Google woos local advertisers with Map ad icons
Google has overhauled its popular Maps web service with more personalisation features and icons highlighting businesses running ads and promotions.
Google rivals WhatsApp with ‘Hangouts’ cross platform chat app
Google has launched a cross-platform messaging app, letting users to have video chats, send text messages and swap pictures between Android and iOS devices as well its Chrome web browser.
Google takes on Spotify with $10 music streaming service
Google has launched a streaming music subscription service, taking on the likes of Spotify and Pandora.
France mulls ‘culture tax’ on Google and Apple
France is preparing to impose taxes on Apple and Google to finance the production of art, films and music in the country.
Blackberry extends free BBM chat app to Android and iOS
BlackBerry’s popular chat app BBM is to launch on rival platforms for the first time, as the phone maker looks to capitalise on the growing demand for wi-fi alternatives to text messages.
Google axes SMS search portal
Google has shut down its SMS search tool for mobile users without a data plan.
Hilton teams with Google for YouTube travel community
Hilton has launched a user-generated travel community ‘DTour’ on YouTube, as the hotel chain looks to expand its digital reach.
Yahoo mulling Hulu bid?
Yahoo is considering another bid for video streaming service Hulu, after negotiations with rival Dailymotion failed, according to reports.
Can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study published this month in Scientific Reports.
Top 20 sites in Russia
Mail.Ru, Yandex, Google and VK are the most visited sites in Russia, but it’s the social networks that get most screentime, according to new data from ComScore.