Technology Report: Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple

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Good afternoon Bit, WED 19 May 2010    Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple Lawmakers ask FTC to look into Google Wi-Fi data Pakistan blocks Facebook over caricatures Google unveils Web app store for games Twitter expects hundreds of advertisers Samsung eyes early launch of bada-phone Mobile music downloads struggle to make headway VCs see Android gaining on iPhone Major operators to roll out LiMo phones this year Google to fight government if AdMob deal blocked Digital 'genome' sent to the vault KISS currency boosts live USB model Sun shines on computer class Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple May 19, 2010 11:37 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Google has overtaken Microsoft in the battle over the software that runs mobile phones and is challenging Apple for share of the fast growing smartphone market. Full Article Lawmakers ask FTC to look into Google Wi-Fi data May 19, 2010 04:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two lawmakers who co-chair the House Privacy Caucus asked the Federal Trade Commission if Google broke the law in collecting WiFi and other Internet data while taking photographs for its Street View product. Full Article Pakistan blocks Facebook over caricatures May 19, 2010 12:01 PM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed Internet service providers to block Facebook indefinitely on Wednesday because of an online competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad. Full Article Google unveils Web app store for games May 19, 2010 02:41 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc showed off a new online store for consumers to purchase games, magazines and other applications through its Chrome browser, in a move to give the search giant a central role in the next generation of Web media and entertainment. Full Article Twitter expects hundreds of advertisers May 19, 2010 08:23 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter, the rapidly expanding microblogging service, plans to have hundreds of advertisers using its new ad system in the fourth quarter as the company ramps up plans to become a self-sustaining, profitable business. Full Article Samsung eyes early launch of bada-phone May 19, 2010 06:51 AM ET SUWON, South Korea (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to launch the first smartphone based on its own operating system in the next few weeks, as it seeks to catch up with bigger rivals in the booming high-end market. Full Article Mobile music downloads struggle to make headway May 19, 2010 10:00 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Fewer than 2 percent of mobile users in the United States and western Europe used their phone to download music in the first quarter, showing the uphill task facing Apple iTunes challengers like Nokia. Full Article VCs see Android gaining on iPhone May 19, 2010 09:10 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is posing a bigger challenge to Apple Inc in the mobile world as more and more start-ups develop applications for Google's Android software, venture capitalists said on Tuesday. Full Article Major operators to roll out LiMo phones this year May 19, 2010 02:13 PM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Wireless Linux group LiMo expects three major operators to offer handsets using its platform this year, to compete with news rivals Google and Apple, its executive director said. So far only Vodafone has launched a model in Europe, using its Linux-based operating system, while 60 handsets were launched using the platform, mostly in Japan and South-Korea. Full Article Google to fight government if AdMob deal blocked May 18, 2010 11:16 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday his company is prepared to fight the U.S. government "very hard" if regulators block the search leader's acquisition of mobile advertising firm AdMob. Full Article

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