German Officials Fight Google
When looking at the amount of control that government exercises over businesses, the U.S. Government is comparatively lenient when contrasted with European countries. This has...
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Rob has been insatiably obsessed with Google, search engine technology, and the trends of the web-based world since he began life as a webmaster in 2002. His work as an SEO consultant since 2006, and subsequently to content writing for technology and internet-focused publications, has done nothing but fuel this passion.
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Google Founder’s Latest Toy
If you don’t know who Larry Page is: Wake up! You haven’t been paying enough attention. This Google co-founder is one of the biggest names...
Microsoft Fights Down App Store Trademark
Whenever we refer to the various application lineups from the current players in the smartphone industry (Apple, Android, WP7, RIM), we refer to the storehouse...
Study Shows Google Android as More Vulnerable than iPhone
When we discuss Android phones, we inevitably talk about the iPhone as well. After all, the iPhone is currently running neck-and-neck with Android phones (25%...
Android and Facebook : Teaming Up?
What is the “one real threat to Google”? If you answered Facebook, well, you probably already know my opinion. Still, there’s no denying that Facebook and Google...
Google’s Chrome Update Acceleration
Google has long had a policy of “release early, iterate often.” However, the different product lines have very different update schedules. While Google Android gets...
New Name for Android 2.4 OS
Rumors are soaring around the Web about the upcoming Google operating systems. Whether it’s the release date of Gingerbread to current Froyo phones, the introduction...
Google Drops Popular Video Codec Support
One of the technology battles that’s happening well under the surface, and out of the eyesight of many users, is the battle of the video...
Bing : Your Source for Playoff Tickets
In a world where Google is already the reputed source for searching, competitors must find niche doorways into the habits — and attention spans —...
Google Android: The Shining Star of CES
If there’s one electronics show that stands out more brightly than the others, it’s definitely the Consumer Electronics Show. This show, who’s 2011 rendition just...
Android Wins “Best Mobile Platform” Award
It seems that every sub-genre of everything has been its own award to give out — if not an entire awards show. Technology is certainly no...
Hulu Plus on Its Way to Android
Users who visit Hulu on their Android powered phone today will receive a slightly different notice than what was previously seen. While the old notification...
Microsoft’s IE VP on Losing the Browser War
We’ve been reporting recently on the dwindling success of Microsoft Internet Explorer both in the U.S. and across Europe. While there’s little doubt that IE is hurting...
Google Voice Text Feature: “Saving Christmas”?
There seem to be dozens of stories of ways in which Christmas has been saved. The most recent, however, comes from a personal anecdote from a...
Google Hotpot Adds “Friend” Feature, Re-Attempting Social?
Fiasco. Disaster. Painful to look at. A gross miscalculation. These are just a few phrases we could accurately use when describing the results of Google’s...
Blekko’s Spam Clock and the War on Google
While various companies and analysts have criticized Google, most of these criticisms are either quickly resolved, negligible given the big pictures, or simply false (like DuckDuckGo’s claim...
Google Retail Coming to the BIG Show
Retail, whether online or offline, is certainly the driving force of our economy. When retail sales fade, so does everything else. Luckily, innovators like Google,...
The New Google Apps Highlights
There’s little doubt, with so many new competitors entering the cloud-based productivity scene, that Google — arguably the company that popularized the concept — must...
Google Apps Showcases Products Through Arctic Voyage
New Google devices have been seeing more than their fair share of creative promotions, including the infamous Google Nexus S space voyage. However, the search engine...
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Details Revealed, Changes the Mobile OS Game
The technology giants of today’s world aren’t content to sit in their own little corner, claiming small bits of territory at a time. Rather, they...
Google Responds to THVB Text Bug
The THVB text bug (that is, the terrible, horrible, very bad bug) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few weeks. The...
Google Beats Microsoft’s Government Contract (for Now)
When the public sector and the private sector mix, things get sticky. This is highly visible when it comes to awarding government contracts, where far...
Google to Re-Enter Chinese Search
Of the popular posts on the official Google blog last year, the second most visited was Google’s stance on searches in China. This entry discussed...
Google’s Official Honeycomb Preview Released
CES has brought us many surprises when it comes to upcoming technology, but far more enticing than the shocks and twists are the long-anticipated unveilings....
Android Stampedes Past iPhone in Total Subscribers
When Android first entered the market against the already established iPhone and RIM devices, their presence seemed laughable. The Google name brought some appeal and...
Yahoo AddedValue Survey Gives Online Shopping Insights
There’s little doubt that the way we think of shopping has changed. In addition to being more aware of online options for purchases, savvy shoppers...
Google Gives Online Holiday Shopping Details for 2010
It’s been a challenging few years for retailers, both online and offline, but things are starting to look up. The 2010 holiday season saw more...
Bing Adds Local TV Listings Feature
While Google’s tactic seems to be to spread further and faster, their competition is doing everything in their power to safeguard their corners of the...
Google’s AdMob Staff Continues to Dwindle
Google acquires a lot of companies, big and small, and the question has been raised as to whether its size might be undermining future deals....
Microsoft Exec Quits to Found Mobile Startup
If the world of mobile applications and social networking has hindered the search engines in no other way, it has at least deprived the companies...