All Posts Tagged With: "Google"
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Facing $50M Lawsuit Over Tracking
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is up against a $50 million lawsuit over the company’s practice of user tracking devices through their Android phones. A class action lawsuit was filed in Detroit, MI this week that is similar to the one filed against Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) by two Tampa, FL men not long ago. The initial lawsuit [...]
Tech Employees at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Get Bigger Raises
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has recently announced that everyone in Microsoft would be getting a raise. The announcement was made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who went on to say that the company would be using money made from stocks to increase the employee’s base salaries. Ballmer also said future bonuses would be tied to overall [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) On The Hot Seat With Location Tracking
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) are in the hot seat this month as questions arose concerning the location tracking features on their respective smart phones. Both companies have smart phones that track the location of the users location several times each day. Both companies have given statements explaining that the location tracking is [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Launching Their Own Social Networking Site
Recent reports were hyping the possible new “Google Circles” social networking site anticipated to be ready around May of this year. That doesn’t appear to be happening, but in a fast paced world of social media and Internet apps, you never really know until it either happens, or doesn’t. The first reports of the Google [...]
Empty Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Gmail Inboxes for 150,000 Users
About 150,000 people discovered their Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gmail had been erased on Sunday, February 27th. Their emails, folders, and chat history logs had just disappeared. Some users who experienced the issue reported that when they logged into their Google accounts, it was as if they had just signed up for the service as a [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Search Engine Changes Hurt Rankings For Some Sites
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the largest search engine site in the world made some key changes last week on how they rank sites on their search engine. Major changes went into effect as they updated their algorithm design. The new design was implemented to change the rankings, mainly for sites that use copied content from other [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Rolls Out A New Recipe Search Function
Thanks to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), finding the recipe you want just got a little bit easier. Whether you are looking for a fast and easy meal to make for your family or a spread of recipes for the cocktail dinner party you are holding, you can now find everything you need with a quick Google [...]
Overstock Penalized By Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) For Artificially Boosting Rankings
Overstock.com is being penalized by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) for not following Google’s guidelines when it comes to fair rankings. The company is being accused of artificially boosting their rankings when internet users search for products, which is not allowed. Overstock has said that they have corrected the problem and are back within Google’s guidelines. Overstock [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android Market Now Offering eBooks: What Could Be Next?
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) this week updated their Android market and is now offering consumers more than just apps. For Android users who love to read, you are now able to buy books to read directly from the Google’s Android market. This will now make it even easier for Android users to access and be able [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apps Certification Program Now Available
The Director of Google Apps Channels, Stephen Cho, posted on Google’s official blog the launching of Google Apps Certification Program today. The Google Apps Certified Deployment Specialist certificate is the first certificate available through this program. IT professionals who are skilled in the areas of selling, deploying and supporting Google Apps can now receive the [...]
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android Market Web Could Cause Security Issues For Users
Last week, Google announced their new web-based Android Market. This new web store was part of their effort to help jump-start their slow Android app sales. As reported by Apple Insider, only a few days after this announcement, the security firm Sophos issued a warning saying that Google’s execution of app sales on their website [...]
Internet Company Values: Facebook Worth More Than Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Second Only to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
As companies begin posting their fourth quarter revenues and valuations, the three top internet companies are revealed. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) tops the list of US internet companies with $192.28 billion valuation, followed by Facebook Inc.’s valuation of $82.9 billion on the secondary exchange SharesPost Inc., and Amazon at $75.2 billion (a 9.5% drop). Amazon.com is [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Changes Search Algorithm to Reward Sites With Original Content
In changes that have been in the works for awhile, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that the search algorithm has been adjusted to favor websites that have original content. Websites that have duplicate content, copied from other sources, would not appear above the sites that posted the content originally. Also, websites that have lower quality [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Samsung May Be Partnering For Google-Powered Web TV
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Samsung are reportedly in negations and if the two companies connect consumer could soon have another option when it comes to TV choices. Samsung is the largest producer in the world of flat screen televisions and they are hoping to get even bigger by pairing up with Google to make a [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Voice Remains Free In 2011
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Voice announced on Tuesday that they will continue to offer free telephone calls made in Gmail throughout all of next year as well. These free calls include telephone calls made within the United States and Canada. Google made this announcement during the holiday season to stay “in the spirit of holiday giving [...]
