Category Archives: Google

Teens love the iPhone

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Cells like teen spirit – The Daily: A new survey shows that 34 percent of U.S. teens have iPhones — while another 40 percent plan to buy one within the next six months. It looks like teens have moved on … Continue reading →

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Project Glass is go

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

I’ve said on many occasions before that while I often find Google’s products underwhelming, I really do admire their ambition. What Project Glass amounts to is the next natural step in creating a cloud of data around the physical world.

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With friends like Samsung, does Google need enemies?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Android 4.0 Forces Samsung To Delay Galaxy Tablets: Google released Android 4.0 in October. Samsung released the global variant of Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 on board in November, followed by the U.S. Verizon version in December. Other OEMs didn’t … Continue reading →

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Sad but true

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Harry McCracken takes a look at the New iPad: “Even a year after its release, the iPad 2 is superior overall to any of its Android competition, including some contenders that sell for more.” I’d love for there to be some … Continue reading →

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2012 could be a dangerous year for Android

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Google exec hints Android 5.0 will launch in the autumn: Speaking to Computerworld, Hiroshi Lockheimer, vice president of engineering for mobile at Google, suggested Android 5.0 will launch in the fall. He stated “In general, the Android release cadence is one … Continue reading →

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That’s some leaky firewall, Mr Rubin

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Andy Rubin on the “firewall” between Motorola and Google. Rubin said he was “painfully aware” of concerns, but stressed that Google has “literally built a firewall” between the Android team and Motorola. “I don’t even know anything about their products, … Continue reading →

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Is Andy Rubin playing a clever bluffing game, or is he stupid? My bet’s on the former

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Andy Rubin of Google on the issues facing Android tablets: Of course, one of Android’s biggest challenges in the tablet market is the lack of high-quality apps designed for the larger screen, but Rubin was somewhat dismissive of those concerns. … Continue reading →

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Chrome for Android updated

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

  Chrome for Android’s been updated: full details available here. There’s a couple of nice features introduced (including the ability to use Android’s Beam feature on NFC-equipped devices to send URLs) but otherwise this is mostly a bug-fix release. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Google HUD glasses have no revenue stream? Yeah, right

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Nick Bilton of the NYT on Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End – NYTimes.com: Everyone I spoke with who was familiar with the project repeatedly said that Google was not thinking about potential business models with the … Continue reading →

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Why the Android ecosystem isn’t like Windows

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

One of the most often-repeated statements about the competition between iOS and Android in mobile phones is that Android is bound to win because it’s following the same model as Windows did in “winning” the PC market. An operating system, … Continue reading →

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