•
Is Apple trying to disrupt the anticipation, hype and excitement over Google’s announcement of the Nexus One by announcing their own announcement of the Apple Tablet? None other than the Wall Street Journal reported and sort of confirmed that Apple is indeed launching its much talked Apple Tablet , which is due for launch not until March 27. While Google is about to officially unveil the Nexus One in a few hours from now. Are we looking at the opening salvo of the much awaited Google vs. Apple which we called an epic battle of Droids, Tunes and Systems? Funny how Apple is trying hard to raise awareness on its Apple Tablet wherein fact, prior to Google’s rumored launch of the Nexus One, Apple has been mum about it. But with the media hype and buzz that Nexus One has been getting as early as December, with predictions saying that Nexus One might steal a great deal of mileage from iPhone, Apple has every reason to be weary. Adding perhaps to Apple’s anxiety is Gartner’s prediction that the Android will dislodge iPhone from being the number smartphone operating systems in 2010. Now here’s the best part, there is also some rumors circulating the past few days that aside from the Nexus One, Google is also planning to announce its own Android tablet. The rumor is so good that HTC was even mentioned as a partner again. If this rumor is true, it would give Google some more time to gain mileage over the Apple Tablet which is due for launch March 27. Or perhaps, this might prompt Apple to launch the Apple Tablet earlier. So, now the waiting game begins. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Apple Tablet: Apple Bites Back at
Tags:
anticipation,
apple,
apple-tablet,
from-the-nexus,
over-the-apple,
search engine news,
search-engine,
seo,
street-journal,
tools
•
Don’t look now guys, but only 16 months after it was officially released, Google Chrome is now the world’s no. 3 browser , based on Net Applications’ web browser usage data for December. What makes this more interesting is that Chrome has edged out Apple Safari which has been occupaying the third spot next to Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer. Google Chrome registered a 4.63% market share while Safari got 4.46% making it the no.4 browser for the first time. It is also worthwhile to note that Google just released the beta editions of Chrome for both Mac and Linux so it is most likely that this brought a sudden surge to its market share. While Safari may have slipped down to the no. 4 spot, it still managed to increase by 0.1%. Not unlike IE and Firefox which both suffered minor setbacks with 0.92% and 0.1% decrease in market share respectively. Joining Google Chrome and Apple Safari with increases in market share is Opera’s web browser which managed to get 2.4% of the browser market. Net Applications’ data was based on usage share from the 40,000 sites it monitors for clients. This amounts to 160 million unique visitors monthly. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Chrome is Now the No. 3
Tags:
apple,
applications,
based-on-usage,
browser,
chrome,
internet,
opera,
search engine news,
search-engine,
tools,
web-browser
•
For several years now, Google and Apple have been complimentary partners. Google was expertly integrated with the Apple iPhone, and the company’s engineers work tirelessly to bring many of their services to the Apple platform in addition to the PC and Linux platforms. They’ve been pals for much of the search engine’s lifespan. Google’s chief financial officer, Eric Schmidt, was even a member of Apple’s board of directors since August 2006. And immediately after Schmidt left Apple’s boardroom this year, Google has made much more of a push into areas that have thus far been dominated by Apple and Microsoft: browsers, operating systems, music services, and now, even Google-powered phones and Google netbooks . Schmidt’s resignation from the Apple board in 2009 was a signal to many that Google would be frequently stepping on Apple’s toes and looking to them as more of a competitor than partner. With that in mind, many can’t help but wonder which company will fare better and come out on top. Apple has been around since 1976. Google was established in 1998. In terms of length of time in business, Apple has got Google beat by more than two decades. In terms of brand awareness, however, Google trumps Apple, coming in at No. 7 on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands List for 2009 . Apple comes in at a respectable No. 20. Google is no stranger to going up against more established competitors and coming out on top. Case in point – Microsoft. In terms of search, they’ve been battling it out, and while Microsoft’s latest incarnation of search – Bing – is doing extremely well ( when it’s working ), Google still has more searches, and by quite a lot. While Microsoft has an advantage in the operating system and browser markets, with the majority of computers coming pre-installed with Windows and Internet Explorer, Google’s raising some eyebrows with their Android OS and Chrome browser. Battlefront #1: Music & OnDemand
Tags:
apple,
audio,
browser,
firefox,
game,
microsoft,
mobile,
music,
search,
search engine news,
search-engine,
thoughts,
windows,
zune
•
Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season, starts tomorrow after a week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping. Cyber Monday follows the Black Friday shopping rush as a day when online retailers can offer similar discounts for shoppers who didn’t hit the stores, and move merchandise online with customers confident that products can be shipped to them before the holidays. Cyber Monday is a holiday which was more or less started by Shop.org, which owns the site CyberMonday.com , as another way to get excellent discounts in limited time sales (usually one day or 2 day sales) by large online retailers. Cyber Monday symbolizes the beginning of the holiday shopping season online and a quick search across Google , Yahoo and Bing.com shows that merchants are addressing its importance in their search marketing campaigns. In the spirit of online shopping and Cyber Monday, here are some of the best deals we found, starting with Amazon.com, which according to Experian Hitwise was the most visited site on Black Friday. I’ve also added some Cyber Monday search tips for finding more deals from Google, Yahoo and Bing. Amazon Cyber Lightning Deals Amazon