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Nothing should be more important to internet users than their data. After all, what you put onto websites such as Facebook is personal information which is about you and your friends, and it should belong to you. It is your data after all. We’ve seen companies try to claim your data as their own, … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we like to keep our readers informed with all the latest developments surrounding smartphones. We’ve been pretty excited about many of the impressive smartphones due shortly such as the Motorola Droid Bionic, the U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy S2, the Droid 3 and others but now we … [Read more...]
On demand video giant Hulu looks to be attracting the attention of a lot of potential buyers after it was suggested that they may be looking to sell up. The video service was the subject of a mystery bid a little while back which in the end turned out to be Yahoo, who looked unsuccessful with their … [Read more...]
No matter who you ask about Google anyone will tell you that as a company they are desperate to break into the social networking market. Google has risen to fame as the number 1 search engine pretty much throughout the world and now Facebook have to look out, Google is about to launch its own social … [Read more...]
Android is the opensource mobile phone operating system which is a rival to Apple’s iOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system and RIM’s Blackberry OS. Android is a very open platform meaning that it is available on a variety of phones, including the HTC Evo 3D and the Samsung Galaxy S2. … [Read more...]
If you’re a fan of Google’s Chrome OS but don’t want to splash out on a Samsung Series 5 Chromebook then we have news today of a cheaper alternative. The Acer AC700 Chromebook will see a U.S. release this month at a price of only $349.99, which we think sounds pretty reasonable. … [Read more...]
Google introduced their +1 recommend button a short while ago to various sites including us at OSM. Today it will launch globally, appearing on all Google search pages. This comes with today's release of What Do You Love?, a new search feature Google has introduced. … [Read more...]
Regular readers of OSM may remember we recently brought you details of a smartphone dubbed the Google Nexus 4G due to release around Thanksgiving. We now have further news on that device which is now being dubbed the Nexus Prime, as we now know it will be a Samsung phone and will be the first Google … [Read more...]
Google has rolled out a brand new search feature called what do you love? The latest tool helps the searcher set up multiple channels based on the desired term, with a large range of detailed results being yielded upon search.If for example "Facebook" was the search term, What Do Yo Love? … [Read more...]
Facebook has roared ahead in the internet popularity race, sprinting past Microsoft with one challenger ahead left to beat. Google is firmly ahead receiving the most site visits than any other in the UK last month. … [Read more...]
Yahoo are being pushed by Facebook as the top online display advertiser. The Sunnyvale based firm are currently the number 1 site for online display advertising, but predictions point out that they will be overtaken by the social networking site. … [Read more...]
When clicking onto the world wide web, users at times will be met with a Google Doodle representing a specific date on the yearly calendar, the latest being Fathers Day on Sunday just gone. Others include a celebration of an individuals birthday, but today its a Google designed for what is … [Read more...]
One of our favorite subjects that we enjoy reporting on, has to be that of the special Google Doodles that frequently get put on Google's homepage. In the past it has varied from an individuals birthday, anniversary, special event and so on. But today its the turn of something pretty special, yep, … [Read more...]
News for the new MacBook Air 2011 refresh is hotting up, and just in the last few days we have given you information about the production of the devices, that were scheduled for launch at the end of this month, beginning of July. Some 400,000 were reported to be in the production line with 209,000 … [Read more...]
Google are facing a lawsuit from tech company ISYS over the naming of their "Chromebook" system. ISYS believes that this name infringes the name of their product, the "ChromiumPC". … [Read more...]
Just two days ago, we reported on one of our favorite topics, that of a new Google Doodle that was representing the late guitar legend Les Paul. Search engine Google's homepage was laid out with the letters made into a guitar which when you hovered above the strings, you could actually sound them … [Read more...]
Google look to be dotting the I's and crossing the T's in their big money purchase of ad specialists AdMeld. The New York based firms forte is ad optimisation and inventory for publishers. … [Read more...]
With Microsoft rapidly falling behind the leading pack of Google and Apple, they know that they need to launch a killer product to put themselves back in the elite. They could be doing this in the way of developing their own branded tablet that runs Windows 8. … [Read more...]
For some time now, we have been reporting on search engine Google and its Doodles which from time to time can be seen on the homepage. They differ from celebrating an event on the calendar such as Christmas, Halloween, Mother's Day, to birthdays of significant individuals such as Harry Houdini, … [Read more...]
Everybody uses a web browser of some sort in order to connect to the internet. Google Chrome is a very popular browser, and one of the advantages of using this browser over its competition is the constant stream of automatic updates that the browser receives. Now Google is releasing the twelfth … [Read more...]
We brought you the news a few days back that Google discovered a hacking attempt and the diagnosis indicated that the attack originated in Jinan, China. Immediately the Chinese Government jumped in to defend themselves, despite not being accused. They have now come out attacking Google for merely … [Read more...]
As a person who understands technology, and the need to constantly update my apps, devices, browsers etc in order to keep up to date with the latest firmware and features, nothing annoys me more than seeing my non techie friends completely ignoring the prompt to update their software! Google also … [Read more...]
Yesterday we got word that Google had reported an attempted hack on their Gmail service. The world's largest search engine revealed that it was a phishing attack that tried to get into its system, and the attack originated in China. … [Read more...]
Android and iOS continue to be the most popular operating systems in the world; however both have had a slight blip over in the US, losing 1% of the dominating market shares between February and April. … [Read more...]
Last week Google unveiled their NFC for Android feature which lets you use your smartphone as a means of payment. The revolutionary new technology has already hit the rocks as PayPal has stepped out and claimed that NFC has their stolen idea. … [Read more...]
