The Christmas holiday isn’t the only thing Mozilla employees have to be cheerful about these days. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is paying the software maker $300 million a year over the next three year to feature its search engine in its Firefox Web browser, AllThingsDigital learned Dec. 22. If true, Mozilla will take in nearly three times...Read More
For a taste of sci-fi cool, the new system offers Android Beam, a handy way to let smartphones talk to each other simply by touching the devices. This feature will work only with Android phones that contain a special “near-field communication,’’ or NFC, chip, which sends out a tiny radio signal. Samsung and a few...Read More
GOOGLE Search deal with Mozilla extended three years Google (GOOG) and Mozilla have agreed to keep Google as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser for three more years, the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation announced Tuesday. “Under this multiyear agreement, Google Search will continue to be the default search provider for hundreds of millions...Read More
The ruling, by the United States International Trade Commission, is one of the most significant so far in a growing array of closely watched patent battles being waged around the globe by nearly all of the major players in the mobile industry. These fights reflect the heated competition among the companies, especially as Android phones...Read More
New Delhi: After Barrel Roll easter egg, Google has now come up with another pleasant surprise. Stop whatever you are doing and and go to the Google homepage. Type in the words “Let it snow” in the search box and Google will surprise you. As you type, you will find snowflakes falling in your browser....Read More
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IDG News Service – Google has released a free mobile app that pulls content from different websites into one place and lets people build what looks a bit like their own personalized online magazine. Called Google Currents, the app came out on Thursday, one day after a similar app called Flipboard was released for Apple’s...Read More
Computerworld – Verizon Wireless is thwarting the use of the Google Wallet mobile payment app, at least for now, on the coming Galaxy Nexus smartphone running on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The carrier denied it is “blocking,” the app in a technical sense, but Google’s simple statement made late Monday on the matter speaks volumes:...Read More
Google has been the default search engine on Mozilla’s Firefox browser for several years, a deal that results in some nice royalty payments for Mozilla. The deal, however, expired in November, so what does that mean for the future of Firefox? Mozilla and Google are still negotiating a search deal, but Mozilla is touting its...Read More
Ready for a little Ice Cream Sandwich – that’s Android 4.0 – for your smartphone? Keep waiting, although you can now complement your patience with a little bit of hope. New reports from company employees indicate that Google has started to roll out Ice Cream Sandwich internally, testing the latest version of the mobile OS...Read More
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