The latest build of Windows 10 suggests Microsoft could be working on a new Windows 10 version or operating mode intended to shrink Windows 10’s footprint and possibly move the OS into new markets — including mobile. This new version of Windows is dubbed Windows 10 Lean, and its base …

  Last year, Amazon asked for permission to drop off packages inside customer homes, and some number of people took the retailer up on the offer. Amazon won’t say how many people signed up for the Amazon Key service, but the number was apparently large enough that it’s looking to …

Galaxies come in all shapes and sizes, from large spiral pinwheels like our own Milky Way to comparatively tiny spherical ones dense with stars. Astronomers have long known that the shape of a galaxy can tell us about its past, but for the first time scientists have confirmed another important …

A team of scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Universities of New South Wales and Sydney has identified a new DNA structure — called the intercalated motif (i-motif) — inside living human cells. A twisted ‘knot’ of DNA, the i-motif has never before been directly seen …

Wouldn’t it be lovely if you had enough time in the week (or even day) to get through your to-do list? Maybe you are new to search and juggling the management and optimization of multiple accounts. Or maybe you are a small business owner trying to allocate inventory or find …

Google parent Alphabet Inc. has announced financial results for the first quarter of 2018.  The company reported $31.1 billion in quarterly revenue, which was down sequentially but up year over year. Revenues beat Wall Street consensus estimates by about $870 million, and earnings also beat analyst expectations. Revenue growth year …

Consumer media consumption is rapidly shifting from text to visual images. Website content that includes compelling images averages nearly twice as many views as text, and four times more customers would rather watch a video about a product than read about it. There has been explosive growth in the adoption …

As reviews have grown in importance, so have efforts to game the system. The problem is growing on both Google Maps and Amazon, according to third-party analysis and reporting. A report yesterday in The Washington Post found that the buying of fake reviews by merchants hoping to boost sales of …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Reports: Fake reviews are a growing problem on Amazon, GoogleApr 24, 2018 by Greg Sterling Facebook is reportedly the source of some of the fake review …

For many, buying a new smartphone is simply a choice between Samsung and Apple. So, it’s no surprise these technology giants have traded features back and forth over the years. Here are five features Samsung has stolen from Apple to claw its way to the top of the smartphone market. …