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Android takes to the sky in Boeing’s new Dreamliner

Android takes to the sky in Boeing’s new Dreamliner

Boeing's long-delayed 787 Dreamliner has finally finished flight testing and is ready for delivery. Airlines looking to add the 787...

Google takes another deep stab at Yelp by buying Zagat

Google takes another deep stab at Yelp by buying Zagat

When Yelp denied Google's $500 million bid to buy them in 2009, many believed that the location/reviews company was positioned...

AOL and Yahoo! are run very differently from Microsoft and Google

AOL and Yahoo! are run very differently from Microsoft and Google

It's a matter of class.Apple and Google have traveled different paths on their road to success. Both have overcome challenges...

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

When the Google +1 button first rolled out earlier this year, it made a little bit of a splash from...

Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share

Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share

The drive towards domination of the smartphone market continues for Apple and Google as they approach a combined 70% choke...

Google vs Apple: Who’s winning the tech industry land grab?

Google vs Apple: Who’s winning the tech industry land grab?

In the news, people are well aware of the iOS vs Android war. Both operating systems and the companies behind...

Google makes changes to their search algorithm an average of once every 17.5 hours

Google makes changes to their search algorithm an average of once every 17.5 hours

With several hundred signals that are read and processed by their search algorithm, we've always known that Google puts a...

Nintendo gives up, defers to Google

Nintendo gives up, defers to Google

Companies are often no longer the experts about their own products. The internet has allowed us to find information like...

Facebook gets nervous, looks to new design

Facebook gets nervous, looks to new design

The world’s largest social network, Facebook, is planning a number of acquisitions that will improve site design and advance mobile...

In mobile search, there can be only Google (for now)

In mobile search, there can be only Google (for now)

Every month, StatCounter comes out with their ranking reports that are combed over by bloggers to find trends, see changes,...

iOS vs Android: Key Insights for App Developers and Businesses

iOS vs Android: Key Insights for App Developers and Businesses

The iOS vs Android fight rivalry has evolved far beyond emoji battles and text bubble colors, it's no longer just...

Google+ and Facebook are perceived the same by users

Google+ and Facebook are perceived the same by users

How different is Google+ from Facebook? It turns out, they’re not that different. A recent eye-tracking study has revealed that...

In the Google+ vs Facebook battle, does one have to beat the other?

In the Google+ vs Facebook battle, does one have to beat the other?

Almost all of the social media hoopla lately has been about Google+ and its relationship with Facebook. Just over a...

Google+ becomes the fastest growing social network

Google+ becomes the fastest growing social network

Since its launch in late June, Google+ has attracted 25 million unique global visitors. That ascent has far outpaced the...

Google “Instant Pages” for Chrome tells more about direction than features

Google “Instant Pages” for Chrome tells more about direction than features

This could also be titled, "How Larry Page is starting to run Google more like Steve Jobs would." Google has...

Google asks people to have an “email intervention” with their friends

Google asks people to have an “email intervention” with their friends

In one of the most aggressive attempts Google has made to promote one of its products, the "Email Intervention" campaign...

Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)

Microsoft goes after Google with humor (that actually worked)

When it comes to funny competitive attack commercials, many have tried and failed to capture the magic of "I'm a...

One more feather in the Google+ cap: Themes

One more feather in the Google+ cap: Themes

It's not that big of a deal, really. It's just a Chrome extension that someone made to add some spice...

If your web pages are slow, Google will rewrite them for you

If your web pages are slow, Google will rewrite them for you

Google has been on a rampage over the last few years promoting the cause of increasing internet speed. They are...

How to move your Facebook photos over to Google+

How to move your Facebook photos over to Google+

Here is a quick tutorial on how to transfer your photos from Facebook to your Google+ account. It's possible that...