People using tablets spent $123 on average per purchase in 2011, 54 percent more than visitors using smartphones, according to an Adobe study. Mobile is no longer a one-size-fits-all-strategy. It's like saying you have an Internet strategy.
Apple has won a major patent victory over HTC and Android as the U.S. FTC affirmed the July patent ruling in Apple's favor. Meanwhile, UK telecommunications company BT has opened another patent case that targets a wide array of Google services and...
For work or play, and sometimes both, here's a collection of uncanny gifts perfect for the tech-savvy guy or gal in your life! Smartphone Touchscreen Gloves on Amazon.com Don't freeze your hand or fingertips just because you have a smartphone or...
Google's cloud-based computers are getting a holiday-season push. Chromebooks are getting a price drop, the Chrome OS is getting some in-demand tweaks, and those taking plane trips for the holidays may get access to a free Chromebook during their...
Is your site optimized for the mobile and tablet generation? There’s no such thing as being lost in the woods anymore thanks to mobile and tablet technology, which gives consumers the power to directly connect from the palm of their hands.
After months of anticipation and weeks of dedicated waiting, I've received an invite to the Google Music (Beta). Here are a few concrete details I've picked up in my early-phase exploration. The "How" of Google Music
Google's Chromebook is finally a real, live, (metaphorically) breathing thing. Several models with varying prices are available, and initial reviews have started coming back. Here's a brief look at all your specs, options, and early-phase feedback.
The Chinese government has launched a new search engine called Panguso that aims to not only become a top search engine in China but lead in the international market. The new search engine is a joint venture between the state-owned mobile operator...
Google has opened their new web based operating system (OS), Chrome OS, for limited public beta. The new 'waitless' operating system promises to be extremely fast and extremely secure. Superfast, Secure with Chrome OS you might simply have...
We reported that Google Instant beta was appearing on Android devices last week. Yesterday, Google made it official, introducing the predictive search-as-you-type functionality for iPhones and Android.
The past 10 years have seen the beginning of a revolution in the world of advertising. Every year, interactive advertising budgets become more significant and eat away at traditional budgets. Change is a constant.
Yahoo announced today on the Y! Mobile Blog that they have partnered with TIM Brasil, and displaced Google, to provide the search facility to one of the largest mobile carriers in Brazil. Yahoo will power the search facility on the TIM mobile...
Japan is a highly developed "wired" country, has a similar e-commerce infrastructure, uses both Google and Yahoo, and is the global leader in blogs and 3G mobile usage. Yet the failure rate among multinational search marketers trying to succeed in...
An overview of some of today's ad/tech news Twitter's SocialAds Network Twitter is launching SocialAds, a video ad network forked out of its TwitVid. SocialAds allows you to buy your followers and re-tweets (RT) but also provides social analytics.
Twitter offers us a simple way to see a list of "trending topics" -- small snippets of text that summarize material that's being shared via tweets. Doing this isn't all that hard, conceptually. You need to write a program that looks for statistical...
Apple Inc.said Monday that it has sold one million of its new iPad tablet computers in the month after its launch, meaning it has been selling them more than twice as fast as it sold the iPhone back when it was new.
Google goes after Apple's iPhone with new Android software update for Nexus One. Google is competing with Apple head on by adding "pinch-to-zoom" functionality to its new Nexus One phone. One of the biggest complaints after launching the device was...
Unless you've been living under a rock or undergoing a digital cleanse (John Mayer), then you've probably heard something about Google releasing its own mobile phone, dubbed the Nexus One. Today, the Nexus One moved from rumor to reality with a big...
Ask.com gets a lot of their search queries in the form of a question - more so than any other search engine. So, it makes sense that their end-of-the-year list features questions instead of keywords. The questions are a refreshing departure from...
Baidu has been selected by China Unicom to provide wireless search for its 3G mobile subscribers. Baidu's search will be embedded in China Unicom's 3G phone modules. We are very excited to join hands with China Unicom today following our...
