Clint Boulton

Recognizing the growing value of wind power as a clean energy source, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) upped its investment in the Alta Wind Energy Center by $102 million, bringing its funding for the project to $157 million. Google’s clean power investments now top $780 million, with $700 million of that funding coming in 2011 alone. That is […]

Google Goggles is getting a lot of work these days, with the search engine adapting its visual search technology to provide image search on desktop computers and enabling it to recognize Russian at its Inside Search event. Goggles is the company’s visual search application, which lets users take pictures with their smartphone cameras to retrieve […]

Starting Up Users can access Search by Image by clicking the camera icon from the Google Images landing page. Test Run Note Google’s instruction on the landing page above to drag and drop an image into the search box. We tried it out on the image of the Greek island of Santorini and got the […]

AT&T (NYSE:T) will sell the LG Thrill 4G, a high-end smartphone with a 4.3-inch WVGA 3D display that will let users create and share 3D photos and video this summer. The No. 1 U.S. carrier did not reveal pricing for the Thrill 4G, which will launch with Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 2.2 operating system and be […]

Geek.com got a nice little scoop for Google TV fans: images of the next version of Google TV, running Google’s Android 3.1 flavor of “Honeycomb.” Google TV fans–it’s time to get excited, but first a little perspective helps. I just upgraded my Google I/O edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Honeycomb 3.1 yesterday and am […]

HTC’s Evo 3D 4G is a mouthful to say and can prove tough on the eyes if you don’t use the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” smartphone’s 3D capabilities in moderation. The handset, which goes on sale from Sprint (NYSE:S) June 24 for $199.99 and a two-year deal, is the first smartphone in the United […]

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) revealed more than a year ago that it has more than 1 billion searches a day and averages 1 billion searchers a week. Now it can add 1 billion unique visitors per month to that storied stat club. comScore revealed that Google’s Websites, including its search engine, YouTube video-sharing site and Gmail, lured […]

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) could launch tablet computers as early as this August or September, with expectations to sell 4 million units for the remainder of 2011. Citing Taiwanese component makers, DigiTimes said Amazon will use processors from Texas Instruments, with Taiwan’s Wintek to supply touch panels, ILI Technology putting in LCD driver ICs. Quanta Computer will […]

Bubonic Plague “Robotic Legs” was the laughable result for our search for “bubonic plague.” Not exactly the auspicious start we’d hoped for. Ryan Dunn Dunn, a member of MTV’s “Jackass” crew, recently died in a car accident. We realized there probably are tons of people named “Ryan Dunn,” but we also figured he’d figure prominently […]

HTC Evo 3D 4G Unveiled This unassuming device measures a standard 5 inches long, is a narrow-enough 2.6 inches wide and is nearly half an inch thick. It weighs 6 ounces, owing to the chunky 1730-mAh battery designed to power 4G data. Camera Note the twin 2D and 3D camera—both HD—surrounded by a rubberized dark-gray […]

Google released WebRTC software to open source in May and now the company is tucking the technology into its Chrome browser, according to some sleuthing by CNET. WebRTC comprises real-time chat software Google’s gained from buying Global IP Solutions (GIPS) in 2010, a deal that frankly I’d forgotten about. Open-sourcing that technology recalls what Google […]

In the wake of Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) dire earnings forecast, financial experts are making suggestions to help the struggling BlackBerry smartphone and tablet maker stay afloat, assuming it won’t drown from missing too many boats. Let’s discuss those boats. RIM, which reduced its fiscal year 2012 outlook to $5.25 to $6 per share from […]