Google Maps Grows More with Android Features

Jun. 7 | Marissa Mayer of Google expects Google Maps to be used in the mobile milieu surpassing the usage of desktop by June. Mayer referred to Google as a ‘twitchy’ place to work. This is an interesting description since their efforts for social seems to...

Microsoft Obtains Skype at $8.5B, Implications Not yet Determined

May. 20 | Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype – creator of the most widely used Web-based phone service worldwide – signifies their greatest deal in the software company’s 36-year record to date. Skype had been available for sale, and rumors...

Paypal Incorporation on Android Devices, Google and Verizon Strikes Deal for Good Reason

Aug. 18 | Google and eBay are discussing the possibilities of incorporating Paypal as a payment method for Android devices. This was reported by Bloomberg last Friday. If an agreement is made, applications for Android devices can now be paid for using Paypal, and...

Yahoo Gains Revenue But Fails to Meet Analyst Predictions

Jul. 22 | For the end of the month report for June, Yahoo’s figures showed a gain in revenue for the second quarter, amounting to 1.60 billion U.S. dollars. Compared to last year’s figures, this value is only higher by 2 percent for the same quarter. Indeed,...

Google Introduces New App Inventor

Jul. 12 | Google introduced an App Inventor for its Android phone, which many predicted will not only boost sales for the phone and possibly surpass the Apple iPhone, but will also tremendously increase the number of apps created for smartphones. Not only that,...

European Space Probe Captures Asteroid Pictures, Firefox 4 Reveals Better Browser

Jul. 12 | A European Space Probe moved closer towards Lutetia this Sunday, an asteroid which is covered with craters. According to scientists, information that they will get from the probe will help them further understand the evolution of the solar system. The...

China Renews Google License to Operate

Jul. 9 | A lot have been speculating that the end of Google in China is very imminent, after it publicly stated its desire not to give in to some of the Chinese government’s demands to include a certain level of censorship within the search engine. Google tried...

NTP Suing Big Cellphone Makers, Ford & Chrysler Recalls Vans and SUVs

Jul. 9 | NTP Inc. will sue Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, and Google Inc on grounds of patent issues regarding the sending of emails through wireless systems used by any cellular phone. The same company originally sued Blackberry and won a total of 612.5 million dollars...

Youtube Hacked, Behavioral Targeting Used by Apple Product

Jul. 6 | This weekend, a couple of pranksters were able to hack Youtube. The results of this hacking were that whenever someone clicked a Justin Bieber video, he is directed to a pornography website. Also, they sent messages to Justin Bieber fans that the idol...

Weekly US Jobless Claims Skyrocket, Baidu Little Gains for Google China Incident

Jul. 1 | For this week, more Americans asked for jobless claims, and this was unexpected, but this is definitely a sign that the recovery of the American economy is indeed slowing down. After the end of the week on June 26, the numbers were measured and it was...