Why Rovio Says Android will Remain Developers’ Second Pick
While there are dozens of reasons why users will choose either an Apple-powered or Android-run device to fill their smartphone needs, one of the most...
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Rob has been insatiably obsessed with Google, search engine technology, and the trends of the web-based world since he began life as a webmaster in 2002. His work as an SEO consultant since 2006, and subsequently to content writing for technology and internet-focused publications, has done nothing but fuel this passion.
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Yext Tries to Take Down Google Hotpot
Google’s expansions these days cause more than a few ripples in the world of online commerce. Their push to buy ITA is still the subject...
Windows Phone 7: Have ALL the Apps?
When we mention Windows Phone 7 here, it’s not usually with awe or enthusiasm. After all, Microsoft’s “ambitious plan” entails climbing into the number three...
How Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Stacked Up in 2010
The world of search engine technologies has been changing at an incredibly fast rate. Names that determined how we thought of searching just a few...
Health Check: Will Google Take Over the World?
We have a few nick-names for Google here. “The search engine giant” is one of the favorites, while a variety of other names — mostly...
Google Fights Against Disclosure Order in Court Case
Google’s original business model was reliant on SERP ads. Now, they’ve expanded their revenue base somewhat, but their primary focus is still on ads found...
Developer Version of Android’s Next Gen Music App Leaked
Anyone who has an Android phone should be jumping for joy at the great news we released just the other day, outlining Google’s upcoming Android...
Bing Snags a Quarter of November Searches
For a time back in the late 90s and even early 2000s, consumers would choose from any one of about a dozen popular search engines...
Official Logitech Statement: “All’s Well” with Google TV
Is Google TV failing? Are Google and Logitech having a “falling out?” Well, if you’ve been paying attention to any of the reports (including, yes,...
Google to Enforce Anti-Cloaking Rules More Strictly in 2011
Google is persistently refining and revamping its search engine, with one or more changes to their search algorithm each and every day. The objective for...
Paul Allen Suing Google et Al, Again
We reported previously on Paul Allen’s law suit against everyone in the world, including your mom. The law suit took some very vaguely worded patents...
Google Buzz Named “Biggest Flop of 2010”
Google has a huge number of great successes on the market. With about 140 different services currently active, and many of them thriving, there’s no...
Android Hits the 200,000 App Benchmark
The iPhone and iPad both became wild successes in part because Apple has been leading the App race. With over 300,000 applications, they’re a cut...
Google to Bolster Education Apps in Marketplace
Google has definitely been putting a lot of its energy into the app marketplace, with a huge push to help developers create on the platform...
Googlers Get a Free Nexus S
We’ve been reporting a lot on the Nexus S lately. That’s mostly because Google has been so clever in marketing it, of course, what with...
Ex-Googlers Create a Whale of an App
There are plenty of reasons to leave the major companies — Yahoo, Google, Microsoft — and pursue projects elsewhere. Recently, we’ve seen everything from the...
New Google Music App Leaked
As high-tech devices are increasing in power, they’re also decreasing in bulk. Additionally, every so often devices will combine themselves into a single medium —...
CES to Bring Google-Powered iPod Equivalent
It was once “Google vs Microsoft vs Yahoo.” Today, the picture has changed to something more like “Google vs Bingahoo vs Apple.” In case you...
Microsoft vs Google: The University War
It used to be that the major technology companies already had a map that was fairly well carved up, and each stuck to their respective...
Health Check: How IS Yahoo Doing?
In the movie “Frequency,” a time travel movie where a son communicates with his dead father via a ham radio (thanks to the radio’s unique...
Android Market’s Seuss Stories Show Off Mobile eReader Possibilities
The new version of the Kindle has sold very well this holiday season, largely thanks to a significant drop in cost and improved product features....
Health Check: Is Google TV on Its Death Bed?
Google has had some major failures this year, with Google Wave and Buzz topping the list. However, people are quick to add the newly released...
The Engadget Android Tips & Apps Guide
There’s that old saying, when you fail to use a basic human contraption appropriately, that says “you just have to be smarter than it is.”...
Bing Looks Over Searchers’ 2010 Resolutions
Ah, the end of the year: A time for us all to gather with our families, put together feasts of various kinds, and, of course,...
Google’s Irene Au Gives Quora a Thumbs Up
If you had to narrow down Google’s strengths to just the top one, it’s likely that their ability to hire great employees would be it....
Google & Clooney: Stopping Civil War in Sudan
Google’s stance on politics tends to be very narrow, and mostly related only to issues with direct impact on the net, search, and other company...
Through the Looking Glass: Dell’s 3G Enabled Google Tab
Dell already has some solid Android tablet options available. While not all of them are doing equally well, it’s almost a sure bet that we’ll...
Google Revamps Android Hotpot App
It’s no secret that Google is excited about Hotpot, the new website property that has replaced “Places” and (maybe, just maybe) seeks to dethrone sites...
Galaxy S Should Hit 10 Million in Sales by EOY
Do you remember when we told you that Windows Phone 7 was flailing, desperately trying to compete? Do you remember when we said that their...
Full Net Neutrality Text Released, Phrasing Re-Touched
We’ve heard plenty on the FCC’s internet neutrality ruling, although the only really congratulatory statements have been from companies that were pandered to (Google, I’m...