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Search engine users disapprove of data collection: survey
Search engines users disapprove of personal data being collected for search results or for targeted advertising, according to a Pew survey released on Friday that underscored the public's growing concern with web privacy.
Apple Quietly Ignores Google Maps in iPhoto: Why?
After Mac OS X, Apple released its iPhoto app on iOS platform on Wednesday – the debut day of third generation iPad. This app has raised eyebrows of Apple watchers as it seems the tech giant is trying to break off with Google Maps.
Google Leans on Developers to Use Payment Service
Google Inc has been pressuring applications and mobile game developers to use its costlier in-house payment service, Google Wallet, as the Internet search giant tries to emulate the financial success of Apple Inc's iOS platform.
Google Pressuring App Developers to Use Its Wallet Service
Google Inc has been pressuring applications and mobile game developers to use its costlier in-house payment service, Google Wallet, as the Internet search giant tries to emulate the financial success of Apple Inc's iOS platform.
International Women's Day 2012: It's About More Than Girl Power, Flowers
International Women's Day is celebrated every March 8 to honor women who have made a difference in the world. While women have come a long way in the 100 years since the holiday was established, progress in many countries has been slow.
Pwn2Own: Hackers Exploit Google Chrome, Apple Safari
Google's Chrome browser was the first to be hacked at the annual Pwn2Own competition held at CanSecWest Security Conference in Vancouver. The competition, in its fifth year, has garnered lots of attention over the past few weeks, especially after Google disowned the contest, deciding instead to hold a rival competition at the conference titled Pwnium.
Android Market Maximum App Size Bumped up from 50MB to 4GB
After Apple iTunes Store hit the milestone of 25 billion downloads, the guys over at Google bumped up the app size limit by 80 times. Now the maximum app size allowed by Google for developers on Android Market is 4GB, as compared to the traditional size of 50MB.
Google Play - Is Apple App Store Under Threat?
Probably, you know what Android Market is. For Android users, Google has launched another similar service - Google Play, which combines Android Market, Google Music and e-book store into one, along with movies rental and cloud-storage options.
International Women's Day 2012 Google Doodle: 5 Things To Know About Google Tribute [VIDEO]
International Women's Day 2012, on March 8, marks the 101st time the international holiday has been celebrated, a tribute Google looks to honor with its latest Google Doodle. From what this year's design means to what the founder of the International Women's Day web site thinks of tributes like the Doodle, here are five things to know about the 2012 tribute.
Facebook Adds 25 more Underwriters for IPO
Facebook Inc added 25 banks to help underwrite the company's initial public offering, meaning most of Wall Street will have a role in the share sale, according to an amended IPO filing on Wednesday.
Google Recent: New Feature Saves Location Across iPhone, Android Devices
Google unveiled on the company's Google Mobile Blog Tuesday a new search feature called Recent.
Google Play Replaces Android Marketplace: 5 Things to Know About the Update
The Android Marketplace, where Google smartphone users went for apps, has been re-branded as the Google Play store. Google made the switch on March 6, 2012, releasing a short video on YouTube and redirecting users from the old web site, market.android.com, to the new Google Play homepage. Google also put dozens of apps and games on sale for just 49 cents in celebration of the shift.
Google recasts Android Market with new name
Google Inc is renaming its online storefront for music, books and digital goods, its latest move to raise its profile in the market for electronic content sales and to better compete with Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
More iPad Plays: 3 Key Items to Watch
While customers and investors need to wait a little more before Apple introduces its update to the iPad2, here are three key items to bear in mind.
Nomura starts coverage of Google with buy
Online advertising will continue to gain share at the expense of print-based media, Nomura said, starting coverage of Google Inc with its top rating.
Yahoo to Lay off Thousands: Report
Yahoo Inc is planning to undergo a major restructuring of the company, which will include lay-off of many employees.
