Google CEO Sells Off 57,100 Shares

This is definitely the day to keep a look out for interesting beneath-the-radar tech stories trying to squeak by during the iPhone hooplah. For instance, The San Jose Mercury News reports that Google CEO Eric Schmidt just unloaded 57,100 shares of his Google stock for an average price of $530.38 per share on Tuesday. Riding high as one of the most successful brands on the planet, the sale almost certainly has no bearing on Google's fortunes or the CEO’s near term future. With that, we now return you to your regularly scheduled iPhone-mania.