Last year, global mobile ad spending increased 105.0% to total $17.96 billion, according to new figures from eMarketer. In 2014, mobile is on pace to rise another 75.1% to $31.45 billion, accounting for nearly one-quarter of total digital ad spending worldwide.
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As Desktop Declines, Mobile Search Boosts Google Revenue
Google’s revenue from search ads on U.S. computers fell for the first time last year and will decline another 7% this year, according to a new report, but overall U.S. advertising revenue will continue to rise due to the rapid growth of the mobile ad market.
The report by research firm eMarketer underscores how dramatically the rise of smartphones and tablets is reshaping Google’s business.
Phonebloks – A Phone That You Piece Together Like Lego
Phonebloks is a concept for a phone that works on a modular system, allowing you to customize the features of your phone by simply removing and adding parts when you feel appropriate. Thus enabling you to prioritize certain elements over others; camera, processor, battery etc. It also provides you with the ability to upgrade/update these parts when you want or when they are available. A fresh and innovative idea from Dave Hakkens.
It deals head on with the problem we have with electronic waste (there is a lot of it!). When our phones and our other electronic devices break, usually for one individual reason (screen breaks, too slow etc), we throw out the whole device; working parts and all. The Phonebloks concept will reduce the wastage simply because you can replace that individual part. Quickly and easily. Check out the videos at the bottom of this article.
Google sells Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion
Google is selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, giving the Chinese smartphone manufacturer a major presence in the US market. Lenovo will buy Motorola for $2.91 billion in a mixture of cash and stock. Google will retain ownership of the vast majority of Motorola's patents, while 2,000 patents and a license on the remaining patents will go to Lenovo. At the deal's closing, Lenovo will pay Google $660 million in cash and $750 million in stock, while the remaining $1.5 billion will be paid out over three years.
Google says its latest PageSpeed modules help render pages up to 2x faster, particularly on mobile devices
As part of its mission to speed up the Web, Google today announced the latest beta versions of its mod_pagespeed and ngx_pagespeed modules add new optimizations that result in a big performance bump. The company says it is seeing pages rendering up to 2x faster, particularly on mobile devices.
Ingress, Google’s augmented reality game, will be open to all Android users from December 14
Google's Moto G Budget Smartphone to Debut Nov. 13
Motorola added a landing page to its website on Monday, teasing an announcement related to its upcoming Moto G smartphone.
Although details are limited and no photos were posted, the company, which is a unit of Google, lists Nov. 13 as the announcement date. The Moto G is rumored to be a low-cost version of its flagship Moto X smartphone.
Google uses NFC and QR codes to offer entertainment downloads at airports
Domestic passengers flying from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports can now download movies, music, apps and books direct to their Android device using Near Field Communication (NFC) and Quick Response (QR) technologies.
Google has integrated the technology into 39 digital advertising screens at the three airports. Passengers simply have to tap their NFC device against the screen or scan the QR code to connect to the Google Play Store. They can then control the digital billboard using their device and download content using the airport’s free Wi-Fi.
Google's Hacked Shoes At SXSW Yet Another Experiment In Augmented Reality
It seems like half of Google's experimental projects are high-minded attempts to change the world, and the other half are goofy ideas that an engineer thought up after watching a particularly absurd episode of Dr. Who.
Either way, Google’s inventions always draw attention, as was the case with a talking shoe the company showed off at SXSW last week as part of a showcase of its Art, Copy, and Code project.
Thorsten Heins, CEO of BlackBerry, in New York in January. (Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP)
Tech stocks: BlackBerry jumps on new buyout talk
Shares of smartphone maker BlackBerry have surged 4.5% in early morning trading off a report of new suitors exploring a bid for the struggling company.
According to Reuters, BlackBerry is in talks with Cisco, Google and SAP on a potential deal to either sell the company or parts of its business. The report does not confirm which of the three companies will make a bid for BlackBerry.
Elle Google Glass App Review
Elle is the first magazine on Google Glass. Hearst Corporation launched the Elle Glassware app in May this year. The app is exclusively designed for the tiny eyewear gadget.