Market research firm Gartner on Monday lowered its forecast for worldwide PC shipments for 2010, citing the iPad as the cause.
∞ Google Analytics: Google's most valuable service
Google offers Internet users a variety of tools from email to online documents, but few are as useful to so many people as Google Analytics.
∞ Google offered $4 billion for Twitter
Search giant Google reportedly offered to buy Twitter for between $2.5 billion and $4 billion.
∞ Apple appoints Ronald Sugar to its Board of Directors
Apple on Wednesday appointed Ronald Sugar to its Board of Directors. Sugar will serve as the Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee.
∞ Google Voice released for the iPhone
Google on Tuesday released Google Voice for iPhone, which should end the longstanding battle between the two companies over the app.
∞ Gorillaz new album made on an iPad
Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn hopes to make music history by creating his new album completely on an iPad.
∞ Pro Tools 9: This changes everything
Every company that releases a new product wants you to think that it changes the dynamics of the market it competes — few actually do. However, with Pro Tools 9, Avid has literally changed the game.
∞ Pixelmator to integrate Google's WebP image technology
Image editing application Pixelmator will be integrating Google’s WebP image technology in a new version due to be released very soon, the team told The Loop on Monday.
∞ Swearch iPhone HTML web app gives access to search engines
A new app from iOS software engineer, Steve Streza, gives users access to a number of search engines from its interface. While the app is as slick as many iPhone app, it doesn’t use Apple’s iPhone SDK, it’s a Web … Continued
∞ Apple's iOS almost 6 times larger than Android on the Web
Apple’s iOS mobile operating system is more popular on the Web than Android and Linux, according to new research data from Net Applications.
∞ Microsoft co-founder sues Apple, Google, Facebook, others
Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, is taking on Silicon Valley in a patent lawsuit filed last week.
∞ Early bird pricing ends today for MacTech Conference
MacTech extended the early bird sign-up, but today is your last day to save some cash on the cost of attending.
∞ Is the Google, Verizon proposal evil?
There has been a lot of discussion about the open Internet proposal put forth by Google and Verizon, but one writer says it is worse than evil. Those are pretty strong words, but Joe Wilcox gives a very detailed rebuttal … Continued
∞ Dell Streak takes on the iPad… or was that the iPhone
With the release of the Streak on Thursday, Dell will try to target all of Apple’s mobile products at once. This strategy will surely only confuse consumers.
∞ Google accuses Steve Jobs of 'rewriting history'
Apple’s battle with Google over the past year has been well documented, but now Google founder Larry Page says that Steve Jobs is “rewriting history.”
∞ Google updates Gmail for iPad
Google on Monday updated its Gmail service for users of Apple’s iPad. Of particular note is Google’s use of the larger screen real-estate available on the iPad. The new email compose window is much larger, allowing users much more room … Continued
∞ The Windows era is coming to an end
The domination of Microsoft Windows may very well be coming to an end. I’m not saying that tomorrow we will wake up and nobody will know what Windows is, but the signs of its decline are all around us. The … Continued
∞ GoogleTV, iPad use the same graphics processor
Considering everything that’s going on, I thought this was kind of amusing. Not that the products do the same thing, but two companies taking two different approaches end up with the same technology. It probably happens more than what we’ll … Continued
∞ Google facing investigations for data harvesting
After admitting to collecting data from Wi-Fi networks, Google could find itself at the center of investigations in both Germany and the U.S. The data was being collected by the cars Google uses for its mapping service, which also collected … Continued
∞ Google bringing turn-by-turn navigation to the iPhone
Google on Thursday said it would bring free turn-by-turn navigation to Apple’s iPhone. The revelation came during a press conference in the U.K. where the company announced the feature for Android phones.
∞ Microsoft unveils the Kin phone
In its effort to compete with Apple and Google in the lucrative smartphone market, Microsoft on Monday unveiled the Kin One and the Kin Two. The phones are targeted to young people on the low-end of the market. The phones … Continued
∞ Report: DoJ continues to probe Apple, Google hiring practices
It appears the Justice Department isn’t finished with its probe into hiring practices among technology companies in the U.S.
∞ Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt together again
There is a story on Gizmodo today with pictures of Steve Jobs and Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, having coffee in Palo Alto.
∞ Eight reasons Apple sued HTC and not Google
The speculation around the Web has been that Apple sued HTC to get at Google. By suing its biggest licensee, Apple hopes to hurt Google’s operating system business — at least that’s what people think. Apple has good reasons to … Continued
∞ Google acquires AdMob for $750 million
Google on Monday announced its latest acquisition — the purchase of mobile advertising company, AdMob, for $750 million in stock.
∞ FTC Chairman praises Levinson's resignation from Google board
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz feels Arthur Levinson made the right decision leaving Google’s Board of Directors. Leibowitz praised the decision in a statement released on Monday.
∞ Levinson quits Google's board, stays with Apple
Genentech Chairman Arthur D. Levinson on Monday announced his resignation from Google’s Board of Directors, choosing instead to remain on Apple’s board.
∞ Apple's breakup with Google continues
Apple hasn’t been making many friends at Google these days. In fact, it would appear the days of the two companies working closely together may be coming to an end.
∞ Apple responds to Google's FCC letter
Google on Friday lifted the confidentiality clause on a letter sent to the FCC in late August concerning Apple and the Google Voice iPhone app. What it revealed was that Apple did reject the app.
∞ Google contradicts Apple, tells FCC iPhone app was rejected
Google has contradicted Apple’s letter to the FCC, saying that Apple did, in fact, reject its Google Voice app entry into the App Store.