facebook integration and a coming update for the iPhone app that allows users to upload their own panorama images.

Google Turns Its Local Eyes to Groupon–But Who Else Could Enter Bidding?

Kara Swisher in News on November 19, 2010 at 12:38 am PT

According to multiple sources close to the situation, Google is in discussions with local deals powerhouse Groupon about buying it. Without making the requisite joke about the deal of the day, sources said the price being considered is certainly no discount–well above the $2 billion to $3 billion that Yahoo offered Groupon in acquisition talks that took place earlier this year. But sources cautioned that the talks are not complete, and could also end up without any result, as the Yahoo discussions did.