We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. As we got ready to cruise into the weekend, Nest went ahead and announced that they are acquiring Dropcam, the ...

Dropcam is probably the most popular home monitoring start-up, and now the company is owned by Google. Dropcam was acquired recently by Nest for a cool $555 million, the same company Google acquired ...

Dropcam co-founder Aamir Virani made vague references to upcoming third-party partnerships and product integrations when we spoke in June about the company's API Beta Program. Not long after, Nest ...

In deal independent from Google, smart-device maker buys startup to expand its brand into home security and video monitoring. Nick Statt was a staff reporter for CNET News covering Microsoft, gaming, ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Last spring, Google announced that it would be winding down support for a couple of legacy products this year. The end-of-life ...

Google’s Nest Labs is acquiring Dropcam Inc. for $555 million to boost its offerings for the connected home. The deal will be in cash and subject to adjustments, Nest said in a statement today.

Looks like all those rumors turned out to be true. Nest is acquiring video monitoring company Dropcam for $555 million as part of Nest's push further into the home. Announced Friday afternoon, the ...

Nest has a press conference planned for June 17th, but Tony Fadell and company haven’t mentioned—nor hinted—up to this point what they might be working on. Possibilities range from a refreshed Nest ...

As technology progresses, so do the products created to make life easier. While it's convenient to have powerful home security and surveillance systems, many companies find it necessary to update ...

Google-owned Nest today said it’s acquired San Francisco-based Dropcam, a company that’s been making home-monitoring cameras for the past five years. In a pair of blog posts, the two companies said ...

If you have a very old Dropcam sitting unused in a closet somewhere, Nest wants to send you a new one. Over the weekend, the company quietly announced a replacement program for the first two ...

Managed Security is Dead, but Do-it-Yourself (DIY) security is exploding. If you're thinking of building some products for the managed home security market, you should think again. It's a terrible ...