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Google+ Check-In Offers Coming Soon

Earlier this year, I wondered when Google+ would be integrated with Google Places.That's as logical of a local business booster as you can get....

Kindle Fire: The On-Ramp to the iPad

J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz had a sit-down with Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer, from whom he gathered that they were...

Chrome Bloating Like Firefox, Users Claim

An interesting meme has popped up over whether Mozilla's Firefox browser is sustainable given the fact that Google's Chrome browser is rapidly gaining on...

Google Flight Search Results Now Indexed on Google.com

Google released the first fruits of its ITA Software Flight Search data back in September, providing users with flight schedules and prices to compare...

Should Chrome OS Stay or Go Now?

ReadWriteWeb's Joe Brockmeier published a provacative post about Chrome Operating System Wednesday.The premise? Google, which behind new-old CEO Larry Page has been trimming a...

Google Maps for Android Covers Malls, Airports Indoors

Google Maps for Android 6.0 is a significant refresh, adding indoor layouts for some malls, department stores such as Ikea, Bloomingdale's and Macy's, as...

Google Search Future Channels ‘Star Trek’ Computer

Google's top search engineers, including Google Fellows Amit Singhal and Ben Gomes, run through a video snapshot of the company's search engine evolution over...

Facebook Needs Phone to Battle Google for Mobile Ads

Jean-Louis Gassée has penned a cogent analysis answering many industry watchers' question of: Why should Facebook produce a smartphone?Facebook is a social network company...

Samsung Rips iPhone Fans in Clever Galaxy S II Ad

Samsung has made its mobile attack on Apple personal, poking fun at iPhone fanboys and fangirls in a clever ad for its Samsung Galaxy...

Slain Facebook Phone Reborn as Buffy (Gotta Love It)

In a plot worthy of one of campiest, long-running teen TV series ever, Facebook reportedly assembled a top-secret team of top talent to build...