Archive | May 21st, 2010
Google compares Apple to Big Brother at I/O Conference
At Google I/O Conference in Boston yesterday, Google’s VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra took a number of potshots at Apple and Steve Jobs’ expense, but stopped short of actually calling them out by name. Still, there was no doubt who Gundotra was referring to when he quipped about the motivation behind Android – “”If Google […]
Continue reading...Effective June 1, AT&T to up early termination fees for smartphone users to $325
21. May 2010
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The Wall Street Journal reports that effective June 1, AT&T will be raising its early termination fees for smartphone users from $175 to $325. The Journal notes that the upcoming change may very well be in anticipation of AT&T losing iPhone exclusivity, though it remains unclear when the iPhone will become available on other US […]
Continue reading...Citing Apple’s iAd initiative, FTC okays Google’s acquisition of AdMob
21. May 2010
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Well, all’s well that ends well. Despite a string of reports stating that the FTC was planning to block Google’s $750 million acquisition of AdMob, it turns out that the deal will, in fact, go through as originally mapped out. The FTC announced today that it closed up its investigation into the matter, concluding in a […]
Continue reading...Did Apple just axe the “Get a Mac” ad campaign?
21. May 2010
Did Apple just kill the “Get a Mac” ad campaign? A perusal of their website seems to indicate that they have. Users trying to visit Apple’s long standing “Get a Mac” page are now redirected to Apple’s new “Why You’ll Love a Mac” page. And though there have been rumors over the past few months that Apple […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs not impressed with Google’s open source video format
21. May 2010
Google is hitching its wagon to an open source and royalty free video format known as “WebM” which utilizes the Google owned VP8 codec which they acquired when they purchased On2 Technologies back in February. Google is hoping that this 1-2 punch will rival the Apple backed H.264 standard. And despite reports that Google’s move […]
Continue reading...Apple threatens Nokia’s dominance in Australia
21. May 2010
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Nokia just can’t catch a break. Though Nokia still reigns supreme when it comes to overall mobile marketshare, it’s inability to deliver a competitive smartphone to the masses has turned the Finnish- based handset maker into an afterthought in a market dominated by iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Android devices. With no high-margin and successful smartphone to […]
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21. May 2010
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