Category: Google
Android Market Update – September 2010
With so much media attention always going to Apple and their iOS platform, its worth taking a look at how Android is fairing in the competitive mobile market. Here are some new stats worth taking note of in regards to the Android mobile platform: – 200,000 Android phones are sold everyday. – 97,000 (approx) applications […]
Read More | ShareHow to determine the latest trends on the web?
Many web entrepreneurs wants to determine the latest trends on the internet to create their money making blogs/sites/ forums etc. But what is the best way to find out the latest trends hitting the web. There are several tools you should acquaint yourself with. 1. eBay Pulse This will tell you the most popular searches […]
Read More | ShareGoogle launches Google Instant Search
Google has launched their latest search engine update – Google Instant Search. As you are typing in your query to the search engine, Google (using predictive text input) suggests possible search queries you may be looking for. Once step further from there is that if you are quickly running new searches – Google refreshes the […]
Read More | ShareThe Sydney Incident – [VIDEO] goes Viral
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Imagine what it would look like if Sydney was destroyed in a natural, or not so natural disaster? i’d hate to think about it. However a British computer wizz has put together this video of our great city left in ruins – and it seems to have gone viral and getting lots of view on […]
Read More | ShareHave we giving too much information to Facebook, Apple and Google?
Have we shared too much of our personal info with Facebook, Apple and Google? Facebook now has 500 million users globally, with 250 million logging in daily. The average user is creating 90 pieces of content each month. To use a Facebook application the user must give the application access to their personal information. At […]
Read More | ShareApple iAD’s live in Australia, incorporating Google ads
Whilst we haven’t heard much from Apple on the iAD advertising platform lately – if you use international applications on your iPhone in Australia you will notice some of then now have iAD’s. I noticed Echofon (Twitter client), has put ads at the top of the screen near the search button – possibly getting people […]
Read More | ShareWho’s watching you on the Internet?
Over the last year or 2 there has been more and more talk of internet privacy and how it impacts us all. For example, if you have never updated your Facebook privacy settings – everyone on the internet can view you photos, profile, info, wall posts, friends etc. Almost 1/4 of Facebook users don’t know […]
Read More | ShareOracle Suing Google Over Android OS
Oracle Corporation is suing Google over the Android Operating System. It is claimed that Google has infringed on Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property patents, that Oracle purchase in the Sun Microsystems acquisition. The Java code is also copyrighted and Oracle is saying Google never paid a license to use the software. Oracle is requesting monetary compensation […]
Read More | ShareTrojan Virus hits Android Phones
There have been reports surfacing across the web that the first virus has been detected on Android phones. Computer Security company, Kaspersky, has found a an Android app called ‘Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a’ The app basically pretends to be a media-player application, but once installed sends SMS messages to premium high cost numbers without the owners knowledge. Often, […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Wave, retirement
Google has admitted in a blog post that the Google Wave product never gathered enough users and there is now the possibility that the product will be pulled. Google has said they will continue supporting the product for the rest of the year and the code will be open source so other developers can use […]
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