What To Make Of Google’s $8 Billion “Mobile Run Rate” Figure
earnings call CEO Larry Page announced a much larger number — $8 billion: This time last year, I announced that our run-rate for mobile...
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The Future Of Location-Based Marketing Isn’t Foursquare
Over the last three years, check-in and local search start-up Foursquare has become the face of location-based services. And while the...
YouTube Launches More Original Programming Channels In Europe And Beyond
a year ago hoping to transform itself from a repository of short-form clips into a bona fide cable TV alternative with all the brand...
Google Introduces “Local Discovery” App: Field Trip
Niantic Labs project, headed by former Google Local/Maps chieftain John Hanke, has just released its first mobile app: Field Trip....
Acer, Skyhook And Google’s Android Self-Interest
Google: Acer Can’t Work On “Non-Compatible Android” & Be Part Of Open Handset Alliance What Is The One True Android & How “Open” Is It?...
Up Close With Google’s New YouTube App
The announcement of a new YouTube app prior to the release of iOS 6 later this month, is not unexpected. As you may know, Apple decided...
Study: 90 Percent Use Multiple Screens During The Same Day
They start on smartphones, advance to the PC and perhaps finish tasks on tablets. They watch TV and search on what they’re seeing. They...
Nielsen: 78 Percent Of Mobile Travel Usage Is Google Maps
Google Maps is the top mobile travel app for perhaps obvious reasons. Not surprisingly it also tops the travel category and accounts for...
Google Wallet’s Ambitious Vision Faces Intensifying Competition, Technology Hurdles
Beyond consumer purchases, Google envisions Wallet (online and mobile) to be a kind of ecosystem and platform for merchants. If...
Google Promoting Nexus Tablet On Homepage
Google is showing an animated, very prominent ad for the Nexus 7 tablet on its homepage today. The tablet has sold well though Google...
The In-Location Alliance Wants To Take LBS Targeting Inside
formed to promote indoor location and mobile indoor-positioning. It’s called “The In-Location Alliance.” Its stated objective is to...
Skippable Pre-Roll Ads Come To YouTube Mobile
Skippable pre-roll AdWords for video are coming to YouTube on mobile devices. As the use of smartphones and tablets — including for video...
Google Leads Chinese In-App Mobile Display Ad Market
hacked into Gmail in early 2010, Google has struggled with its “China policy.” It threatened to withdraw from China and then reversed...
Google (As Motorola) Sues Apple Over Patents, Seeks US Import Ban On iPhones, Macs
The earlier Motorola ITC patent victory was based on a single claim related to wireless 3G standards. Motorola seeks an import ban on...
iOS 6 Drops YouTube App; A Boon For Google?
YouTube, along with Maps powered by Google Maps, were some of the first third-party powered Apps to be found on the iPhone, even before...
Google Upgrades Wallet And Takes It Into The Cloud
Google Wallet is still waiting for consumer liftoff, that company is taking it into the cloud. Today Google announced that it was adding...
Report: iPad Still Dominates Web Traffic But Nexus 7, Nook On The Move
Several analyst firms have recently released tablet market-share estimates; however these are based almost entirely on “shipments,” which...
Smartphone Adoption Gaining Momentum, Most First-Timers Go For Android
released some new survey data that show an increasing percentage of US feature phone owners are making the switch to smartphones when...
Review: Official Google+ App Launched For iPad
Back in May, a sleek, highly visual iPhone app was launched that retooled the entire look of Google+ on mobile. Today Google has finally...
Report: Malicious Android Apps Have Quadrupled In 2012
The company reports that it identified about 5,000 malicious Android apps in the first quarter of 2012 — a number which rose to 20,000 by...
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