Clint Boulton

Twitter and Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) search engine found a way to do what Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Twitter could not, agreeing to renew their deal to integrate tweets in Bing’s search engine. A Twitter spokesperson couched the news via a faux tweet exchange between Twitter and Bing on Storify, which included this line: “Search w/o Twitter = […]

Too Late The Galaxy S II missed its summer window. Few handsets were released for the entire month of August. That is wasted time and opportunity in the ultra-competitive market for high-end phones from Samsung as well as from other rivals, such as Apple, Windows Phone 7 and RIM BlackBerry. RIM, at least, did take […]

Amazon is tweaking its Website to be more friendly to the touch-screen access afforded by tablets. Add social media development to the list of action items Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is ticking off as it speeds toward its Kindle Tablet launch this fall. Reuters said the e-commerce giant has stepped up its social software efforts, hiring John […]

At Google I/O back in May, executives for Google’s Android platform proudly announced they were working on a way to provide regular platform updates for Android smartphones for 18 months — when the hardware makes it possible. Android Product Manager Hugo Barra said the group was formed to “create guidelines for how quickly Android devices […]

Only in Silicon Valley, which teems with technology talent, can the loss of CEOs from the region’s two most powerful companies be weathered so well. That is exactly what happened this year with the shuttling of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to the executive chairman role in April and the shocking, yet ultimately expected resignation […]

Google is getting gamed, again. Malicious perpetrators are exploiting the Google Places to report that businesses have closed when they are really still open. Google Places is the company’s local search service, which was revamped in April 2010 to offer business information, such as address, phone numbers, reviews, photos and other kernels of information for […]

While there’s no question Google’s bid for Motorola was predicated on the company’s huge intellectual property war chest of 17,000 patents (7,500 pending), some say the phone maker sold its quality patents. Others argue that it doesn’t matter. While it’s become something of a he-said, she-said, it highlights an interesting dichotomy in legal strategy. Thanks […]

Google surprised many high-tech watchers with its $12.5 billion acquisition bid for key Android phone maker Motorola Mobility on Aug. 15. The $40-a-share, all-cash deal is a 63 percent premium. Google intends to run Motorola Mobility as a separate business should the deal close in 2011 or early 2012. Assuming the deal meets with the […]

There are a lot of questions surrounding Hulu, the rival video Website backers Walt Disney, News Corp., Comcast and Providence Equity Partners are desperate to sell. The most common query is: If the owners sell, who will Hulu, which offers free and paid network TV content, go to? Bloomberg said Hulu received first-round bids from […]

Even pundits who formerly thought Apple Television — as in a fully integrated box with a Web browser that flings content across iPhone’s, iPod touches and iPads, as well as Macs — was hopeless are beginning to warm to the idea the company Steve Jobs reinvigorated has to try to conquer the complex home entertainment […]

Sony (NYSE:SNE) formally unveiled two Google (NYSE:GOOG) Android “Honeycomb” tablets, and while the device maker bet big on bold new designs for tablets, it fell short on aggressive pricing. Based on the Android 3.1 “Honeycomb” build, the Sony Tablet S has a 9.4-inch display and is powered by a Nvidia Tegra 1 processor. Far from […]

Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Android tablet has been one of the worst kept secrets for months since CEO Jeff Bezos alluded to it. Analysts have predicted features and price points below $300 to help it effectively compete with Apple’s standard-bearing iPad. Price right with Amazon’s powerful brand, Forrester Research believes the tablet could sell 3 million to […]