According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Google are close to reaching a deal that would force Google to pay a $22.5 million fine for allegedly tracking user behaviors in iOS’ Safari browser. The fine would be the largest in history that the FTC has ever put upon a company in… Read More: FTC to dish out largest fine in history to Google… »
Earlier today, Twitter released an update to its iOS app (App Store link) that adds a number of new features and updates the app with the company’s new logo. Among the improvements include push notification support and “ambient notifications,” which appear in the status bar while using the app itself. [adsenseyu2] Full release notes: Twitter… Read More: Twitter updates iOS app with new logo and features »
When Google first released Chrome in 2008, it had a feature that many, including me, loved – the “Omnibar.” The Omnibar is Google’s fancy name for the address bar in Chrome, but, it includes one feature that other web browsers don’t – the ability to search Google directly. In many browsers, you have two bars… Read More: How to search Google from Safari’s address bar »
3 Ways to Automatically Repeat YouTube Videos Ever come across a YouTube video that you want to watch or listen to over and over? Whether its a catchy song or a hilarious clip, everyone has come across a video that they want to press Replay over and over. YouTube doesn’t provide an easy auto-loop button… Read More: How to Automatically Repeat or Replay YouTube Videos »
The PS3 is a great system. Easy to use, futuristic on-screen interface, quality sleek hardware, awesome graphics, lots of benefits. But should you get a PS3 or Xbox 360? And what about the Wii? Note: I own all three devices, and I appreciate all of them. I don’t have any bias to one system or… Read More: PS3 or Xbox 360 or Wii? Which should you buy?… »
Over the last week, analytics firm Net Applications released its mobile operating system statistics for June 2012, revealing that Apple’s iPhone hit an all-time high in market share with 65.27%. This came after the iPhone actually lost market share in May (62.65%). Google’s Android platform gained slightly from 19.69% to 19.73%. Finally, Research in Motion’s BlackBerry platform dropped below… Read More: iPhone market share hits all-time high, BlackBerry hits all-time low »
Google announced its next set of product shutdowns as part of its “spring cleaning” initiative. Among the services that will be closing down include Google Video and iGoogle, which allowed users to create a custom version of the Google homepage. Content currently being hosted on Google Video will be migrated to YouTube later this summer, and users… Read More: Google to shut down iGoogle and Google Video »
In a report by VisionMobile, the Android operating system is most favored by developers and users around Africa. Google announced that its operating system, Android has now achieved over 400 million activations worldwide and adds over one million activations every day. Android has become a leading mobile platform over the years due to its open source nature… Read More: Android OS most favored in Africa »
Following the introduction of three high-end and affordable mobile phones within a span of 2 months, Kenya is currently witnessing a clash of the phone making titans. [adsenseyu1] Tagging along in the combat are mobile operators who are rushing to make deals with technology leaders such as Samsung, LG and Huawei. The new kid on… Read More: New cheap pocket friendly Android smartphones hit Kenyan market »
Kenyans will have to wait longer for mobile calling rates to come down, after the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) board failed to approve the new charges as expected. Mobile phone operators, CCK and the Ministry of Information had already agreed back in May to reduce the Mobile Termination Rates (MTR), which is the amount… Read More: Kenyans to wait a little longer for slashed termination rates »