Tag Archives: Google

Google may be bidding for Waze

Bloomberg: Google Inc. (GOOG), maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze Inc., setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook Inc. (FB), people familiar with the matter said. Waze is a really great service, and … Continue reading

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Apple is winning. Google is winning. Can we shut up now please?

Ben Thompson on the Google we always wanted:  Android did its job: Google’s signals have unfettered access to users on every mobile platform. Microsoft is in no position to block them, and Apple, for all its bluster, isn’t interested. Chrome … Continue reading

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Blink and you’ll miss it

There’s a part of me which wonders, as a massive Doctor Who nerd, if someone in Google’s web platforms team isn’t a big fan. In “Blink”, one of the best episodes ever, the enemy is a group of aliens who … Continue reading

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VP8: Where next for Google’s video format?

What’s the point of VP8, Google’s alternative video compression format which the company released in 2010? VP8 wasn’t just promoted as an option – the company actually said it would phase out support for H.264 in Chrome, and replace it … Continue reading

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A Mac user’s view of the Chromebook Pixel

I’ve been a Mac user since 1986, and edited a Mac magazine for a couple of years. I’ve contributed to MacGasm, MacFormat, and pretty-much anything that has the word “Mac” in its title. I attended more Steve Jobs keynotes than … Continue reading

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What’s the point of Google+?

Marco Arment thinks that Google is heading down the wrong path with Google+: But Google’s increasingly desperate push to cram Google+ down everyone’s throats hasn’t made Google+ any more relevant. It has only resulted in a lot of confused Google-account … Continue reading

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In which Dan Lyons once again exposes his elite journalism skills

Dan Lyons, once again talking out of his ass: This is a crushing blow to Microsoft, which has spent millions of dollars on lobbyists and phony grassroots groups over the past several years hoping to land Google in hot water. … Continue reading

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The Republic of Samsung

Is Samsung price fixing? The Washington Post certainly thinks so: “That sentiment has intensified in recent years, a period during which Samsung has obstructed price-fixing investigations — drawing only minor fines — and seen its chairman indicted for financial crimes, only … Continue reading

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What, exactly, is Android?

Toward a More Informed Discussion on Android | TechPinions: “Android is in no way shape or form the same as OS X, Windows, iOS, Windows Phone, or RIM’s Blackberry OS. When we speak of those operating systems we are speaking … Continue reading

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Android’s Google Now services headed for Chrome

Android’s Google Now services headed for Chrome, too | Internet & Media – CNET News: “Chrome team programmers accepted the addition of a ‘skeleton for Google Now for Chrome’ to the Google browser yesterday, an early step in a larger … Continue reading

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