Clint Boulton

Reading documents has typically been a painful chore on most smartphones, where applications struggle to rationalize the so-called third screen. Google, whose Android operating system is racing after Apple’s iPhone operating system in the U.S. market, has been taking steps to remedy this by adapting applications it wrote for the desktop to mobile devices. This […]

Location-based service Foursquare June 29 said it raised $20 million in series B funding from Union Square Ventures, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Foursquare’s 1.8 million users vie for points, badges, mayor status and sometimes discounts by checking into bars and restaurants from their mobile phones. The game serves as an example of how […]

Review: Motorola’s Droid X is a high-quality smartphone, but with so many Android 2.1 devices launching on the market the device would have best been served with Android 2.2, which boasts browser speed, enterprise messaging and other improvements. I covered the launch in New York City and know full well the Droid X, which is […]

Citing threats from China’s government that would make its search engine go dark in the country, Google June 28 said it will cease rerouting visitors to its Google.cn search engine to its Google.hk portal. The search engine is instead shuttling users to a special landing page on Google.cn that links to Google.hk, where users can […]

Motorola Droid X with Motoblur Delivers Multimedia Punch by Clint Boulton The Droid X Display The glossy glass is good for rendering video and other multimedia in HD. Social Networking on the Droid X Facebook and Twitter feeds can be added to the user interface of the Motoblur social network service for easy access. Custom […]

StatCounter said June 28 that Google’s Chrome Web browser has leapfrogged Apple’s Safari browser in the U.S., with 8.97 percent market share to Safari’s 8.88 percent. Chrome has been well ahead of Safari around the world, with 9.4 percent of the market compared with 4 percent for Safari, said the researcher, whose data is based […]

Facebook has poached Matt Papakipos, the lead engineer behind Google’s important Chrome Operating System initiative. Papakipos, who last November introduced Chrome OS as a fast-loading cloud operating system for netbooks, announced the move in a tweet on Twitter June 28: “Now that Chrome OS & WebGL are in good shape, it’s time for something new. […]

Google June 28 began officially pushing its Android 2.2 operating system build over the air to the thousands of users who own the Google Nexus One smartphone. The search engine turned phone provider in January by rolling out the Android 2.1-based Nexus One via a Webstore unlocked for $529 or with a two-year contract from […]

It was a classic tit-for-tat. No sooner did the idea that Facebook is challenging Google in search re-emerge than word of Google challenging Facebook’s social network dynasty came from none other than Digg co-founder Kevin Rose. Rose tweeted June 26: Google hasn’t responded to my request for more info, but I can tell you now […]

Since Google unveiled Android 2.2 in May, owners of the 60 or so smartphones based on Google’s Android operating system have wondered when and if their device will get the long-anticipated upgrade. Some Google Nexus One owners have been upgraded in the last month and now Sprint said its HTC Evo 4G will get the […]

10 Things You Should Know About Google TV by Clint Boulton Google TV Google TV aims to blend the TV-watching experience with surfing the Web. The service is based on the Android 2.1 mobile operating system and uses Google’s Chrome Web browser with support for Adobe Systems’ Flash 10.1. Users will watch programs on Internet-connected […]

After last week’s launch event, the avid niche of Android followers knows Motorola’s Droid X is coming to Verizon Wireless July 15 for $199 with a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year deal. But some folks may not know they can preorder the Android 2.1-based, multimedia-focused device now from Best Buy. The retailer said June […]