Google’s Chrome web browser now has 20.7% of web browser global market share at cost of IE, Firefox
According to the analytics firm StatCounter, Google’s Chrome web browser now has a 20.7% grip of the web browser market — seven times more than …
Google+ iPhone app submitted for approval
Late last week Google took the wraps off of its new social network, Google+. The search engine giant released an Android application in tandem with …
HTC sees record revenue in June
HTC continued on its warpath toward becoming the No. 4 smartphone vendor in the world last month as the company recorded record revenue of NT$45 …
Apple, RIM, others win Nortel patents at auction
A group of companies including Apple, Microsoft, Research In Motion, Sony, EMC and Ericsson offered the winning bid in an auction that will net them Nortel’s …
PayPal president says we won’t need wallets by 2015
In a blog post that announced PayPal now has 100 million active accounts, PayPal president Scott Thompson also discussed the future of the mobile payment …
iPhone, Android gain U.S. share in May, BlackBerry falters
Apple and Google both gained smartphone share in the U.S. last month according to new data from Nielsen. The research firm on Thursday released a …
French search company 1PlusV sues Google for $421 million
1PlusV, a French search company, has filed a lawsuit against Google asking for 295 million euros ($421 million). “Between 2007 and 2010, no less than …
iOS vs. Android: Which mobile OS is more secure?
A new independent study by security experts at Symantec attempted to measure how secure Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platform are, and also to determine how these …
Google+, Google’s answer to Facebook, is finally here [video]
Google on Tuesday finally took the wraps off of its answer to the social steamroller that is Facebook, and it’s called Google+. While Google has …
TomTom lowers guidance again as customers seek cheap, converged navigation solutions
TomTom on Monday lowered its 2011 financial outlook again as consumer interest in dedicated navigation devices dwindles. Despite beating second-quarter revenue estimates, the Dutch company …
Google’s first Ice Cream Sandwich phone to be manufactured by Samsung, possibly dubbed ‘Nexus Prime’
We exclusively reported details of Google’s first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone — either a Nexus device, or a “pure Google” flagship handset from one of …
BGR Podcast 001: June 24th
That’s right — we’re here with our first podcast ever (unless you count those one-off BGR Radio shows from back in the day) and we …
Google addresses FTC investigation into its business practices
Google officially announced on Friday that it received word on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission will begin reviewing its business. Google said that “it’s …
FTC may subpoena Google in anti-trust investigation
The Federal Communications Commission may subpoena Google during the next five days as part of an anti-trust investigation related to the company’s search and web …
Google implementing native video chat tech into Chrome
Google has started to build its open-source WebRTC software into its Chrome web browser, according to CNET. WebRTC was introduced in May as a new …
Android U.S. market share slides in March quarter as iPhone gains
Google’s share of the U.S. smartphone market dipped for the first time since 2009 according to Needham & Co. analyst Charlie Wolf. Needham says Android’s …
New Adobe Flash Builder lets devs make iOS, Android, PlayBook apps
Adobe on Monday announced the availability of Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex. 4.5, a pair of tools that let developers easily code applications for iOS, …
BGR Interview: Verizon Wireless CMO Marni Walden on Android, Apple, tablets and new BlackBerry phones
We recently sat down with Verizon Wireless’ Chief Marketing Officer Marni Walden to discuss a wide range of topics — how Verizon went from smartphone …
Google intros voice and image search [video]
Google on Tuesday unveiled several tweaks to its core search product, including the ability to search by voice or image. Image-based searching has been around …
Millennial: Android maintains lead in May, Windows Phone usage nearly doubled
Mobile advertising firm Millenial Media on Wednesday published its Mobile Mix report for the month of May, highlighting several interesting developments in the mobile market. Using …
HP may launch new NFC-enabled tablets and phones later this year
HP is working on phones and tablets with built-in near-field communication (NFC) technology for mobile payments, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Much like Google Wallet, which …
How Apple stole notifications from Android and beat them with iOS 5
If you haven’t seen the pattern before, well, you just haven’t been looking — Apple might not be the first with a feature all of …
HTC sees record revenue for second consecutive month in May
HTC saw its monthly revenue in May surpass NT$40 billion for the first time in the company’s history. Taiwan Economic News reports on Thursday that …
PC sales will slow in 2011 due in part to iPad, other tablets
Market research firm Gartner on Wednesday said that growth of PC sales would slow to 9.3% in 2011 as consumers reduce spending and hold onto …
Android 3.1 on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 not delayed
There were rumors floating around earlier today that Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 tablets in Europe running Google’s Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS were delayed …
Chinese government denies hacking Google
On Wednesday hackers based in China broke into hundreds of Gmail accounts, including those of journalists, Chinese political activists, U.S. government officials, and government employees …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 launches at Best Buy in NYC, national availability soon
While Samsung and Google gave out limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 units to Google I/O attendees, the general public hasn’t yet been able to …
Chinese hacker breaks into hundreds of Gmail accounts including senior U.S. government officials
Google on Wednesday confirmed that a hacker from China was able to break into hundreds of Gmail accounts. The company detected the breach and notified …
Facebook closing in on 700 million friends
Facebook continues to be an overwhelmingly dominant force in the social space and according to Facebook stat tracker Socialbreaker, the massive social network is rapidly …
Google’s Nexus 3 could sport buttonless design, but we doubt it will look like this
A tech enthusiast site called TechHog recently leaked an image of what it says is the upcoming third Nexus-branded smartphone from Google. Though the site’s …
