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Google’s Search Plus Your World (SPYW) update has become the focus of feverish debate among internet professionals. The update, which was introduced on January 10th, adds results from a user’s Google Plus network to its search returns. [Read On]
Google has acquired more than 222 patents from IBM, including many pertaining to advertising and marketing. This is the second wave of patents bought by the search engine giant from IBM; it had previously bought around 2000 patents in July and September of last year. [Read On]
Mobile devices will finally overtake their desktop cousins in 2012, according to a new report. Predicts 2012: The rising force of social networking and collaboration services, produced by Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, says that Google Apps will start to eat into the Microsoft Office market as businesses increasingly gear their offerings towards consumers’ smartphones and tablets. [Read On]
Adobe Systems Inc has stopped developing its Flash Player for mobile browsers in a move which effectively heralds its waving of the white flag to Apple. [Read On]
Microsoft has created a new role of head of devices and social media for its UK portal MSN.co.uk. The computing giant has appointed Darren Waters to the role. Waters currently works as the social media editor for BBC Wales and will join Microsoft on 31 October. [Read On]
Nearly half of all Android activity can be traced back to just ten apps. According to new research from Nielsen Smartphone Analytics, the ten most popular apps account for 43% of all smartphone usage. The top 50 apps make up 61% of all usage, meaning that those outside of the top ten are struggling to compete in a crowded space. [Read On]
Google has asked Apple to approve a mobile phone version of Google+ for its devices, such as iPhones and iPads. The new social networking site has been an instant success on the internet, with an estimated 10 million people signing up in the first two weeks, when the site was accessible by invitation only. [Read On]
The Sun is the worst UK newspaper in terms of site usability on the iPhone, iPad and internet, according to a report by consultancy Webcredible. [Read On]
The number of Google map queries that come from mobile search devices will permanently overtake those made from desktop computers by next week. [Read On]