Clint Boulton

Web-based email will comprise at least 10 percent of the license seats in enterprises through 2014 but will hit 55 percent by 2020 as it reaches mass adoption, according to Gartner. Web-based, or cloud email, is hosted by providers such as Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), VMware’s Zimbra unit and several startups, and provisioned to users […]

The whole who-will-beat-the-iPad meme has seen a lot of revising of late. When the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 came out months ago, people assumed it would cut into the iPad 2’s lead. It hasn’t happened. HP’s TouchPad failed, until it was heavily discounted. In the last few months the as-yet-unlaunched Amazon Kindle Tablet has been […]

Sen. Mike Lee Challenges Google Search Results Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) came after Schmidt aggressively by presenting a chart with information about Google search results for 650 different product-related searches. When Lee asked why Google ranked third in most of the results, Schmidt smoothly said he’d need to see the technical details to provide a […]

AT&T (NYSE:T) said it will make its Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone available Oct. 2 for $199.99, a move to challenge Sprint’s already released Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Epic 4G Touch model. AT&T’s S II won’t get a special name, but it will share several of the characteristics of Sprint’s Epic 4G Touch, such […]

At least one research firm believes Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system could face a stiff challenge from a competitor other than Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone 7 (WP7). NPD Group’s Connected Intelligence service said Android is the preferred platform among current smartphone owners as well as those who wish to buy a new […]

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt staunchly defended Google’s business practices during the Senate’s antitrust hearing against the company, invoking Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as the company that helped it steer clear from anticompetitive practices since its inception 13 years ago. Google stands accused of antitrust practices related to its search advertising business, which smaller rivals such […]

Google really wants people to use its newly opened-to-all and refreshed Google+ social network. So much so, that is has basically offered the equivalent of a house ad on its homepage for all to see: The cloudy blue sketch points to the Google+ link, where existing users will get whisked away to Google+ profile. New […]

Me on the Web Google Dashboard is Google’s control panel to the Web for its users. Part of the Google Dashboard that shows information stored in users’ Google accounts, Me on the Web lets users manage what people see when they search for them on Google. Web History Controls Web History, which users must enable, […]

Google+ has moved from limited field-testing to beta in less than 90 days, and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) celebrated the graduation by launching several new features for the social network, including search and improved Hangouts. The graduation from field test to beta means users no longer need an invitation to join Google+, the search-engine provider’s alternative network […]

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Sept. 20 published a guide to the Senate’s hearing on whether the company’s search engine business harms competition and consumer choice. The Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will convene Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. local time in Washington D.C., where Google Executive Chairman (and former CEO) Eric Schmidt is expected to testify under […]

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) met its self-imposed goal to launch its mobile payment service this summer, as Google Wallet rolled out Sept. 19 to allow consumers in New York and San Francisco pay retailers with their mobile phones. The launch came with a surprise bonus: Visa, American Express and Discover have joined Citi and MasterCard as credit […]

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has made no attempt to hush talk of “Ice Cream Sandwich,” the next build of Android that promises to unify elements of the Android 2.x smartphone branch and Android 3.x “Honeycomb” branch of the platform for tablets. The Android development team paved the way for developers Sept. 19 by warning them about what […]