Clint Boulton

Google capped a week of big location search and ad news with a new version of Google Maps for Android that is absolutely tuned for location-based services. Google Maps 4.6 features an option to update the Google Latitude friend-finding tool in real-time and a new design for Place page reviews. By running Google Maps 4.6 […]

Google Oct. 28 added enterprise management and sync support for Google Apps on its Android 2.2 mobile platform, which will prove useful for IT managers as more Android smartphones are used for business. Android devices, such as the entire Droid line from Verizon Wireless, already sport native Google Apps such as Gmail, Google Talk and […]

T-Mobile said Oct. 28 it will begin selling its myTouch 4G smartphone Nov. 3 for $199.99 with a two-year plan after a $50 mail-in rebate. The Android 2.2 handset will be available in the Untied States only from T-Mobile retail and online stores, as well as from Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam’s Club and Target. […]

Google TV Logitech Revue Setup Is Lengthy but Easy by Clint Boulton Hardware The Sony AV receiver, Motorola STB and Logitech Revue form a layer cake. The Revue box and controller are pleasantly small and lightweight. We like things that require less space! Powering Up Next we turned on the set-top box, AV receiver and […]

Twitter Oct. 28 embraced Microsoft’s new smartphone platform with the launch of Twitter for Windows Phone, a new application for Windows Phone 7 handsets. Twitter said the app will help users access their tweets easily from any Windows Phone 7 device, and includes the typical timeline, suggested users, messages, and lists. Leland Rechis, who leads […]

Samsung and Google next month could unveil the Nexus Two based on Google’s Android 2.3 operating system, the follow-up to the failed Google Nexus One smartphone, according to a gadget blog. Samsung has scheduled a press event for Nov. 8 in New York City, and media invitations to the event went out earlier this week. […]

Bloomberg Television this month began running a nice little series called Bloomberg Game Changers profiling some of the most influential captains of industry, including Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The lineup includes leaders in technology, finance, politics and culture, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Jobs, talk show host […]

Users interested in turning their TV set into a Web-surfing computer can satisfy that need by using Google TV via Logitech’s Revue companion box and controller. Google TV is the search engine’s TV-Web content and application cocktail. It’s powered by Android 2.1 on machines running an Intel Atom chip, with Web apps, such as YouTube, […]

For two months, Microsoft Bing has been serving all of Yahoo’s searches in the United States and Canada. Now all of the paid search Yahoo generates in those countries is funneling through Microsoft’s ad platform, too. Microsoft and Yahoo Oct. 27 said they finished migrating all of Yahoo’s ad accounts to Microsoft’s adCenter advertising platform […]

Motorola’s bet on Google’s Android operating system paid off again in the third quarter, as the company reported a $109 million profit well above the $12 million earned in the year-ago quarter. The phone maker’s revenues hit $4.9 billion, up 13 percent from a year-ago. Motorola’s stock rose to $8.71 from the previous close of […]

Google TV with Logitech Revue Box Boasts Netflix, YouTube Leanback Apps by Clint Boulton Home Tab Tapping the home tab on the controller shows users their Google TV menu, which includes applications, bookmarks, spotlight, queue and other content options. Note the dual-view mode in the lower right-hand corners, allowing users to continue watching TV while […]

Anyone wonder what people who conduct voice searches are looking for? Chitika says its local search listings. The ad network said that people who search with their voice on the iPhone are three times more likely to be looking for local results. Chitika, which noted earlier this month that Google commands as much as 97 […]