Google Video is now live. Search from thousands of videos in Google’s open video market.

The Google Video store features thousands of titles representing a wide variety of entertainment and educational content, and more content is being added each day.
Purchase videos, or watch tons of free ones.
More info at:
http://video.google.com

Google releases a free collection of essential software.

Google released Google Pack. A library of Google software.
This includes:

Google Earth - 3D Earth browser
Picasa - Photo organizer
Google Pack Screensaver - Photo screensaver
Google Desktop - Desktop companion
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer - Search toolbar

and additional software:

Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar - Web browser
Norton Antivirus 2005 Special Edition […]

Google announced a partnership with Motorola at the CES show in Las Vegas yesterday.

Motorola will integrate a Google icon onto select devices so that users can connect directly to Google anytime, anywhere at the click of a button. These mass-market, Internet-optimized handsets will be distributed from early 2006 to select Motorola customers worldwide.
Motorola handsets […]

Google is set to launch its line of Google PC’s with their own operating system at WalMart stores and other retailers.

The Google PC machine would run an operating system created by Google, not Microsoft’s Windows, which is one reason it would be so cheap, perhaps as little as a couple of hundred dollars.
For more on […]

Google is said to be the default search engine tool on all of Opera’s mobile browsers.

The Opera mini browser is scheduled to be released next month, and Google will serve as the preferred search partner.
Some nice features are built into the mobile browser, including if 9 is pressed (button), it takes you right to Google […]

Google has set its sights on the Hollywood entertainment industry with the investment of a film shot in San Francisco.

It has been reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, that Google co-founders have invested in a Stanford friend’s independent film that was shot in San Francisco.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page are executive producers of a low-budget, […]

During the holiday time, why not check out some neat Google Widgets to beef up your personalized Google Home Page.

Google Personalize Your Homepage site has a ton of widgets to choose from.
This site includes widgets on:

Daily Horoscopes
Weather Map
Local Chat
Date & Time

GoogleModules hosts plenty modules for the Google Personalized Home Page.
They have topics ranging from:

Hangman
Last 10 […]

Time Warner’s AOL and Google to Expand Strategic Alliance
A few quick points about the AOL Google deal:

Creating Global Advertising Partnership
Google to Invest $1 Billion for a 5% Stake in AOL
Companies to Collaborate on Online Video Offering and Make More AOL Content Available to Google Users

Google Talk Instant Messaging Software to Communicate With AIM Users

The agreement’s […]