Microsoft has updated their Windows Phone YouTube app today to address some of the concerns raised by Google, however the main issue - the lack of ads in the app - doesn't appear to be resolved More...
The eighth annual BrandZ list of the world's most valued brands puts Microsoft in seventh place in 2013, down two places from last year, while Apple remains the number one most valued brand. More...
Google is celebrating the eighth birthday of its YouTube video site today by sharing the news that over 100 hours of video is uploaded to the site every single minute. More...
A new rumor claims that Google plans to launch a version of its QuickOffice apps as a free browser service to take some of the market away from Microsoft's Office Web Apps. More...
Google has announced that more YouTube channels will soon be available, offering more live streaming video as it tries to bolster its offering to compete with the likes of Twitch and Ustream. More...
Google is improving Gmail by adding quick actions. These will allow users to quickly perform actions such as RSVP for an event or check-in to a flight. Real Time flight info will also be available More...
After Google released a new ad for their Chrome browser yesterday, a Microsoft-flavored parody appeared warning users that Google uses Chrome to track its users and server them ads. More...
Google is to add functionality for transferring money to friends via Wallet and its most popular non-search service, Gmail. The concept should make moving money between people easier than ever. More...
Google made quite a few announcements today during its Google I/O keynote, but rumors that the company would reveal details about Android 4.3 during the event didn't materialize. More...
Microsoft has sent Neowin a response to Google's demand to pull the Windows Phone YouTube app, claiming that Google is still not giving Microsoft full access to its YouTube APIs. More...
Microsoft has announced it is adding support for its Pointer Events web standard to Blink, the engine that will be used in future versions of Google's Chrome web browser. More...
Instead of unveiling a new, bespoke Nexus device, Google have partnered with Samsung and release a customised version of the S4 which runs stock Android. The new Nexus costs $649, on sale June 26th. More...
Google has sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft, demanding that the company remove its new YouTube app for Windows Phone devices, claiming that the app violates its APIs. More...
Google showed off a new version of its Maps platform today, featuring an updated design, Google Earth integration and many other features. Preview invites are set to go out tomorrow. More...
During a Q&A session as part of the Google I/O keynote, its CEO Larry Page said that he was "sad" that Microsoft offered Google Talk support for Outlook.com users but did not do the reverse. More...
During today's Google I/O keynote, the company announced that its Chrome web browser now has 750 million monthly active users, with 300 million new users added in the last 12 months. More...
Want to watch Google's IO keynote? We have the live stream posted for you after the break so you can view all of Google's announcements as they happen. More...
Google has announced today at its IO conference a new streaming music service at its IO conference today and they are focusing around helping you find new music that fits your mood/style. More...
Google has announced that they have activated 900 million Android devices since the launch of the platform - a massive achievement for Google, who came into the arena as a small player. More...
HP has announced two new tablet-laptop convertibles: the HP Split x2 that runs Windows 8 on an Ivy Bridge CPU for $800, and the HP SlateBook x2 that runs Android on a Tegra 4 chipset for $480 More...
A pretty major update is coming to the web version of Google Maps and we finally got to see some of the features. These include better UI and learning algorithms for better search results. More...
Germany's federal court has decided the Google auto-complete function can violate user privacy and former President Christian Wulff's wife is being used as the key example of this problem. More...
A new study from NSS Labs claims that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 web browser had a 99.96 percent malware block rate while running Windows 8, putting it at the top of the browser list. More...
Microsoft has announced today that Outlook.com will now include Gchat support within the email client which should give those of you who have stuck to gmail for this feature, a reason to switch. More...
Garner has published their report on global handset sales for the first quarter of 2013. Android owns the market with 75% while Windows Phone accounts for 3%. Apple is still in second place at 18%. More...
Google has a surprise for Atari Breakout fans. By going to Google's Image search you can access an Easter Egg that actually let you play Breakout with the search results. More...
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, has said that, when he arrived at Google, he thought the 'Don't Be Evil' motto was stupid as "there's no book about evil", but he eventually warmed to the idea More...
Google have unified the free storage that they give users for Google Drive, Google+ photos and Gmail into one, allowing everyone 15GB of shared space. Google Apps for enterprise now have 30GB. More...
Microsoft has announced that several more large organizations have signed up to use its Office 365 cloud-based software service, taking the opportunity to slam Google Apps' features. More...
Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch a notebook running Android 4.x, the Jelly Bean variant of the mobile OS, while Google is said to be readying a set-top box to rival Apple TV and a smartwatch. More...
An Android competitor to Microsoft's Xbox Live service has surfaced in information discovered in a recent update of an APK used for the operating system's Google Play service. More...
Microsoft has issued a statement that criticized the city of Boston's move to stop using Microsoft Exchange in favor of Google Apps, saying that Google's solution is not secure enough. More...
Two new videos from Microsoft feature actor Rob Schneider playing the role of "Google Docs" that are designed to promote the idea that using Google's services are too much of a gamble. More...
As promised, YouTube has launched a pilot program that offers users a way to access a small amount of channels on the video site via a paid subscription, with a 14 day free trial. More...
A report claims that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer would like to cut short the company's ten-year search engine deal with Microsoft, but may not be able to do that until 2015 at the earliest. More...
A Microsoft spokesman has confirmed to Neowin that the company received no support from Google in developing its recently overhauled YouTube app for Windows Phone 8. More...
Microsoft has launched three new TV commercials that use old song standards as their soundtracks to show that the Bing search service "can do anything better" than Google. More...
Microsoft has announced that 25 million people have taken the "Bing It On" challenge since it launched nine months ago. It has also launched a new "Bing It On" TV ad. More...
A report from the Financial Times is claiming Youtube could launch paid channel subscriptions as soon as this week. This isn't the first time we've heard such a rumor but it definitely looks likely. More...
The latest smartphone market share numbers from ComScore show Microsoft's share is nearly flat from in the first quarter of 2013 while BlackBerry and Android showed large drops. More...
Acer president Jim Wong said this week Microsoft can still compete with Apple and Google in the mobile operating system market place, saying that a lack of apps has curtailed Microsoft's efforts. More...
A rumor is claiming that Google and LG are teaming up once again for another Nexus handset. LG launched the current Nexus 4 smartphone about 5 months ago with the latest version of Android Jellybean. More...
New photos of the Motorola X Phone have popped up courtesy of @EvLeaks, and while they don't show much of the device, PhoneArena have chipped in some additional info on the upcoming flagship More...
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has seen a boost in OS adoption after Google changed the algorithm by which they judge marketshare numbers. The increased share is a good sign, but Gingerbread 2.3 still rules. More...
Hulu has announced that its streaming TV show service now has over four million subscribers and that its rate of new subscribers doubled in 2012. It also announced some new exclusive shows. More...
If you have ever wondered what Google's self driving cars see when they are out on the road, we have an image that shows the world through the eyes of the mechanical beasts on the roads right now. More...
A new rumor has hit the streets, indicating that Samsung will launch an 11-inch Nexus 11 tablet in 2013, potentially at Google I/O 2013, and it will pack a modest spec boost over the Nexus 10 More...
Google's predictive searching service, Now, is finally available on iOS. It comes in the form of an update to the Google Search app and users will need to opt-in for the service to work. More...
Google is retiring its Meebo Bar on June 6 after acquiring the service last year to focus more on its Google+ Sign-In development and to grow its social network. More...
Google Glass headsets have been slowly shipping to developers, which can only mean one thing: more information about the device. We now know that Glass has a dual-core CPU and 1GB of RAM. More...