The Internet Search Engine War Goes On
Today, Bloomberg reported that Ask.com has conceded its search business to its competitors. That means 130 engineers could go out of job (and we’re going to miss their work). It’s expensive to crawl and index the web and currently no one does it better than Google and Bing. Both companies apparently have the financial muscles […]
Sales of eBooks Expected to Hit Nearly A Billion by End 2010
It is apparent the rate of eBooks adoption is rapid since the launch of the first eReader in 2007. Why so? There are many advantages presented: eBooks are cheaper and cost nothing to produce, lesser trees need to be cut down, purchased and downloaded instantaneously, do not collect dust, and have the ability of being […]
Groupon Browser App Delivers Daily Deals
The local deals space just got a lot more congested due to some big announcements from Facebook. The launch of Facebook Deals and the effect it will have on Facebook Places creates new challenges for coupon providers such as Groupon and all of its competitors, as well as location-based check-in services such as Foursquare and […]
Google Buzz Privacy Suit Settlement Announced
The launch of Google Buzz did not go well, as you may remember. Automatic opt-ins and privacy scares created quite a stir. But Google’s putting the matter behind it, as the search giant has settled a class action suit by agreeing to create a privacy-centric fund. Google is supposed to contribute $8.5 million to the […]
Google Maps For Android Gets New Features
Google announced the launch of a new version of Google Maps for Android that has a new design for Place page reviews, more options to filter search results, and an option for Google Latitude real-time updating. Place Pages On Android will look pretty much like they do on the desktop. Users can see reviews from […]
Apple Launches Chinese App Store in China
To get into the Chinese market, we must first speak its language. Apple did exactly that as it launches an application store in simplified Chinese. The Chinese version of the app store is launched after Chinese users complained about the difficulties to understand the app store in English. After opening two new retail stores in […]
YouTube Goes After Higher Quality Content and Footage
YouTube has said that it will be sponsoring higher quality content and supporting ultra-high quality digital video. These two announcements come just days after the launch of the beta version of YouTube Leanback, the next phase in the company’s…
LG to Launch Android-Powered Tablet
Yet another electronics manufacturer has announced plans to launch a tablet computer powered by Google’s Android operating system: LG. According to The Wall Street Journal, the device will launch in the fourth quarter of this year, though no…
Crowdrise: Edward Norton Unveils DIY Fundraising Site
Actor Edward Norton (Fight Club and American History X) spoke today at the Mashable Media Summit to announce the launch of Crowdrise, a social good website that…
HTC EVO Breaks Sprint’s Sales Record
Although this day will most likely be all about the new iPhone, Sprint wants us to know that its new smartphone is selling really well. On launch…
Google Chrome OS to Launch in Autumn
Google’s operating system Chrome OS, originally announced in July 2009, will debut this fall. There are still many unknowns about the OS, but we know that it will…
Amazon to Launch Thinner, Sharper Kindle to Compete with iPad
Facing increasing pressure from Apple’s red-hot iPad, Amazon intends to fight back with a thinner, sharper and more responsive Kindle that will be introduced later this…
Google Buzz Adds Reshare Option
Google Buzz product engineers have been actively working to release one new feature each week since launch, with a total of 15 updates in 15 weeks. Today the team is releasing the…
Facebook Launches New Mobile Site with No Data Fees
Facebook has just launched a fast new mobile version in order to expand its international reach. The new site, 0.Facebook.com, will be available in 45 countries through 50+ mobile and wireless network operators. It is a trimmed-down version of Facebook with most of the features of m.Facebook.com, including status updates, a newsfeed, Likes, wall posts […]
Mashable Launches the Bing Local Twitter Trends Map
Mashable and Bing are releasing a new feature today — the Local Twitter Trends Map. The map displays the top ten Twitter trending topics in major US cities. Once clicked, each local trend displays a listing of the latest Tweets about that topic in the surrounding area. You can also find Mashable articles about the […]