Clint Boulton

10 Ways Google, Apple Will Clash in 2011 by Clint Boulton Android vs. iPhone Android has racked up 23.5 percent smartphone market share in the United States, approaching Apple’s own 24.6 percent, according to comScore. There’s no reason to believe these two companies won’t continue to eat away at RIM’s market lead while jostling to […]

Today, Jan. 3, is the first official business day of the new year, so welcome back to work in 2011 all you Google Watchers. Before I fly out to the Consumer Electronics Show tomorrow, where I’ll be covering all gadgets Android, let’s briefly run down what I think will be top of mind for Google […]

HitWise delivered another red flag to Internet giant Google when it reported Dec. 29 that Facebook was easily the most visited Website and most searched term overall in 2010. The social network accounted for 8.93 percent of all U.S. visits between January and November 2010, with Google.com notching 7.19 percent of visits. The search term […]

Fortune said 2011 will be the year Google’s Android operating system “explodes” across the technosphere on smartphones, tablet computers and other devices hardware manufacturers cook up. Time for a level set: “Explodes,” or some variation thereof, is the dramatic euphemism people in the technology industry employ to proclaim that a product is set for some […]

CNNMoney.com Dec. 30 offered a compelling piece arguing that Google could become a phone carrier that competes with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and others in the United States. David Goldman argued that the search and Web services provider has established the Android operating system as a popular platform, has tried to sell unlocked phones online […]

CNN Dec. 29 aired a debate between a Google spokesperson and an attorney representing FairSearch.org, the coalition forged by Expedia, Kayak and Orbitx to halt Google’s $700 million bid for ITA Software. Long story short: Google bid to buy ITA July 1 to acquire the software maker’s wealth of data on airfare pricing and schedules. […]

The beauty of blogging is that we can double back and rethink certain assertions and assumptions. I half-cheered when Google struck out on grabbing Groupon. I listened to naysayers and pundits who follow the local e-commerce market and I too believed $6 billion was an egregious case of over-valuation for a one-trick company with little […]

Good for Logitech. The maker of the $300 Revue companion box that serves Google TV has come out swinging verus the media to refute the Digitimes report that it had asked Gigabyte Technology to halt sending new appliances so that Google can upgrade the product. Logitech’s rationale is that they would have no need to […]

10 New Google Products We Want to See in 2011 by Clint Boulton Google + 1 Google Me. Emerald Sea, Emerald City. Google + 1, as Google’s social network initiative is currently called, is supposed to be the big challenger to Facebook. Instead, Google CEO Eric CEO Eric Schmidt said Google is building layers of […]

Samsung Hub reported Dec. 27 that Samsung vowed to launch its Galaxy Player at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. The publication said: “The 9.9mm thick Galaxy Player (YP-GB1) runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS and features a 1GHz CPU, 4-inch Super Clear LCD screen supporting up to WVGA resolution (800Ã-480), T-DMB, SoundAlive audio enhancing […]

Yes, I’m bookending the weekend with more Google-Groupon talk, going back to that abundant well where speculation floweth over. Just days after we learned that Google was looking at snapping up Groupon rivals after missing out on the market leader for local deals, the Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 24 that Google has hired several […]

Apple’s iPad and iPhone products alone have set up the company for a rewarding 2011, according to anecdotal evidence and prognostications from industry analysts. Apple launched its iPad in April and iPhone 4 in June and both products were instant sensations among Apple fans. The iPad, which sold 300,000 units the day it was launched […]