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Android Isn’t Fragmented Says Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Android Isn’t Fragmented Says Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

As Android continues to heat up, so do the claims of the mobile operating system from Google being fragmented, among other things. Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman at Google, spoke at CES and denied that fragmentation existed with ... continue
Google+ Gets More Integrated, Meet Social Search 2.0

Google+ Gets More Integrated, Meet Social Search 2.0

Google+, the ever growing social network from Google launched back in June 2011, announced new improvements to their social search product today. The overall goal is to make results much more personal for users. Currently, Google+ is said ... continue
Google Owned Motorola Mobility Says Q4 Profits Were ‘Modest’

Google Owned Motorola Mobility Says Q4 Profits Were ‘Modest’

Motorola Mobility who was recently acquired by Google for a whopping $12.5 Billion, released results from Q4 2011. The company continues to do exceptionally well with estimated sales of $3.4 Billion in the final three months of ... continue
LG To Have It’s First Ever Google TV, Debut At CES

LG To Have It’s First Ever Google TV, Debut At CES

With competition in the internet connected television arena heating up, LG will be showing off their first ever Google TV at CES 2012. Previous generations of the TV operating system haven't necessarily done the best, though a ... continue
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone To Be Available In White Very Soon

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Smartphone To Be Available In White Very Soon

The Galaxy Nexus, Google's new flagship smartphone, is expected to be available in white starting in 2 weeks for the UK and in early February for people of the US. Most smartphones are typically released in black, ... continue
Google Punishes Google In Search Results And They Deserved It

Google Punishes Google In Search Results And They Deserved It

When a website is in clear violation of Google's search policies, for example they buy links to boost their presence, the search giant acts swiftly to punish those websites, apparently they are just as quick to punish ... continue
Google Chrome Could Be Billion Dollar Business Says Internet Analyst

Google Chrome Could Be Billion Dollar Business Says Internet Analyst

When we think of Internet browsers, we think of a free means to access and enjoy everything the Internet has to offer. However, there's money behind Internet browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc. Internet analyst ... continue
Google Acquires Over 200 IBM Patents, Covers Multiple Technologies

Google Acquires Over 200 IBM Patents, Covers Multiple Technologies

In the World of tech patents, Google scored a big win today with the acquisition of 217 patents from IBM. Patent wars have been heating up the last couple years, most notably with Apple and their never ... continue
MAME arcade emulator ported to Google Chrome

MAME arcade emulator ported to Google Chrome

Fans of arcade classics were rejoicing when a port of MAME (Multime Arcade Machine Emulator) popped up on the iTunes app store back in December, but all of the excitement quickly led to disappointment as Apple removed ... continue
SOPA-Opposing Web Giants Consider ‘Nuclear Option’ to Thwart Law

SOPA-Opposing Web Giants Consider ‘Nuclear Option’ to Thwart Law

As a person who basically routes their entire life through the internet- professional, personal, lifestyle- one of the things that gets me agitated about the whole SOPA brouhaha is how little the average web user is concerned ... continue
Acer Iconia A700 Tab Gets Outed Before CES

Acer Iconia A700 Tab Gets Outed Before CES

Several days ago Acer put their long awaited Iconia Tab A700 tablet up for pre-sale in the United Kingdom and now the A700 model has surfaced in Russia. According to Russian tech site Nomobile.ru the Iconia Tab A700 is ... continue
Google Nexus Tablet, Dubbed the “iPad Killer” Coming in Six Months [Video]

Google Nexus Tablet, Dubbed the “iPad Killer” Coming in Six Months [Video]

Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has a bold claim he is making in the Italian Press, that in 6 months Google will be releasing an Android based tablet called the Google Nexus Tablet that will truly be ... continue
The US isn’t all that hot for social networking but the women do it more than men

The US isn’t all that hot for social networking but the women do it more than men

Who would have thought. I mean if you hang around any of the hot social networks like Facebook, Twitter, or even Google+ you'd think that they are being used by nothing but U.S. males with nothing better to do ... continue
Android Smartphones Now Being Activated 700,000 Times Per Day

Android Smartphones Now Being Activated 700,000 Times Per Day

Google mobile VP Andy Rubin posted about the company's Android successes on Tuesday where he revealed that the software giant is now moving 700,000 Android based Smartphones every single day. If that number is correct it's a ... continue
‘One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor,’ Warns Google Maps

‘One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor,’ Warns Google Maps

Google loves putting little hidden gems into its products. Earlier this week it was revealed that typing in "Let it snow" into Google search  created a blizzard on your computer screen.  Google can also provide you with ... continue
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets Flying Off The Shelf

Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets Flying Off The Shelf

With Christmas just 7 days away it's a good time to be the masterminds behind the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, a device that is likely eclipsing the sales numbers compared to former Amazon Kindle devices. According to the ... continue
Google Let It Snow Trick Goes Viral, Brings Everyone A White Christmas

Google Let It Snow Trick Goes Viral, Brings Everyone A White Christmas

Google this week debuted a new homepage search trick that allows users to make the homepage snow and then frost over. To complete the trick simply type in the search phrase "Let It Snow" and then click on ... continue
Google announces Android 4.0.3, brings bug fixes and more

Google announces Android 4.0.3, brings bug fixes and more

The Galaxy Nexus was just launched two days ago on Verizon Wireless, and right around the moment it was released, Android was updated to version 4.0.2. Despite the fact that Google just released an update, the company ... continue
UMG claims it has the right to remove YouTube videos it doesn’t own

UMG claims it has the right to remove YouTube videos it doesn’t own

Last week we reported that UMG filed a copyright claim and took down the MegaUpload song, despite having no ownership over the content whatsoever. Not only did they do it for the original video, they also aggressively ... continue
Another patent awarded to Google. This time for autonomous cars

Another patent awarded to Google. This time for autonomous cars

Google made a bit of news earlier in the year when it was testing driver-less cars and now it seems that it has been awarded a patent for their work. Officially called Transitioning a Mixed-mode Vehicle to ... continue
Zeitgeist 2011: Google Releases Annual Year in Review Video

Zeitgeist 2011: Google Releases Annual Year in Review Video

Google's annual year-in-review video for 2011 is up- did the search engine giant miss any of the 2011's biggest moments? continue
Google is putting up $11.5M towards the fight against modern slavery

Google is putting up $11.5M towards the fight against modern slavery

One would think that in our modern world things like slavery would be relegated strictly to our history book but unfortunately it isn't. In fact slavery is very much alive in our world with an estimated 27 ... continue