Clint Boulton

Mozilla Firefox received the early edge over the Google Chrome Web browser in a head-to-head match-up of software tools that let users elude ad-tracking cookies, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Mozilla Jan. 23 introduced its Do Not Track HTTP header that will allow users to opt out of online behavioral tracking by advertisers with […]

Despite wearing the mantle of being the most powerful smartphone on Earth, the Motorola Atrix 4G may not have a price tag that reflects that bold description. Android Central found both an Amazon product page and a Costco inventory screen that listed the high-end smartphone at $150.This price point, if it bears true when the […]

Google Feb. 2 is taking the unusual step of offering a media preview of its new Android 3.0 operating system, the next-generation build of its popular mobile platform.“Please join us for an in-depth look at Honeycomb, Android ecosystem news and hands-on demos,” trumpets the invitation, which Search Engine Land has published.The event is taking place […]

Google stepped up its desktop and mobile advertising efforts this week, testing display ads in Gmail and launching its Boost small business ads for Apple’s iPhone and Android handsets. The Gmail display ads, first reported by Search Engine Land, appear to the right of Gmail users’ e-mail messages where the content is relevant. This follows […]

Google Jan. 28 struck a deal with Connecticut state officials to avoid court for collecting user information via unsecured wireless networks from 2008 to 2009. Google, Connecticut’s new Attorney General George Jepsen and the 40-state coalition Jepsen is leading to investigate the matter will negotiate a resolution to the data the company’s Street View cars […]

LinkedIn Jan. 27 confirmed it has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with designs on raising at least $175 million in stock. LinkedIn, the latest Internet company to commit to the publicly traded stock market, is the world’s largest business contact Website for professionals. The Website help 90 million […]

Google Jan. 26 released a preview version of the software-development kit for Android 3.0, a new version of the company’s operating system that is intended for tablet computers and other devices with larger screens. Android 3.0, code-named Honeycomb, offers users a new holographic user interface that focuses on multitasking, notifications, widgets and other features to […]

Google Jan. 26 surrendered to Zillow, Trulia and other real estate Websites by giving up on offering real estate listings Google in July 2009 began retrieving property sale and rental listings in a one-box format directly on Google Maps. Google improved the feature in October 2009 by offering a “real estate” option where users could […]

Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha reaffirmed launch timing for the Motorola Xoom tablet and Atrix 4G and Droid Bionic smartphones three weeks after wowing the Consumer Electronics Show crowds with the gadgets. Jha, who disappointed financial analysts in announcing lower-than-expected smartphone shipments for Motorola’s fourth quarter, said the Atrix 4G smartphone will launch from AT&T […]

With the exception of the super important ability to print Gmail messages from the cloud, I haven’t been focusing on the passel little Gmail features of late (such as the new unread message icon or the search-as-you-type). I’m making an exception today to discuss the new HTML5 desktop notifications that alert Google Chrome users when […]

It’s rare to catch any actual Android developers other than the operating system creator Andy Rubin speaking in public. It’s even more rare that you’ll hear one of the team express any negativity about the platform’s progress. Yet Eric Chu, group manager for Android platform at Google, apparently acknowledged that Google is “not happy” with […]

Google’s YouTube video-sharing division said it has acquired Fflick, which makes sentiment-analysis software to gauge what users are saying about video content on Facebook, Twitter and other social Websites. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. One of YouTube’s fun features has been its ability to let users comment on and rate the millions of […]