Clint Boulton

Google celebrated the second birthday of its Chrome Web browser Sept. 2 by launching Chrome 6 into the stable channel with autofill capability and other user interface perks. Google shocked the computing world Sept 2, 2008 when it unveiled Chrome as an alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera browsers. Google […]

Google, whose Place Pages aggregate information about restaurants and landmarks on Google Maps, has integrated ads directly into Google Maps by offering branded icons for, well, whatever store or franchise wants to participate. Google is letting businesses pay to sub their brand icons on the map for the standard icons. The search engine isn’t saying […]

Samsung Electronics Sept. 2 launched the widely anticipated Galaxy Tab computer to challenge Apple’s iPad in a tablet market set to burst with Android devices. The tablet, unveiled at the IFA 2010 consumer electronics show in Berlin, sports a TFT-LCD 7-inch screen and runs Google’s Android 2.2 operating system. The machine weighs 13.4 ounces and […]

Google said Sept. 1 Gmail users made more than 10 million calls through its new Call Phones from Gmail feature since it launched a week ago. Launched Aug. 25, Call Phones from Gmail lets users place calls to contacts directly from Gmail. Calls placed from Gmail in the United States and Canada are free and […]

Yesterday I discussed how Google’s Gmail Priority Inbox feature is aimed at combating Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 by providing a more efficient messaging experience. I still believe that is one of Google’s goals with Priority Inbox. I use Exchange 2007 for work e-mail and Microsoft simply doesn’t offer this sort of filtering by […]

Google Acquisitions Target Social Apps, Search for Google Me by Clint Boulton A Decade-Long Buyout Track Record Google has purchased more than 75 companies since snapping up Deja in February 2001. Defining the Scores.org Key Scores.org provides a key that delineates buys between acquisition size, whether it was simply an investment, and whether a buy […]

Samsung has nothing on rival gadget maker Archos when it comes to building Android tablets to challenge Apple’s popular iPad. While Samsung has captured headlines with its Galaxy Tab Android tablet, Archos said Aug. 31 it is launching five Android-based tablets priced from $99 to $349. The devices, which come more than four months after […]

Google’s Chrome Web browser bounced back from a down July with a new high of 7.5 percent market share, according to the latest data from Net Applications. Microsoft Internet Explorer continued to pace the market, with a 60.4 percent share, a dip from 60.7 percent in July. Mozilla Firefox matched its July share with 22.9 […]

In one of the more bizarre mash-ups involving Web-based maps, browsers and indie rock music, Google has teamed with a director and the band Arcade Fire to create a sort of do-it-yourself movie that takes a wistful look at childhood. Where REM’s “Stand” provided an upbeat soundtrack for ’80s alt-rock, Arcade Fire has employed more […]

AOL is betting big on mobile, in case the company’s July revamp of its mobile platform around Google’s Android operating system wasn’t a clue. The company has purchased mobile application provider Rally Up for an undisclosed sum. TechCrunch said the Rally Up deal was worth $10 million. Rally Up makes two mobile applications, Rally Up […]

Google’s Gmail Priority Inbox feature is a nice little tool that lets users sculpt their inboxes in such a way as to make sure their most important messages are front and center while their least important exchanges are put on the back burner. The software uses algorithms that sort incoming e-mail into sections deemed important […]

Google confirmed Aug. 30 that it has purchased mobile social game maker SocialDeck, the latest piece in a puzzle the search engine is putting together to battle Facebook. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SocialDeck makes games such a “Pet Hero MD” and “Shake and Spell” for Apple’s iPhone, Research In Motion’s BlackBerry […]