The company has worked to further its reach in the space by supporting the Android platform, which has become the most popular smartphone OS on the market. Google will take home more than half of all mobile advertising dollars this year as the...
Released as a standalone app for Android and as an integrated update to the Google App for iOS, Google Now assesses the behavior of a user logged into his or her Google account, and, over time, develops an understanding of what that user wants and...
You can't help but think this sounds a lot like the integrated Google search app for Android 4 devices. If you have Windows 8, Microsoft says it's going to revolutionize your search experience now that Windows 8.1 is landing.
Almunia has also been quoted as saying that the EC doesn't yet know whether it will launch an investigation into Google's Android operating system, following complaints from Fairsearch Europe, a body consisting of companies like Microsoft, Nokia...
An Instant Buy API is provided for merchants to start developing against for websites or Android apps. Google Checkout will be retired in six months, Google has announced. The service, which has been used by many web merchants as an alternative to...
Google provides a referral tracking system to let marketers see which marketing sources are driving visitors to the Android Market and downloading your app. source=facebook, and visitors from Google to http://www.example.com/resources/?
Ironically, Page vilified Oracle – who has numerous victories over Android in court – just a few moments later, jabbing "Money is more important to them than cooperation. Google CEO Larry Page made a surprise appearance on the keynote stage...
Chris Yerga, Android engineering director, unveiled the service, which will take on Spotify and Rdio with its subscription based music offering. Google has confirmed earlier rumors that it was working on a streaming music service.
With how varied Android devices are, this can sometimes be invaluable information for app creators. One of the things that makes Google Analytics so powerful is its ability to create segments of your data in a very quickly and easily.
Everyone using Facebook's mobile app has a mechanism for researching and checking into a place called Local Search (on iOS) and Nearby (on Android). First, I'll explain more about Local Search (called Nearby on Android), which is sitting in your...
The release of Google Now nearly a year ago didn't make waves, as it was only available on Android devices running Jelly Bean (and up). Google has released many products and services over the last few years to improve the way people search and find...
Google has announced that its desktop and mobile search will now include data gathered from Android app activity. Google's social network connects with a variety of its services and allows the search giant to mine data from its Android platform.
First launched as part of the Jelly Bean update, Google Now serves as the personal assistant for the Android platform, a role filled in iOS by the Siri application. Google has launched its Now predictive search platform for Apple's iOS.
Despite mostly negative reviews from users, Facebook's custom Android user interface Facebook Home has surpassed 500,000 downloads. According to Evans, Facebook Home passed 500,000 downloads from the Google Play store on Sunday, noting that the app...
Android PoliceGoogle Glass companion app has some interesting finds. The only noteworthy bits coming out it: Android is on track for 1 billion activations by year's end and he called Facebook Home a "tremendous endorsement" of Android.
So if you're building an app for an iOS, Android, Windows Phone or whatever, it won't usually be written with HTML and CSS, but rather Objective C, Java or some other higher-end coding languages.That said, there's a way to "cheat" this by using...
With the introduction of Android 4, Google’s mobile OS is stripping keyword referral data as well, and will continue to do so as users upgrade and update. With Android’s 53 percent mobile market share we can expect the number below to get a lot...
Last week, FairSearch Europe – a group that includes Microsost, Nokia and Oracle – launched an attack on Google for alleged anticompetitive practices on its Android mobile operating system. The group claimed that Google favors its own apps over...
Google foes FairSearch, made up of Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle among others, filed a complaint accusing Android of being a "Trojan Horse" and promoting Google apps. Google is the subject of yet another anti-competitiveness complaint, this one from...
The attack ads coincide with another European antitrust complaint orchestrated by Microsoft relating to Google's Android software. Fairsearch Europe, which describes itself as "organization united to promote economic growth, innovation and choice...
