Is Android a ‘Trojan horse’? Microsoft consortium accuses Google of mobile monopoly
Microsoft is leading a consortium of 17 companies to petition a European antitrust investigation into Google’s dominance of mobile Internet usage on smartphones.
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April Fools' day round-up: Top 7 internet pranks
April Fools’ day has become a big event on the internet, as the web is flooded with pranks (and companies try to get a bit of free publicity). We’ve rounded-up some of the best spoofs to hit the web this year- including YouTube ‘shutting down’, Twitter charging for vowels and Sony’s tech for pets.
April Fools’ day round-up: Top 7 internet pranks
April Fools’ day has become a big event on the internet, as the web is flooded with pranks (and companies try to get a bit of free publicity). We’ve rounded-up some of the best spoofs to hit the web this year- including YouTube ‘shutting down’, Twitter charging for vowels and Sony’s tech for pets.
Google's golden ticket? Glass contest winners announced
In a modern take on Willy Wonka, Google has given 8,000 people in the US the chance to try its new augemented reality glasses… provided they pay $1,500 for the privilege.
Google’s golden ticket? Glass contest winners announced
In a modern take on Willy Wonka, Google has given 8,000 people in the US the chance to try its new augemented reality glasses… provided they pay $1,500 for the privilege.
Apple to boost mapping tools with Wifislam buy
Apple has bought indoor-mapping specialist Wifislam as it looks to expand its maps product to compete with Google.
Yandex adds images to contextual ads
Russian search giant Yandex has updated its Advertising Network with images added to its contextual ads in a bid to improve click through rates.
Video viral of the week: Google car wreck hoax gets small book shop 300% more visits
This clever little marketing campaign created a 13% sales boost for a small book shop in Switzerland. With more travel research being conducted online, the Travel Book Shop highlighted the limits of the internet with a video showing a crashed Google Streetview car- generating plenty of buzz in the process. See why it’s our video … [Read more…]
Yandex pulls ‘Wonder’ social discovery app after Facebook clampdown
Russian internet giant Yandex is to remove its recently-launched app Wonder from the US App Store following Facebook’s block on its API access.
Google denies killing donkey with Streetview car
Trying to stay true to its mantra of ‘Don’t be Evil’, Google has assured web users that no animals were harmed in the making of its maps, after a picture surfaced on the web showing a donkey lying on the side of a road next to a Streetview car.