which topped Experian Hitwise most visited site on Black Friday has rolled the same bargain offerings with its Cyber Lightning Deals . Among the electronic items that will surely give you a good deal include – the Vado HD camcorder, and Eye-Fi SD Card, and more. Best Buy Cyber Monday 2 Day Sale Best Buy has started their online-only sale today and will continue until Monday. They are even offering free shipping for purchases more than $25. Staples Cyber Monday Savings Event Staples also started their Cyber Monday sales earlier today and will continue until tomorrow for the latest and hottest tech gadgets. You can order online or by phone. MacMalls 3-Days Apple CyberMonday Sale For Mac fanboys, if the Apple Store didn’t give you some great bargains, you might find some worthy deals from MacMall instead. If MacMall is shipping outside of the U.S., I will surely get the Magic Mouse and iMac. Want some more? Use Bing Shopping search to help you find the greatest online bargain deal instead. Or find great deals by using Google Product Search Enjoy your Cyber Monday shopping from your sofa, local Starbucks or you workspace! Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Cyber Monday Deals Spark Online Shopping
Tags:
apple,
cyber,
cyber-monday,
deals,
holidays,
search,
search engine news,
search-engine,
seo,
shot-2009-11-30,
tools,
yahoo
•
As soon as Google goes official with the Chrome OS, every tech people I know jumped into it. Each with his own comments, impressions and ideas on what was made available by Google so far. You’ve read about our earlier report as well as Google’s own announcement . Now here’s what other bright minds in the tech world have to say about the Google Chrome OS. Let’s begin with SEJ’s very own Loren and what he has to say on what was announced today about the Google Chrome OS. Got this comment from Loren via IM. If Chrome OS does for my computing experience what Chrome Browser has done for my web srufing & searching experience, I’m a Google OS user for life. Brad Linder of Download Squad : Google ChromeOS: It’s basically a modified browser that runs web apps. Adam Ostrow of Mashable : Chrome the browser essentially is Chrome the operating system. Applications live on the web, anything you save is available from anywhere, and Google says the current version boots in 7 seconds. StuffTV gave an essential point : Speedy Chrome OS will need dedicated hardware. Boy Genius Report’s take: Google has said flat out they designed the Chrome OS with three things in mind: speed, simplicity, and security, so we are going break down some of the finer points they touched upon under these pretenses. Dan Frommer of Business Insider was pleased with the potential of Chrome OS on netbooks: The whole point of the operating system — meant for simple computers and launching in about a year — is that it’s based on a Web browser, so don’t get too excited. It looks like a Web browser. And it actually looks pretty good. We’re curious to see how the Apple tablet pans out, but if we ever had to buy a netbook, we’d seriously consider one running Chrome OS as opposed to Windows. Larry Dignan thinks that Chrome OS may not be for everyone : My hunch is it may a (take) while to get consumers to believe that “every application is a Web application. Nilay Patel of Engadget has this to say: As far as going to market, Google’s not talking details until the targeted launch at the end of next year, but Chrome OS won’t run on just anything — there’ll be specific reference hardware. For example, Chrome OS won’t work with standard hard drives, just SSDs, but Google is supporting both x86 and ARM CPUs. That also means you won’t be able to just download Chrome OS and go, you’ll have to buy a Chrome OS device approved by Google. Patrick Goss of TechRadar believes (and I agree) that Chrome OS won’t replace Windows just yet: But Chrome OS is a seismic change from what people are expecting; and Google’s assertion that this is meant to be for secondary devices means that this is not meant to replace Windows – at least not yet. Eric Schonfeld thinks Google is making Chrome OS too simple : Rather than support Android apps and other sorts of apps, there is only one kind of app Google is interested in: the Web app. Chrome OS is all about making Web apps the only apps you will ever need. Which kind of makes you wonder how long we’ll need Android apps, or iPhone apps for that matter, because you know it is only a matter of time before a phone comes out running on Chrome OS. So, what’s your take on what was just announced by Google about Chrome OS? Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Chrome OS News Round-Up, What’s Your
Tags:
apple,
Business,
chrome,
chrome-browser,
chromium,
genius,
genius-report,
google chrome os,
google-chrome,
search engine news,
speedy-chrome,
tech,
windows
•
Music service has not been Google’s cup of tea for such a long time now. While others have successfully (or otherwise) implemented their music downloading or streaming sites, it makes you wonder whether Google has any interest to get into this niche. But that maybe answered soon, as TechCrunch is reporting that Google might actually be launching a still unknown type of music service. Unfortunately, since there are no official statements coming from Google yet about this service, we are left with nothing but to speculate. Would this be a Yahoo Music type of streaming service with the capability to stream radio progrems? Or would this be an music downloading site that has the potential to go up against the Apple iTunes Store. Actually, if you are to consider which of the two are the most likely type of music service that Google is planning to launch, I would be inclined to speculate that it would be something like the iTunes. Why? Because it would be more profitable for Google to sell music which can downloaded to any Android devices than to come up with an online music streaming site. And besides Google like Apple already has the device that users can use to download music. But based on TC’s report, it would seem that Google is actually planning to launch a music streaming service. The branding that reads = Google Audio seems more like a music streaming service rather than an online music store. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Set to Launch a Music
Tags:
apple,
capability,
google-audio,
itunes,
music,
music-streaming,
potential,
search engine news,
seo