Google Cloud Unveils New Tools to Unify Data
Google Cloud has unveiled its latest innovations, aimed at helping companies unify database, analytics and AI.
Android Authority: Nearly 50% of Users Turn Off 5G
5G may be the next major evolution of wireless technology, but roughly half of users are still turning it off.
Some M1 MacBook Screens Cracking
Some Macs users are reporting M1 MacBooks with easily cracked screens.
Walmart Joins List of Companies Requiring Employees Be Vaccinated
Walmart has announced it will require some employees to be vaccinated, a response to the more contagious Delta variant.
Kaboodle Adds Real-Time Product Search
Online social shopping service Kaboodle said today it is re-launching its website to improve its product-discovery engine.
Kaboodle says it has improved its end-user experience by offering real-time product search, which provides the ability to see products that are the most popular based on user-set parameters, such as items from a specific store, within a specific category, and related items.
Microsoft Yahoo Deal Approval Gets Deadline in Europe
Remember that proposed Microsoft Yahoo search and advertising deal? It’s still awaiting regulatory approval, but it might be a step closer to its destiny soon, no matter which way it goes.
The European Commission has set a deadline for a decision on approval of Microsoft’s bid (via Reuters). The date is February 19, or exactly a month from today. The deadline was published yesterday within a list of other deadlines for other deals.
Consumers Expected to Spend $6.2 Billion on Mobile Apps in 2010
Gartner has released some research findings that indicate consumers will spend $6.2 billion in 2010 in mobile application stores. Meanwhile, advertising revenue is expected to generate $0.6 billion worldwide.
According to Gartner, mobile app stores will exceed 4.5 billion downloads in 2010, eight out of ten of which will be free. Gartner also forecasts worldwide downloads in mobile application stores to surpass 21.6 billion by 2013, and free downloads to account for 82% of all downloads in 2010 (87% in 2013).