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Android Will Rule Over Apple iOS for Developers in 2011

2010 is hurtling toward its end, and it's always good to take the pulse of the mobile applications industry.This is especially apt considering mobile...

Google Voice Leveraged for AdWords Call Metrics

First Google Voice has been seamlessly blended with Gmail, now AdWords. Is there anywhere Google won't put the call management application?Google has launched AdWords...

Blekko Has Usability Issues as it Seeks to Bite Google

It may never be fair to cry "Dead Man Walkin'" for a brand new Web service, but unfortunately that's the conclusion I've come to...

AdMob Founder, Google Wave Creator Leave Google

Google saw two high-level departures last week, with AdMob founder Omar Hamoui and Google Maps and Google Wave creator Lars Rasmussen.Who knows what Hamoui...

Google Latitude Goes Real-time on Google Maps for Android 4.6

Google capped a week of big location search and ad news with a new version of Google Maps for Android that is absolutely tuned...

Google, Apple Profiled on Bloomberg Game Changers

Bloomberg Television this month began running a nice little series called Bloomberg Game Changers profiling some of the most influential captains of industry, including...

Google Voice Search Leveraged for Local Listings on iPhone

Anyone wonder what people who conduct voice searches are looking for? Chitika says its local search listings.The ad network said that people who search...

Google AdMob Launches Interactive Video Ads for Android

Google's display and mobile ad businesses may be chugging along at a combined $3.5 billion run-rate for the year, but competition from Apple's iAd...

Facebook-like Social Games to Rule Google TV, Apple TV: Cuban

When it comes to TV consumption, I respect Mark Cuban's opinion quite a bit, so I paid close attention to two of his recent...

Google Creep Exemplified in Stats: Royal Pingdom

Royal Pingdom offered a fun post Oct. 19 dealing with one of my favorite topics: Google Creep.Google Creep is my nickname for the spread...