High-tech rumors sometimes amount to little more than hot air, but a new one circulating about Google doesn’t involve hot air — it involves hydrogen. That’s hydrogen-filled balloons, to be exact, and it appears to be more than a rumor. Google is considering partnering with or even buying a company that provides such balloons as a way to bring wireless access to rural areas, according to a Wednesday story in The Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter.
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Will Balloons Lift Google’s Wireless Aspirations?
Posted by: Katherine Noyes February 21, 2008 01:47 PMHigh-tech rumors sometimes amount to little more than hot air, but a new one circulating about Google doesn’t involve hot air — it involves hydrogen. That’s hydrogen-filled balloons, to be exact, and it appears to be more than a rumor. Google is considering partnering with or even buying a company that provides such balloons as a way to bring wireless access to rural areas, according to a Wednesday story in The Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter.