Clint Boulton

Update: Samsung Electronics delayed the upgrade to Android 2.2, or Froyo, for its popular Samsung Galaxy S smartphone series. Android 2.2 was slated to be available via Samsung’s Kies software upgrade program for the Verizon Wireless Samsung Fascinate, AT&T Samsung Captivate, Sprint Samsung Epic 4G and T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant handsets, all of which were launched […]

As Google scrambles to get Android 3.0 out the door, the company’s most-recent iterations of the open-source operating system have combined to comprise 73.8 percent, or almost three-quarters, of the millions of Android handsets on the market. That’s the latest data according to Google’s Android developer dashboard, which currently counts all active handsets through Oct. […]

Following on the heels of its bid to combat bill shock, the Federal Communications Commission Oct. 14 proposed to move $100 million to $300 million from the Universal Service Fund to forge a Mobility Fund. The Mobility Fund would facilitate the growth of broadband in the United States, where despite the expansion of 3G broadband […]

Apple launched its MobileMe Calendar application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch from beta to all members Oct. 14. Calendar applications are a mainstay of messaging and collaboration, allowing users to sync schedules across multiple devices and provide granular permissions for who can read and/or write data to the app.MobileMe is Apple’s device syncing […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes some flak for being nervous when he speaks, but he was quite clear about what he thinks of Google Oct. 13 when he helped Microsoft’s Bing team introduce social search integration between Bing and Facebook. Zuckerberg’s words, viewed in context, shouldn’t be taken lightly. While he didn’t directly name Google, […]

Aided by growth in display and mobile advertising, Google reported a third-quarter profit of $2.17 billion on earnings per share of $6.72, up 32 percent from the $1.64 billion on $5.13 per share tallied in Q3 2009. Google’s Q3 revenues totaled $7.29 billion, up 23 percent from the same period a year ago. Without excluding […]

Google may be wiping the sting of Microsoft and Facebook’s deepened integration from its eyes, but analysts are calling the move a major step in a social search sector that has failed to blossom. Microsoft on Oct. 13 said it will soon begin indexing Facebook user profiles to surface contacts that are relevant to the […]

Skype on Oct. 14 confirmed the weeks-old rumor of a Facebook integration with the beta launch of Skype 5.0 for Windows.Skype is infusing Facebook’s News Feed and Phonebook into its voice over IP calling platform. By signing in through Facebook Connect, users can access a new Facebook tab. From there, Skype users will be able […]

Some 19 percent of 3,001 American adults surveyed said they have participated in a video call online from their computer or their cellphones, according to new data from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Project.Users joined video calls, chats or teleconferences from the Web via their computers to the tune of some 23 percent, while […]

Google TV Dazzles on Sony Internet TVs, Blu-ray Player by Clint Boulton Whats Lurking Behind the Curtain? OK, so it’s not a curtain, but media was anxious to peek at what was under the sheet at the Sony Internet TV event. TV Set, Blu-ray Player and Remote It turned out to be the 46-inch Sony […]

Smartphones equipped with Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 operating system aren’t on the market yet, so it’s best to curb any enthusiasm until consumers vote on them with their wallets. Even so, analysts who have seen or used the phones are saying they believe Windows Phone 7 could cool the red-hot rise of handsets based […]

By now most people who care enough have weighed in about the promotion of Marissa Mayer, Google’s longtime vice president of search and user experience, who was moved to run Google’s geo/local business unit. Google told me Oct. 12: “Marissa is moving over to an exciting new role covering geo/local, which is crucial to our […]