An Intro to the Google Chrome Web Store
Browsers are becoming more and more central to how we use computers — a fact that Google is relying on for their upcoming line of...
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Arnold Zafra writes daily on the announcements by Google, Ask.com, Yahoo & MSN along with how these announcements effect web publishers. He is currently building three niche blogs covering iPad News, Google Android Phones and E-Book Readers.
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Has Wikileaks Begun a Cyberwar?
The struggle for freedom of information on the Internet has just reached a new level, as supporters of the infamous site Wikileaks launched a series...
Google Chrome OS Netbook Released for Free in Pilot Program
Yesterday, Google hosted a San Diego based event focused on their Chrome OS and the Chrome notebook. While rumors have been flying about what exactly...
Google Issues 15% Faster Update to Chrome Beta Build
Google has just released a new version of its Chrome Browser beta build – this time with some nice new features that makes the Chrome...
Sayonara Google Wave!
Remember Google Wave? I know you all do. It’s one of Google’s biggest and most ambitious project which was launched to the public back in...
Google to Allow Multiple Sign-in Soon
Google is starting to allow multiple sign-in to some users as noticed by Alex Chitu of the Google Operating System blog. To check whether this...
Yahoo Opens Up New Flickr Photo Page to Everyone
If you’re a Flickr user, you’d be glad to know that Yahoo has finally open up the new Flickr photo page to the public. The...
Gmail Now Lets You Download Attachments via Drag-and-Drop
Google has finally rolled a nifty Gmail feature, something which I assume all of us Gmail users have been waiting for so long – the...
Google Rolls Out New Search History Feature
Google has just rolled the new search history feature for US Google users. Nothing big here, just a small enhancement but could be pretty useful...
Yahoo Japan Switching to Google as Search Provider
In a surprising development, Yahoo Japan just announced that it would be switching to Google as its search technology and paid search provider. Now, before...
Microsoft Rebuilds Bing Webmaster Tools from the Ground Up
Microsoft has just launched a newly updated Bing Webmaster Tools which according to the Bing Community Blog is a huge improvement to the old Microsoft...
Google Refreshes Image Search with More Images
Google is set to revamp the overall interface of its Image Search vertical. According a post on the Official Google blog, the new Google Image...
Yahoo Begins Testing Search Ads from Microsoft
This has long been overdue, but Yahoo is nonetheless starting to integrate both organic and paid search listings from Microsoft for up to 25 percent...
Google News Becomes More Personal and Social
Google is rolling out several updates to its News homepage to make it easier to navigate through relevant news, highlight interesting stories that would otherwise...
Microsoft Updates Bing for iPhone App
Just in time for the roll out of iPhone iOS4, Microsoft has updated its Bing iPhone app to include two new useful features – enhanced...
Google Maps for Android Becomes More Like FourSquare
Google has just released Maps 4.3 for Android phone and based on the new features given out by the Google Mobile Blog, it seems like...
Google Announces Commerce Search 2.0
Just in time for summer when most students are probably going to shop for hot summer items and to help retail sites prepare their stores...
Google Maps in UK Gets “Properties”
Google has just added a new option to Google Maps UK which could be useful if you’re property hunting in the UK. This new option called...
Google Rolls Out Local Business Tags Nationwide, Soon on Mobile Too
Recently, Google started rolling out its new advertising feature for local businesses – Tags. This feature is geared for local businesses throughout the U.S. who...
Social Networks Get More Visits than Search Engines in UK
Alright Google has nothing to worry about here. Hitwise’s latest report showing the social networking sites and forums such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter got...
AOL Eyes New Search Deal with Google, Others
With its current search deal with Google set to expire, AOL is now looking for possible renewal of its deal with Google or possibly a...
Google Buys Invite Media to Strengthen Display Ad Service
Google’s shopping spree continues with its latest acquisition being that of Invite Media, an ad tech startup which specializes in “real time bidding” technology that...
Google Officially Acquires AdMob
Following the clearance given by the FCC, Google has finally sealed its acquisition deal of mobile advertising company – AdMob. The Official Google Blog just...
Google Finally Discloses How Much it Earns from AdSense
If you are running Google AdSense in all its flavors (for content, for search, for feeds) since ages ago, have you ever wondered how much...
Yahoo! Buys Location-Based Mobile Community Site – Kropol
If Yahoo can’t afford to buy Foursquare, might as well buy something that offers something similar to the location-based mobile community site. And that’s what...
Google Testing the Waters for a Safer Encrypted Web Search
Possibly due to the growing security and privacy concerns being faced by Facebook lately, Google was quick to implement measures to avoid similar issues. Google...
Google Combines its Most Important Products into Google TV
So after all this year’s of building up a very efficient search technology, a fast and lighweight web browser and a mobile computing platform, Google...
Google Wave Now Available for Everyone, Are You Still Interested?
Google has taken off the exclusivity of Google Wave and has just made it available to everyone. So, starting today, you can just go to...
Google Offers to Buy VOIP Provider Global IP Solutions
Google is on to its usual company shopping again. This time, it is eyeing Global IP Solutions, a company that provides technology used for delivering...
Google to Stop Selling Nexus One Online
Five months after it started selling Nexus One via its online store, either Google finally realized that this is probably not the best way to...