Clint Boulton

Google Oct. 26 doled out more than 3,000 Logitech Revue companion boxes to attendees of the Adobe Max developer conference, and will give away 7,000 more to get developers writing applications for the service. Google TV is the search engine’s Android 2.1-based cocktail of TV and Web content, accessible with Google TV Search and Google […]

The Federal Trade Commission has concluded its inquiry into Google’s Street View WiFi-sniffing incident, citing the search engine’s improved privacy practices and assurances that it has no plans to use the data it collected. Google in May admitted its Street View cars, which rove streets all over the world collecting images, accidentally collected more than […]

Google on Oct. 26 said it is investing $5 million to prop up grassroots journalism efforts, starting with $2 million to support the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Knight Foundation, which pumped more than $100 million into media innovation, will use $1 million to support U.S. grant-making for media experimentation. The other […]

Looking to beat rivals Verizon Wireless and Sprint to market, T-Mobile USA said it would be the first to bring the Samsung Galaxy Tab to market in the United States, offering the WiFi/3G device Nov. 10 for $399 with a two-year contract. T-Mobile told eWEEK existing T-Mobile Tab buyers can choose among webConnect mobile broadband […]

Apple Could Buy Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, Others with Its $51B by Clint Boulton Facebook Right now Google and Apple are sparring for the mobile Web. Apple could tip the balance in its favor by purchasing social network giant Facebook. Think of that massive social network supported by mobile devices. The world would be connected 24/7. […]

Google Oct. 27 moved to boost its local search services by launching Google Place Search, which groups information around places when users do a search for a local restaurant, landmark or business. The move comes as Google is ramping up its geolocation and local search efforts under Marissa Mayer. Formerly the company’s search user experience […]

Tablets, Social, Mobile, Cloud Computing to Top Gartner 2011 Tech List by Clint Boulton Tablets/Mobile Apps Gartner says that by the end of 2010, 1.2 billion people will carry smartphone handsets such as Apple’s iPhone or Android devices, as well as tablets such as Apple’s iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab that boast an “astounding amount […]

PayPal Oct. 26 said at its developer conference it is launching a micropayments platform that will allow consumers to purchase goods and content online. Facebook is PayPal’s marquee customer for PayPal for digital goods, which when it launches later this year will enable the payment platform’s 90 million users to pay for games, music or […]

Google Oct. 25 extended another olive branch to local business owners with Google Boost, a new online ad program that lets business owners build online search ads from their Google Places account. Google in April revitalized its Google Local Business Center as Google Places to help local businesses surface information about their products and services […]

Google’s display and mobile ad businesses may be chugging along at a combined $3.5 billion run-rate for the year, but competition from Apple’s iAd and other ad platforms mean the search engine can’t curb its enthusiasm for the hunt. The company’s AdMob mobile display ad unit, which it acquired by paying more than Apple bid, […]

Yahoo Oct. 26 leveraged its partnerships with Facebook and Twitter to makes its latest Yahoo Mail Beta instantiation a much more social application. Yahoo has been maligned for the last few years for failing to grow against the tide of Internet powers such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. Despite the steep challenge of boosting user […]

Top travel Websites have marshaled their efforts to stop Google’s planned purchase of travel software company ITA Software, which the companies claim would give Google too much sway over their industry. Expedia and its brands Expedia.com, Hotwire and TripAdvisor; Sabre Holdings and its brand Travelocity; Kayak and its brand SideStep; and Farelogix formed the FairSearch.org […]