Sunday, August 12, 2012

Facebook Ads 80% Bot Claim, Examined! Why You Shouldn't Lose Faith Just Yet - as well as my own links overview

Which companies have been moving and shaking in the world of technology? Let's take a peek.

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Google and Wikipedia...
- Google Algorithm Changes For June, July Finally Released from www.webpronews.com
- It's Nice to See Google Focused On Search Again from techland.time.com
- Google $22.5 Settlement With FTC Over Privacy Criticized by Industry Group from www.eweek.com



Facebook has been getting a lot of press as well:
- Facebook Ads 80% Bot Claim, Examined! Why You Shouldn't Lose Faith Just Yet from searchenginewatch.com
- Facebook Testing New Postcard Sending Feature from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Facebook And FTC Settle Privacy Charges - No Fine, But 20 Years Of Privacy Audits from techcrunch.com



Samsung Group and Apple Inc. were talked about a lot as well:
- Apple v. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It's Already Over - "But as the Loop's Jim Dalrymple argues, beyond the juicy highlights, it seems the purpose of the trial - at least from Apple's perspective - escapes most people: This lawsuit isn't about getting compensation for products that were released in 2007 or even 2011, it's about protecting the products that will be released in 2013 and 2015 and beyond" - said techland.time.com
- Apple Wrapping Up Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung - www.eweek.com
- As The Trial Rages On, Court Filing Sheds New Light On Apple And Samsung Device Sales - techcrunch.com





















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Saturday, August 11, 2012

The Nokia Asset Offload Continues: Qt Assets Go To Digia For 'Fraction' Of $150M Nokia Paid For It - as well as my very own links review

Which companies have been moving and shaking in the realm of tech? Let's see.

One hot conversation starter is Twitter and U.S.. Let's see shall we?
- How Twitter Has Talked About the Summer Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC] from mashable.com
- Twitter's Been Buzzing About the Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC] from www.webpronews.com

Source: mashable.com


Nokia has been getting a lot of press as well:
- The Nokia Asset Offload Continues: Qt Assets Go To Digia For 'Fraction' Of $150M Nokia Paid For It from techcrunch.com
- Nokia Sells Qt Software Platform as It Focuses on Windows from www.eweek.com

Did you see all the discussion about Samsung Group and BlackBerry phones? Here's the most interesting bits:
- Samsung Partner in People's Republic of China Accused of Child Labor Violations - "Samsung, as Apple did before it, is experiencing what it means to be the device maker on which the world is focused. New York-based China Labor Watch, the company that shined a spotlight on Apple assembly partner Foxconn Technology, is now looking at the working conditions at Huizhou, China-based HEG Electronics, which makes phones and DVD players for Samsung" - said www.eweek.com
- Apple vs. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It's Already Over - techland.time.com
- Another Day, Another Samsung Denial Of RIM Acquisition And Licensing Rumors - techcrunch.com

Let's end up with a look at Apple and Twitter.
- Gartner: HP Keeps Its PC Lead As European Market Drops 2.4%, Apple Cracks Top 5 In UK - "Figures out today from Gartner, focusing on PCs in Europe, note that shipments in the economically-troubled region declined by 2.4% to 13.6 million units in Q2, in a wider global market where growth was flat. Within that, HP kept its lead as the biggest PC maker, while Apple has managed to crack into the top-five PC makers in one market, the UK" - said techcrunch.com
- Apple, Amazon Change Security Policies After Hack of Journalists Accounts - www.eweek.com











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Friday, August 10, 2012

Square's Starbucks Deal Puts It At The Epicenter Of 'Seismic Change' Away From Cash - and my own links overview

Tech businesses are always making news - happily for me because this is a technology blog. Who're we focusing on now?

