Clint Boulton

Social media fatigue is setting in among some adopters of Facebook, Twitter and other social media Websites, according to a survey from research firm Gartner. Gartner found that 24 percent of people surveyed said they use their favorite social media Websites less than when they first signed up, with 33 percent citing concern for their […]

The Featherweight Tab A100 This image should give users an idea how portable the A100 is. Indeed, any tablet that weighs less than 1 pound attracts our interest. Sharp Display The Iconia Tab A100 uses a 7-inch TFT WSVGA that renders images in 1024×600 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio and 75-degree wide viewing angle. How It […]

Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition offer for Motorola set off the normal rounds of pontification such blockbuster proposals tend to send off. While pundits analyze to death the ins and outs and ramifications of the deal, antitrust regulators on Capitol Hill are likely preparing for this new headache, as Google is proving to be an increasingly […]

For Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI), is was business as usual on the same day it agreed to put its fate in Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) hands. The phone and tablet maker, which agreed to be acquired by Google Aug. 15 for $12.5 billion in cash, unveiled the Motorola Defy+, a so-called “rugged” smartphone based on Google’s Android 2.3 […]

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) stunned the high-tech world Aug. 15 with an offer to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) for $12.5 billion. The company’s largest purchase ever should give the search engine much-needed patent protection. Google agreed to pay $40.00 per share in cash, a premium of 63 percent over Motorola Mobility’s Aug. 12 closing price. Pending regulatory […]

Google Finally Opens Its War Chest Google has acquired dozens of companies over the last two years, and perhaps 100 over its lifetime, but never has it shelled out so much cash. The $12.5 billion bid represents roughly 30 percent of Google’s current cash and securities total. It’s a bold move, akin to what most […]

When Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) launched its Google+ social network June 28, the search engine promised it would ensure the social network would integrate with the company’s other Web services. Early Google+ users called strongly for integration of + with Gmail, the popular Webmail application, and the company promised it is working on this. However, other Google+ […]

One month ago, some folks were lamenting or even deriding Google+ as a place where Googlers, tech early adopters and journalists reigned. It’s still true that those demographics comprise the bulk of the 25 million-plus Google+ users, but Experian HitWise has some numbers that show otherwise. HitWise Research General Manager Bill Tancer said that in […]

Research in Motion and its ubiquitous BlackBerry devices have long been the reigning kings of enterprise mobility, though tiny cracks are beginning to show in the company’s coveted business market. Enterprise device management software providers such as Good Technology and MobileIron are scrambling to seize the advantage against the Canadian company, which commands the bulk […]

Google Aug. 11 began introducing 16 games on its Google+ social network, allowing users to play Angry Birds, Zynga Poker and 14 other titles by clicking a new games button in the social network’s toolbar. The lesser known detail is that Google will only take 5 percent of any payments made by Google+ users to […]

Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system accounted for 53 percent of advertising impressions in the second quarter, according to Millennial Media’s latest report. Millennial, the largest freestanding mobile ad network, said Apple’s iOS posted a 27 percent share of impressions, growing 4 percent from Q2 2010. Millennial expects Apple to gain share next quarter with the […]

Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) forthcoming Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android tablet continues to be a hot topic among tech media and pundits. One of the popular memes surrounding the machine is that the e-commerce giant could find a way to challenge Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad by severely undercutting it on price. How severe? Perhaps by as much as half the […]