Clint Boulton

Google’s next significant Internet foray could be gaming, according to downstream traffic data collected by a HitWise Intelligence analyst who monitors Web traffic trends. Many Internet observers quickly pointed out that in bidding to buy ITA Software for $700 million, the company was looking to mark new territory on the Web, entering a vertical where […]

Not even a week went by before word came out that the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission were brokering to scrutinize Google’s $700 million bid to acquire flight information software company ITA Software, as I noted on eWEEK yesterday. ITA’s QPX software organizes flight times, availability and prices. Airline customers such as […]

Google Docs Tips to Make Presentations, Spreadsheets Shine by Clint Boulton Improved Commenting Comments in Google Docs let users make suggestions about the text in a document without modifying the document. Click on a comment and the text it’s referring to is highlighted. However, comments, while linked to document text, live outside the margins of […]

Google’s Chrome Web browser is quietly ratcheting the rivalry with Mozilla’s Firefox, which served as a shining example of what the development process of an open-source Web browser — or any browser for that matter — should be like. Geek.com July 6 offered a great early look at the next iteration of Chrome — version […]

Much has been penned about how Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking tools hinder and help productivity in the enterprise. Some users spend too much time on these Websites; others leverage them for sales and networking opportunities that boost the corporate bottom line. But what about the impact of social software and the Internet […]

Antitrust regulators for the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are haggling over which agency gets to review Google’s bid to buy ITA Software. Google agreed to acquire flight information software maker ITA July 1 for $700 million in cash. ITA’s QPX software organizes flight times, availability and prices for airlines such as Alitalia […]

HTC reportedly has an Android smartphone in the works gadget bloggers are calling the Vision, a rare Android phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Engadget, which scored this picture here, said the HTC Vision sports features Android fans have come to love in HTC’s Droid Incredible. This includes 3.7-inch display, 1 GHz processor, which has […]

When Google unveiled its Android Market in 2008 as a source of applications for its open-source operating system for smartphones and other mobile gadgets, it was pitched as the freewheeling alternative to Apple’s more closed and proprietary iPhone App Store. The Android Market application count has risen steadily to more than 65,000 programs. But now […]

Any time Google makes changes to one of its popular Web services, people pile on to complain. When the company made alterations to its search user interface in May, people complained. Many people griped when Google added more refinements to the left-hand rail, and some just didn’t like the new logo. The whiners are out […]

Now that Android 2.2 has been launched to open source, the most eagerly awaited news is what existing smartphones will receive the Froyo version of the operating system and when. Brighthand cited an unconfirmed report from Verizon Wireless that the company will begin upgrading its first Motorola Droid to the new OS by July 13. […]

Google just made free phone management application Google Voice available to the general public June 22 While that release is a Web-based program that lets users route calls to home, work and mobile phones through a special number provided by Google, TechCrunch has tantalized users for months with the idea that the company is building […]

Facebook July 2 made a subtle but potentially powerful play to expand the visibility of its Facebook Pages by suggesting them to the social network’s new users. Facebook Pages are Web pages on the social network that celebrities, public figures, businesses and organizations use to promote themselves and their wares and services. The company is […]