One hot conversation starter is Samsung Group and Android. Let's see shall we?
- Apple Inc. Accuses Samsung of Copying Even Application Icons from www.eweek.com
- Apple vs. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It's Already Over from techland.time.com
- Android Dominates In Q2 Thanks To Samsung from www.webpronews.com

What else is there? Well, there's Starbucks and United States:
- Square's Starbucks Deal Puts It At The Epicenter Of 'Seismic Change' Away From Cash from techcrunch.com
- Starbucks Should Help Push Square Further Into The Mainstream from www.webpronews.com
- Pay With Square at Starbucks: The Biggest Moment Yet for Mobile-Phone Wallets from techland.time.com





Microsoft and Dell were mentioned a good deal too:
- Microsoft Has Strong Reasons to Induce Users to Adopt Windows 8 Tiled UI - "Tech news Web sites and blogs have been buzzing the last few dayswith news that Microsoft is going to block Windows 8 users from bootingdirectly to their desktop without having to use the tiled start screen" - said www.eweek.com

To finish up why don't we take a quick look at Gmail and Twitter.
- Google: 100 Billion Searches Per Month, Search To Integrate Gmail, Launching Enhanced Search App For iOS - "Google has announced that a new "field trial"of Gmail results within Google Search results is available, a Google Now-like Google Voice Search app for the iPhone and the iPad is coming in a few days and the Knowledge Graph is going worldwide for English searchers" - said searchengineland.com



















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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Olympic Judges Shocked by Curiosity Landing on Mars - along with my links synopsis

Technology corporations will always be making news - luckily for me as this is a technology blog. Who are we looking at today?

Who shall we look at first? So, it's Google and AdSense...
- Google Display Network Exclusion Tactics: Don't Drink from the Fire Hose from searchenginewatch.com
- Why The YouTube App Won't Be Pre-Loaded On iOS 6, And Why Google Is Probably OK With That from techcrunch.com
- Infographic: How To Rank For Your Name In Google (Hint: Use Social Media Sites) from searchengineland.com





Mars and NASA seemed to get mentioned lots too:
- Olympic Judges Shocked by Curiosity Landing on Mars from mashable.com
- NASA Mars Rover Landing Empowered by Dell Systems from www.eweek.com
- Curiosity Rover Gives Us First 3D Images From Mars from www.webpronews.com





Barack Obama and United States were mentioned quite a bit too:
- Dick Cheney: Obama's Been A 'Terrible President' - "Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized President Barack Obama and said it was crucial to help elect Mitt Romney, for whom he held a recent fundraiser at his home in Jackson, Wyoming Wyo" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- How Cyber Security Could Be a Winning Issue for Obama - swampland.time.com

The rest? Well, iPhone and iPad were in the press a fair bit:
- The Google-Free iPhone - "When the iPhone launched in 2007, there were three key components of the device that relied on Google: Let's look at that list today, following the news that YouTube has been given the boot in the latest beta build of iOS 6: There is a good argument to be made that it's actually more beneficial to Googlethat Apple Inc. is no longer including the YouTube app (which Apple, not Google, built, by the way) as a standard part of iOS" - said techcrunch.com
- iPhone, iPad Connect Ford Sync AppLink Platform to Allergy App - www.eweek.com
- iOS 6 Beta 4 Confirms One iPhone 5 Rumor - www.webpronews.com



















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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Dick Cheney: Obama's Been A 'Terrible President'

Which companies have been shaking things up in the world of technology? Let's see.

Who shall we look at first? So, it's NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
- NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Features Java-Based Simulator, Commercial Software Support from www.eweek.com
- Curiosity Lands On Mars, Twitter Explodes, NASA Parties Like It's 2001? from techcrunch.com
- Mars Rover: NASA Celebrates the Curiosity Landing [PHOTOS] from www.webpronews.com





What else is there? Well, there's Mars and NASA:
- Olympic Judges Shocked by Curiosity Landing on Mars from mashable.com
- NASA Mars Rover Landing Empowered by Dell Systems from www.eweek.com
- Mars Rover Just Wants To Watch Breaking Bad from www.webpronews.com







Next on the list are Barack Obama and United States.
- Dick Cheney: Obama's Been A 'Terrible President' - "Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized President Barack Obama and said it was crucial to help elect Mitt Romney, for whom he held a recent fundraiser at his home in Jackson, Wyoming Wyo" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- 'Obama That I Used to Know' Parodies Gotye With Political Twist - mashable.com
- How Cyber Security Could Be a Winning Issue for Obama - swampland.time.com

What else? Well, Mitt Romney and Americans were in the press a fair amount:
- Obama vs. Romney: Search for Next President Reveals Astonishing Facts - "When it comes to the websites of Mitt Romney and Electoral history of Ron Paul the attention is not quite as consistent, but with the election around the corner they have begun to endorse themselves to a greater magnitude" - said searchenginewatch.com
- Romney Energy View is a Windy Mess - technorati.com





















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