Yelp Shares Plunge 15% on First Day After IPO
Shares of Yelp (NYSE: YELP) the San Francisco-based review Web site, plunged nearly 15 percent Monday, the first after their $107 million initial public offering.
Will Google Assistant Work Better than Siri?
No denying the fact that Apple’s Siri is a runaway success, and also the key feature in the iPhone 4S that helped the device to surpass expectations when it was released in late 2011. Siri, which is not considerably better than most voice recognition software when it comes to returning results, is mostly known for its human-like interaction and fun to use. Google is well aware of the threat Siri could cause, and is hard at work on releasing a competing product known as “Assistant.”
U.S. Senator Asks FTC to Probe Apple and Google on Privacy Violation
A U.S. senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to initiate an investigation subsequent to reports that applications on the Apple and Google mobile systems are violating privacy of users, according to a report.
Video Game Industry Looks for New Ways to Reach Players
The $64 billion global video games industry, shaken up by the likes of Zynga in recent years, may be on the verge of another identity crisis.
Where to Watch Live Stream 'Prop 8' Play Starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney on Saturday
Brad Pitt and George Clooney will be featured in the star-studded play 8 on Saturday, which examines the overturning of the controversial Proposition 8 law in California.
iPad 3 Release: Will Apple Break Away from Tradition and Name New Tablet iPad HD?
It has long been rumored that the next Apple iPad will have a high resolution display to rock your world. But will the tech giant break the tradition and promote the high resolution display in iPad 3 by naming the new tablet iPad HD?
iPad 3: Does a Google Nexus Tablet Stand Any Chance At All?
March 7 will see the unveiling of Apple's newest iPad, and whether it's an iPad 3 or iPad 2S, it will likely sell millions. Even if we don't know the exact features it will have yet, we can see where the tablet world is headed, and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt already announced Google is working on its own tablet.
Windows 8: Is Microsoft’s Latest OS a Threat for Android Tablets and iPad?
Reports said Microsoft will soon be pushing out tablets running on the latest operating system soon. Now the question is - once the Windows 8 tablets are out in the market, how will it affect the current leaders in the tablet space? Or, will it pose a threat any way?
Spain refers Google privacy complaints to EU's top court
Spain's highest court wants the top court in Europe to decide if requests by Spanish citizens to have data deleted from Google's search engine are lawful, in a case that could put more pressure on it to review its privacy policies.
Yelp Shares Surge as Much as 73 Percent in IPO
Shares of Yelp (NYSE: YELP) the San Francisco-based review Web site, soared as much as 73 percent to $26 in their first hour of trading Friday.
Impatient Web Users Fleeing From Sites that Take Longer than 250ms to Load
Gone are the days when Internet users had no problem waiting minutes for a website to load. Now, waiting considerably less than that can aggravates a user to simply exit and visit another Web site, according to Google engineers.
Yelp IPO: Prices Above Range, Raises $107 Million
Yelp, the San Francisco-based review website, raised $107 million in its initial public offering and priced its shares $1 above prior expectations.
Hack Chrome, Get $1 Million from Google
Want to win a million dollars? How about taking up the challenge of hacking Google Chrome. Google is making its voice be heard by awarding a $1 million incentive to persons who are capable of hacking Chrome. Awarding $1 million dollars just for hacking a browser is extreme, but then again, Google Chrome is not just a browser, it is also an OS, so this move by the advertising giant makes sense. Unless Google knows something hackers don’t, the company is setting itself up for a huge blunder, as h...
Google+ a Ghost Town Compared to Facebook, Twitter: Report
Since its release in July last year, Google+ trended as the fastest growing social networking site in 2011. At the time of its debut, Google+ was being considered as a serious business-killer for Facebook and other social networking site. The Circles of Google+ pleased most of Internet users. As a result, millions of users signed up on Google+ and started spending time there. But, it did not last long and the same people now seem to have returned back to Facebook, Twitter and other like sites. A...


