**As published in RCR Wireless News**

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) latest earnings were overshadowed by an executive shake-up at the highest level of the company.

Eric Schmidt is stepping down as CEO on April 4 to take on the title of executive chairman where he will focus on external deals, partnerships and government outreach.

Co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO to lead product development and technology strategy while co-founder Sergey Brin will focus on strategic projects, particularly new products. Read more

**As published in RCR Wireless News**

BARCELONA – As the second day of Mobile World Congress came to a close, the chairman and CEO of the seemingly dark horse not-so-long ago, Google, presented his thesis for why he thinks the ecosystem supporting mobility is coalescing around a point that will be “fundamental to human existence.”

Eric Schmidt outlined three factors – computing, connectivity and the cloud – that will be paramount to delivering a richer, more dynamic and personally fulfilling experience on mobile.

“It’s like magic. All of a sudden there are things you can do that you never thought were possible,” he said. Read more