No Halt to Set-Top Box Shipments Says Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI)
TV-based set-top box shipments have not been temporarily suspended at Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) request, according to Logitech, (NASDAQ: LOGI) contradicting a report in a trade publication serving the Asian electronics industry. Logitech’s denial was issued on Monday after the trade publication, DigiTimes, reported on December 24 that Gigabyte Technology was instructed by Logitech to suspend [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Enters into the eBook Market with eBookstore
On Monday, Google announced that they were entering into the eBook market. Although it is not yet available from the App Store, Google’s eBooks for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch will allow customers to sync and read more than 3 million eBooks while on the go. As stated in Apple Insider, “We designed Google [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Announces Release of Nexus S Smartphone
On Monday, Google revealed the Nexus S smartphone from Samsung. This is their second Android device that they hope will be able to compete well with Apple’s iPhone. The Nexus S smartphone has a new unique curved screen as well as integrated near field communications technology. The Nexus S smartphone has a 4-inch AMOLED screen [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Launches eBookstore
Google’s launch of their new electronic bookstore store puts them as official competitors of Amazon, Barnes & Noble and even Apple for selling electronic versions of books online. Google’s online bookstore was originally called “Google Editions” but they decided to end up calling it simply “Google eBookstore.” This new name is geared to show their [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Browses the Human Body
The latest innovation from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a new educational tool. The Google Body Browser will be launched soon uses HTML5 technology and is a high tech innovation. It allows users to browse a multi layered, three dimensional model of the human body. In effect it is a map of the human body. At [...]
Bing Search Engine Updates a Threat to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is about to reveal its December 2010 updates for its Bing search engine. The developers believe the new updated Bing search engine is graphically more pleasing and it is also allied with social networking integration and mobile apps. The Bing search engine appeared in the middle of 2009 and has had a [...]
Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) Lets 600 Workers Go
Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) has officially announced that it has cut 600 jobs this week. Most of the cuts will be from stateside jobs. This isn’t the first time Yahoo has laid off people this year, and if its sales don’t pick up, it may not be the last. At the moment a little bit [...]
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Connection With Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and developer of Facebook turned down Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) bid to buy the company for $15 billion. Senior director of Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions at Microsoft, Fritz Lanman, told the Le Web 10 conference audience on December 9th 2010, “We tried to acquire Facebook. Facebook had a lot of the similarities to [...]
New Innovations to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chrome Continue
The latest updates now ready for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chrome and Chrome OS show Chrome is evolving to present complex technology in a user friendly way. The Google Chrome team’s aim is to ensure the standards of the tools for browsing the internet remain at a high and innovative standard due to the influence of [...]
Facebook Versus Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has enjoyed a certain amount of immunity from competition as Americas favorite search engine. Though there are other search engines available, surveys show that Google gets the most visits time and time again. Recently however a “new” challenger may have thrown down the gauntlet to challenge Google’s supremacy. Facebook has recently announced [...]
Groupon Takes a Rain Check From Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
It takes a strong company to walk away from a $6 billion dollar offer, but that’s exactly what Groupon did recently. The $6 billion dollar offer came from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), after it expressed an interest in acquiring Groupon. Groupon is a social community that is almost completely dedicated to saving people money with coupon [...]
Google (NASDAQ: GOO) Street View and Bizarre Images
In November 2010, a week after launching Street View in Germany, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has run into trouble over the controversial service again. An image of an apparently naked man sitting in the rear seat of his car and another of a woman apparently giving birth on the side of a road, are the reasons [...]
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