Posts Tagged ‘ Google ’

Long Time Coming: Google Chrome Leapfrogs Mozilla Firefox for First Time

December 1, 2011
Long Time Coming: Google Chrome Leapfrogs Mozilla Firefox for First Time

At the rate things were going, it was only a matter of time before Google’s Chrome browser skipped ahead of Mozilla Firefox, and according to at least one Web analytics company, it’s finally happened. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to the browser market. Chrome has been gaining ground ever since [...]

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Android Honeycomb 3.0: Revealing New Info

February 2, 2011
Android Honeycomb 3.0: Revealing New Info

Developers at Android had a live demonstration this morning straight out of Google headquarters, showing off some of the new features that will be included in the “tablet optimized” Honeycomb OS slated for release later this year. This included announc…

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Google Chrome Cracks 10 Percent Market Share

February 2, 2011
Google Chrome Cracks 10 Percent Market Share

For the first time ever, Google’s Chrome browser busted through the 10 percent global market share threshold in January, according to market research firm Net Applications.
Chrome’s market share has been steadily rising every month, while both Internet…

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Microsoft Refutes Bing Cheating Allegation

February 2, 2011
Microsoft Refutes Bing Cheating Allegation

The sultan of search (Google) is in a war of words with Redmond’s software giant (Microsoft). Google called shenanigans on Microsoft’s search team, claiming that Bing copies Google’s search queries and the sites users select in order to provide more re…

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Google Accuses Bing of Copying Its Search Results

February 1, 2011
Google Accuses Bing of Copying Its Search Results

As far as Google is concerned, Microsoft’s Bing is that kid in class who used to sneak a peek at your exam paper and copy the answer. How so? According to Search Engine Land, Google put on its detective cap and discovered that Bing has been paying atte…

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Google Launches Phone Tweeting Service as Last Egyptian ISP Goes Down

January 31, 2011
Google Launches Phone Tweeting Service as Last Egyptian ISP Goes Down

The only Egyptian Internet service provider (ISP)  to have survived last week’s government-ordered Internet blackout has finally been taken down, according to internet monitoring firm Renesys. The hesitance in pulling the plug on Noor Group w…

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Smartphone Sales Way Up Last Quarter, Android on Top

January 31, 2011
Smartphone Sales Way Up Last Quarter, Android on Top

According to market research firm Canalys, smartphones had a really big year in 2010. In the last quarter of the year, smartphone shipments increased to 101.2 million units. That’s double what they were previously. A big part of this success comes from…

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Google Voice Now Officially Supports Number Porting

January 25, 2011

After a brief preview, Google Voice number porting is a reality. The Google Voice blog has been updated with a handy video to make the whole process clear to users. This new capability will let users take an existing cellular number, and move it to the…

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