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Rumor: Google to launch Chrome OS Tablet this fall
Download Squad reports: Yes, our source tells us that Google is building a Chrome OS tablet. It’s real, and it’s being built by HTC. No surprise there, since HTC churned out the Nexus One for Google. Yes, they plan to offer it in conjunction with Verizon — which probably doesn’t come as a shock to anybody at [...]
Continue reading...Google TV rollout? Not so fast
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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The Wall Street Journal reports: Google Inc. is launching a campaign to line up TV networks’ support for its new Google TV software, but many remain reluctant to partner with a service they believe encroaches on their turf. The service will allow people to watch and search cable, satellite and Web programming—as well as access regular Web [...]
Continue reading...Oracle files suit against Google over Android
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Oracle today filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Google for patent and copyright infringement. In a press release on the matter, Oracle writes: “In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement.” More on the lawsuit over here via MarketWatch.
Continue reading...Google’s Eric Schmidt says Google is activating 200,000 handsets a day
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently said that the company is activating 200,000 Android handsets a day. TechCrunch has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...Google’s plan to take on Facebook
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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WSJ reports: Google Inc. is in talks with several makers of popular online games as it seeks to develop a broader social-networking service that could compete with Facebook Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Google has been in discussions with top developers to offer their games on a new service it is building, these people said. [...]
Continue reading...Google Music moves ahead, November launch possible
Monday, July 26, 2010
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The NY Post writes: Google’s plan to challenge Apple’s dominance in the music marketplace is advancing more rapidly than expected, say music industry sources. The search giant’s Android whiz, VP Andy Rubin, is said to be having “accelerated” talks with a music-industry group publishing firm in hopes of gaining digital publishing rights to as many songs as [...]
Continue reading...Apple was interested in acquiring Palm before HP sealed the deal
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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Dan Frommer of Business Insider sheds some light on some of the other tech companies who considered making a play for Palm, who were ultimately acquired by HP for a cool $1.2 billion. Notably, and quite surprisingly, Apple was strongly considering a Palm buyout before the HP deal eventually went down. Citing a source familiar with the negotiations, [...]
Continue reading...Google working on “interactive video ads”
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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With all the money pumping through the iPhone/app ecosystem, it was only a matter of time before Apple set its sights on advertising. Apple had initially sought to purchase AdMob, only to watch Google swoop in and acquire the mobile advertising firm for a three-quarters of billion dollars. Undeterred, Apple purchased Wireless for a quarter of [...]
Continue reading...Google’s Larry Page accuses Steve Jobs of “rewriting history”
Friday, July 9, 2010
During a briefing at this weeks Allen & Co’s Sun Valley conference, Google co-founder Larry Page accused Apple CEO Steve Jobs of re-writing the history of Android to make it appear as if Google decided to go after the iPhone out of the blue and out of sheer malice. On the contrary, Page notes that [...]
Continue reading...Google remotely deletes 2 misleading Twilight Android apps - here’s why
Monday, June 28, 2010
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Remember the ridiculous outrage that ensued after Steve Jobs confirmed that there was a “kill switch” built into the iPhone which allows Apple to remotely delete malicious apps that somehow manage to sneak into the app store? Well, Android has a similar feature and Google unfortunately had to employ it recently when they removed two misleading [...]
Continue reading...YouTube victorious in suit with Viacom over infringing video content
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Score one for video uploaders worldwide. YouTube emerged victorious on Wednesday when a Federal Judge granted Google’s motion for Summary Judgment filed in response to Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit which alleged that YouTube was rife with endless copyright violations. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in New York embraces Google’s interpretation of a 12-year-old [...]
Continue reading...Google rolls out browser-based editor for YouTube videos
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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It’s no iMovie, but it’s a start. Well, even that might be stretching things a bit, but Google on Wednesday rolled out a new browser-based video editor for YouTube vids that allows users to create new videos by piecing together excerpts from other already uploaded videos. Users also have the option of overlaying YouTube provided [...]
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
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