Cisco forecasts that by 2014 we will be using 3.6 exabytes per month on mobile networks worldwide, according to its Visual Networking Index figures released today. For those pondering an exabyte, it's equal to 1 billion gigabytes or half a trillion MP3 files. Full story...
GPS has become a standard feature on smartphones and is a key component of location-based apps that have gained tremendous popularity recently.
Google has started to put ads on Google Maps in Australia. When you zoom in on the map, you see logos for local businesses and their locations.
Google has partnered with Sony, Intel and Logitech to develop a yet-unannounced product called Google TV.
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The Federal Communications Commission issued the long-awaited National Broadband Plan this week, a 376-page document that makes clear the agency accepts the reality of the current wireline duopoly -- and as such, has decided to put the burden of competitive pressure on mobile broadband.
While some cities have their mayors braving freezing lakes and shark tanks to prove their desire for Google fiber -- not Alameda, Calif.
There’s a battle looming in California over smart meters and energy prices. Google says the state should require its big utilities to give near real-time pricing information to every smart meter-enabled customer by the end of next year.
Citing examples from campaigns run on Funny or Die and AdMob, Sequoia Capital partner Mark Kvamme told an audience of marketers at OMMA Global in San Francisco today, "If you can harness social media marketing, you don't have to pay for advertising any more.
As Yelp is learning, trust is a hard thing to win -- but amazingly easy to lose. And that’s why it needs to be protected with the corporate equivalent of the Praetorian Guard.
Music subscription services promise unlimited access to enormous libraries of songs, typically on the order of 6-10 million tracks.