Over the course of his career, Steve Jobs revolutionized three industries: personal computing, digital music and mobile communication. Before his death last fall, he had turned his attention to a fourth — television — …
Nearly 50% of Americans Own Smartphones; Android, iPhone Dominate
Smartphone use is surging in the United States, powered by the massive success of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android operating system. In fact, for the first time, smartphones now outnumber more basic mobile phones, according to …
New Google Privacy Policy May Violate European Law
Google is facing some new flack for its new privacy policy — set to be rolled out on March 1 — after the French data protection authority said the new policy appears to violate EU law. In a letter sent to Google Monday, …
Yahoo Threatens to Sue Facebook Over Patents
The escalating war between technology companies over intellectual property has had a number of unfortunate consequences, but perhaps none is sadder than the spectacle of an ailing Internet giant using the threat of patent …
Report: Facebook, Google Overtake Yahoo In Display Ad Market Share
Yahoo’s once dominant position with display advertising is now officially over. Research firm eMarketer released figures Wednesday showing that both Facebook and Google surpassed Yahoo last year in display-ad revenue, with $1.73 billion and $1.71 billion, respectively.
According to eMarketer, overall spending on online video, …
Google Takes Another Experimental Step Toward Delivering TV
Google, which was founded by two graduate students, has always made research a top priority. Now it appears that the company is turning a metropolitan area in the Midwest into its latest laboratory. The tech giant, which is …
How Job Candidates Now Resemble Reality TV Contestants
Want a job? Then get ready to perform. The days in which a good education, a solid resume filled with relevant skills and work experience, and straightforward, professional answers to interview questions were enough to warrant a …
Why the Wireless Spectrum Deal is a Win for Consumers and Industry
Who says Congress never gets anything done? Pressed into action by the ongoing budget crunch, lawmakers have agreed to let the federal government raise as much as $25 billion by auctioning off valuable wireless spectrum, …
Apple Stock Hits $500 as China ‘iPad’ Trademark Case Escalates
First, the good news: Apple shares briefly hit $500 Monday morning for the first time in its history — an impressive milestone and psychological threshold that underscores the incredible success of America’s largest technology …
After Motorola Deal Approval, Can Google Hardware Be Far Behind?
Now that federal regulators appear poised to approve Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, speculation is mounting about what the Internet giant will do with its newly acquired assets. And what assets they are. …
Will Google’s Insanely-Fast Kansas City Network Shame U.S. ISPs?
Google’s highly-anticipated plan to build an ultra-fast city broadband network kicked into gear Monday with the search giant’s announcement that it will begin laying miles of fiber-optic cable across Kansas City, Kansas and …
Is Google In Danger of Being Shut Out of the Changing Internet?
This article was updated on February 1, 2012 at at 11:00 am.
The upcoming IPO of Facebook, the flak surrounding Twitter’s decision to censor some tweets, and Google’s weaker-than-expected 4th-quarter earnings all point to …