News

• Google to ship early Glass edition this month

  By Sharon Gaudin | 11 April, 2013 19:21

  Reports are circulating that Google is very close to shipping its promised "Explorer Edition" of Glass to developers and testers.

• As browsing goes mobile, Apple wins, Mozilla loses

  By Gregg Keizer | 08 April, 2013 10:50

  The trend toward browsing from phones and tablets has helped some browser makers, dramatically in one case, but hurt others in the battle for usage share, data from a metrics firm showed.

• Mozilla pulls tracking trigger for Firefox 22, ignores ad industry attacks

  By Gregg Keizer | 07 April, 2013 16:44

  Mozilla has added automatic third-party cookie-blocking to a preview version of Firefox 22, a move that will put the feature in most users hands by late June and the company on a collision course with the online ad industry.

• Google tests same-day delivery retail project

  By Sharon Gaudin | 28 March, 2013 19:19

  If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and order something from Target or Walgreens, Google might deliver your purchases right to your house for free.

• Are there 60 votes in the Senate for online sales taxes?

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 20 March, 2013 21:43

  The U.S. Senate is expected this week to take up a non-binding amendment to test support for online sales tax collections.

• Twitter hack pays off, brings Burger King 60K new followers

  By Jeremy Kirk | 11 March, 2013 10:18

  Burger King saw a surprising upside after its Twitter stream was recently compromised: Tens of thousands of people began following its account.

• Facebook's new News Feed wish list includes mobile and highlighted friends

  By Sharon Gaudin | 06 March, 2013 21:07

  Facebook is set to unveil an updated News Feed on Thursday and analysts have a wish list of changes that users might welcome.

• Google+ launches updates to profile, local pages

  By Sharon Gaudin | 06 March, 2013 19:32

  Social network Google+ is launching some tweaks and updates to users' profile pages, as well as enabling local reviews.

• Firefox to auto-block third-party ad cookies by summer

  By Gregg Keizer | 25 February, 2013 12:01

  Mozilla will automatically block third-party cookies starting with Firefox 22, which is slated to ship this summer, according to the Stanford University researcher who coded the change.

• Yahoo starts revamp with updated homepage

  By Sharon Gaudin | 20 February, 2013 19:39

  As part of Marissa Mayer's come-back plan for Yahoo, the company unveiled its revamped homepage.

• Amazon's homepage blinks

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 31 January, 2013 21:39

  The homepage of Amazon.com was down this afternoon for a short period.

• Facebook launches reusable gift cards

  By Sharon Gaudin | 31 January, 2013 20:57

  Facebook launched a new service today that allows users to give other members gift cards to stores and restaurants.

• Facebook says it's conquered mobile; analysts say there's more work to do

  By Sharon Gaudin | 31 January, 2013 19:54

  Less than a year ago, Facebook acknowledged that it had to improve its ability to generate revenue from its mobile users or face a tough future. Today, executives call Facebook 'a mobile company.'

• Facebook launches ad conversion measurement for businesses

  By Rebecca Merrett | 23 January, 2013 16:50

  Facebook has launched a new conversion measurement tool that measures the return on investment (ROI) of advertisements on the social network.

• Google+ shows 35% growth, adds Communities

  By Sharon Gaudin | 06 December, 2012 20:42

  Calling Google+ the "fastest growing network thingy ever," a company executive said the number of Google+ active users has jumped to 135 million, a 35% increase in its user base in three months.