According to the folks over at Wired, a Google employee confirmed that a version of Picasa for Mac OS X is presently in the works, and will be launched later this year. Picasa, for those you that some how don’t know what it is, is Google’s own photo management software. It lets you do things …
Responding to a patent infringement lawsuit filed against them by Northeastern University and semantic search vendor Jarg, Google has said that the patent was wrongly issued and has filed a counterclaim requesting that the court dismiss the patent as invalid and unenforceable. At issue is the algorithm that Jarg and Northeastern University believe Google uses …
1-800-Contacts has filed a lawsuit in federal court against LensWorld for buying search links that were triggered by the keyword “1-800-contacts.” 1-800-contacts has filed several other similar cases, and says that they are doing so in order to prevent confusion. 1-800-Contacts, whose headquarters are in Draper, Utah, is amongst several other Utah lawsuits filed recently …
Ask.com is apparently being sued in a class action lawsuit for “failing to adequately detect and stop ‘click fraud’ or other invalid or improper clicks on online advertisements.” According to SlightlyShadySEO, a notification went out via e-mail informing advertisers of the lawsuit and a website has been set up to address the lawsuit. How Ask.com …
A La Mobile, a San Ramon, Calif. based start-up dedicated to Linux-based open systems for mobile devices, will reveal today plans to unveil a suite of applications based on the new Google mobile operating system, Android. A La Mobile has deployed a Google browser, audio player, maps, calculator, camera, games, calendar, contacts manager, notes, and …
It turns out that Google’s iPhone gamble is paying off in a pretty noticeable way. Despite the phone’s relatively low market share, the New York Times reports that traffic to Google from iPhones has reached “impressive levels”. Traffic to the search engine surged over the Christmas holiday, likely reflecting all the new iPhones lucky consumers …
IncrediMail revealed today that they had received a notification from Google indicating that they had been dismissed from the Google AdSense program. Upon the announcement of this news, IncrediMail shares plummeted more than 45% to a new year low. Ouch. It’s not known how or if IncrediMail violated any of Google AdSense terms of use, …
Today, Microsoft Corp. and the Library of Congress made a joint announcement indicating that they have signed a cooperative agreement that will make the Library’s vast collection of historical artifacts available electronically. The joint technology innovation effort will expose the Library’s collections like never before, allowing immersive interactive experiences to bring the collections and exhibits …
China’s most used Internet search web site, Baidu.com, is set to launch a Japanese language version of their site on January 23, one month later than initially expected. The launch of the service had been postponed not because of any technical problems, but rather, to avoid the new year’s holiday in Japan. Baidu CEO Robin …
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Yahoo revealed that they will provide software that allows independent developers and companies build programs for phones, including those that run Google’s new Android operating software for wireless mobile devices. Instead of ignoring their search rival’s operating system, Yahoo is embracing it and aims to …
