Earlier this week, we found out Google will pay Apple over $3 billion this year to remain the default search provider on iOS. But it turns out Apple won't be the only major smartphone maker to receive an absurd sum. A new report claims Samsung will receive $3.5 billion to ensure Google remains the top search provider on Galaxy devices. Google has always paid Apple a hefty fee to be...
Microsoft has begun beta testing a major Outlook.com revamp with a cleaner design, improved search, and other nice improvements. Many users can already try out the new look today, but all user will have access to it within the coming weeks. This is the third time Microsoft has redesigned Outlook.com since it launched in 2012. The new interface promises an improved...
Apple has confirmed that iOS users will start to see ads within their App Store search results starting next month. Its announcement comes after a successful three-month beta test, and Apple is now encouraging devs in the U.S. to join its Search Ads program. Starting October 5, the ads for iOS apps will appear at the top of your App Store search results when you enter a keyword in the...
Microsoft is clamping down on hacks that allowed Cortana to work with third-party browsers like Google Chrome. Going forward, all the searches you make will open in Microsoft's own Edge browser only, which promises to deliver a better experience. "Unfortunately, as Windows 10 has grown in adoption and usage, we have seen some software programs circumvent the design of Windows 10 and...
Google is reportedly building a new virtual keyboard for iOS based around its popular search engine. The keyboard has been in development "for months," according to a new report, and boasts features like gesture typing, image and GIF search, and more. Although it doesn't look anything like Google's virtual keyboard for stock Android, it has adopted a number of its features, including...
Being the default search provider for an operating system as big as iOS doesn't come cheap. According to a court transcript taken from the Google vs. Oracle lawsuit, Google paid Apple a whopping $1 billion in 2014 to ensure it remained the favorite on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. That's not all Apple gets, either; as part of the agreement, the Cupertino company also receives a share...
Apple has quietly closed down Twitter analytics firm Topsy two years after acquiring it in a $200 million deal. Topsy confirmed it would shutdown on Twitter, but Apple is yet to make an announcement regarding the firm's future. "We've searched our last tweet," read Topsy's update, while visiting Topsy.com redirects to an Apple support page that explains how to use the system-wide ...
Google’s latest search improvement makes it easier than ever for music lovers to find song lyrics. Rather than a long list of links to other sites that’ll try to sell you ringtones, the company now presents you with the lyrics you’re looking for automatically at the top of your search results. The feature works in much the same way as Google’s instant weather forecasts, sports results...
Google controls roughly 87-percent of the market for mobile Internet search, but a new lawsuit claims the company may have pressured smartphone makers and even harmed consumers in its quest for dominance. The suit, filed by the same lawyer who took Apple to court for e-book price fixing, claims Google forced Samsung, HTC and other OEMs into prominently featuring its search engine with...
Yahoo effectively declared war on Google (and Facebook) when it announced it would phase out third-party log-ins in favor of its own ID system. Now the company is taking the fight to Google’s core business with a plan to improve its rival search engine through a new partnership with Yelp. News that Yahoo had struck up a deal with Yelp first broke earlier this month, but today the...