Our 10 most read stories on GamesBeat during last year include the Ocean Marketing scandal, an educational outreach program, and Google's Zerg Rush.
Google no longer trusts a Turkish digital certificate distributor after the organization issued two "intermediate certificate authorities" that would allow anyone to impersonate a website.
Google has released five major Android updates since 2010, most named for something sweet. Today, Android's developer site revealed that for the first time, more than 10 percent of Android smartphones in the market are running Jelly Bean, the latest version.
Google+ execs told us a long time ago that Google+ wasn't supposed to be a social network. It WAS supposed to be a universal login for all Google's products.
The Federal Trade Commission announced the results of its investigation into whether Google violated antitrust laws with its current business practices today.
YouTube is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to transform their mobile devices into a YouTube remote, the site announced today.
Looks like Santa likes green robots with colorful googly eyes.
Want to go green(er) in 2013? A bunch of cloud companies are more than happy to help you out with that.
After a record-breaking 17.4 million iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas Day, the following week saw record-breaking activity as well: over 50 million iOS and Android-powered smartphones and tablets, and a staggering 1.76 billion mobile app downloads.
Google is telling Asian users to expect Google services to run up to 30 percent faster once a trio of new data centers come online.
Kia Motors has signed a new agreement with Google that will bring the search giant's Maps and Places web services to its in-dash navigation system, the auto maker announced today.
Surprise, surprise: Negotiations with content providers are significantly delaying Intel's plans to take over your living room.
Google Glass and self-driving cars top our list of things we want to use soon.
Green tech picked up speed again in 2012, thanks to groundbreaking research, huge advances in efficiency, and a little company called Tesla.
What do Silicon Valley's top VCs expect from 2013? Brace yourselves for self-driving cars, true AI, and much more.
Guest Post And how startups can carve out a major market under Google’s nose.
In every year, there are winners and losers: companies, devices, operating systems. Here's our look at some of the biggest successes and failures of 2012.
A lot of things were said in 2012, but few of them were as funny, interesting, or profound as the quotes from these tech luminaries.
Editor's Pick Instagram v. Twitter! Yahoo v. Google! Can't we all just get along? No. No, we cannot. Besides, it's more amusing this way.
Predictions are always embarrasing in hindsight, but we love going out on a limb.
While 2012 didn't have any single products that were as exciting as when we saw the iPad or iPhone for the first time, I have a feeling we’ll look back at this year as a turning point.
Devices launched, Maps killed it, and Mayer left the building! Here are Google's highlights from 2012.
New Android trojan app will make you think it's taking you to the Google Play store, but in the background could use you to take down websites.
Advertising and analytics company Chitika released its December 2012 tablet market update, and the numbers aren't great for any tablet that doesn't start with the letter I.
Talk about irony: With the latest version of Bluestacks' mobile app player, Mac users will be able to run just about any Android app -- even though there's still no method for running iOS apps on OS X.
Sponsored Post If you’ve ever looked at designing iOS apps and icons, then this latest VB Store offer - the iOS App Design Course Bundle -- is going to get you well on your way for just $79!
Guest Post Innovation. It’s what makes new markets. It’s what creates new opportunities for companies to grow dramatically. And it’s what creates demand when consumers don’t even know they want something.
Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada are getting another year of free domestic voice calls, thanks to Google.
While YouTube already released its list of the 10 most popular videos of 2012, other gems were out there that didn't quite hit critical mass. Here's what you missed.
If you've got a new tablet, you'll need some apps that show off its gorgeous, touch-enabled screen. Here are 10 apps perfect for your iPad or Android tablet.
Today is Christmas Eve, and the online Santa Trackers are live and plotting the big, red elf’s every move.
Google’s tool is our favorite, and longtime Santa-stalkers will notice some upgrades to the interface. You can see how many presents …
Editor's Pick Here are the best web- and mobile-friendly fonts for your publishing needs. Bonus: Most of them are free!
Guest Post Next year, I predict that augmented reality (AR) will be everywhere. Here are my five reasons why:
Editor's Pick It's not all developer drama. Every story has a moral. Here are the seven most important lessons we learned in 2012.
All of a sudden, Google's expensive Motorola purchase is beginning to make sense.
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Google's unified search dreams are beginning to take shape.
Whatever device market share numbers are saying, the Apple's iOS app store is still the king of mobile apps stores, by far. Apple had better not rest on its laurels, however: Google Play is growing twice as fast.
Sponsored Post You’ve realized that one of your goals for the year – finding a way to make that iOS app a reality – simply didn’t come to fruition. VentureBeat has a deal that can help you turn your iOS app ideas into reality – starting now – for just $29!
Conventional wisdom has it that Android market share is growing massively and quickly. According to mobile marketing and advertising technology provider Velti, however, none of that market share is translating to usage share.
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