Google Licenses Room 77 Software in Mobile Travel-Booking Push | bloomberg.com

Google Inc. (GOOG) wants you to reserve a hotel room from your smartphone, and it’s spending money on the technology to make it happen. The biggest Internet-search company is licensing hotel- booking software from Room 77 Inc., a startup backed by Expedia Inc. (EXPE), according to a letter sent today to Room 77 shareholders that was obtained by Bloomberg News.