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Eric Schmidt to step down, Larry Page to take over as Google CEO
Google announced today that starting on April 4, Google co-founder Larry Page will take over CEO duties from current CEO Eric Schmidt. Schmidt, meanwhile, will take on a role as Google Executive Chairman with a focus on fostering business partnerships and various government outreach and technological initiatives. Schmidt will also remain on as an advisor […]
Continue reading...The Google Bible.. MacBook style [Photo
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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A nifty MacBook cover allegedly done up by a Google employee. Sweetness.
Continue reading...Google – it’s all about the eyeballs baby
Monday, January 10, 2011
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Kyle Baxter has a great piece up explaining Google’s strategy of developing software and distributing services for free in order to attract more eyeballs and rake in as much of that advertising revenue as possible. Everything Google does must be understood within this context. Google builds services like Google Maps, Gmail and Docs and gives […]
Continue reading...Google previews Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” with revamped UI
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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It’s funny how quickly things change in tech. One minute Apple is competing against Microsoft, and the next thing you know Apple is duking it out with Google, with Microsoft struggling mightily on the sidelines to get back in the game, somehow. Though the iPhone remains the smartphone to beat, Android is no joke and […]
Continue reading...Why the Groupon and Google deal fell through
Friday, December 24, 2010
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Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Google was interested in acquiring Groupon for a monstrous $6 billion. News of the proposed purchase expectedly set off a firestorm of public scrutiny and bewilderment. On one hand you had folks arguing that Google, regardless of how much cash they have in the bank, was making a big […]
Continue reading...Google abandoned plans to acquire Rhapsody or Spotify due to internal fighting; Google Music planned to launch next year
Thursday, December 16, 2010
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Yeah yeah, we’re all familiar with the old tale of how Google and Apple used to be the best of friends before morphing into heated rivals. And yeah, it’s well-known that the main point of competition between Google and Apple revolves around the iPhone and Android. But there’s one area currently dominated by Apple that […]
Continue reading...Google unveils the Samsung Nexus S running Android 2.3
Monday, December 6, 2010
Google today unveiled the Samsung Nexus S, the first Android device running Android 2.3 a.k.a Gingerbread. Spec wise, the device comes with a 4″ WVGA screen, a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, NFC support, 16GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, a gyroscope and VoIP support. Camera wise, it comes with a 5MP camera on the back […]
Continue reading...Google looking to acquire Groupon for $6 billion
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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There are large buy-outs, and then there’s this. The New York Times is reporting that Google is looking to purchase Groupon for a whopping $6 billion, a selling price which would easily be one of Google’s largest corporate purchases. Originally founded in 2008, Groupon provides users with amazing local deals (50-90% off) on a myriad of […]
Continue reading...Why Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu fears the power of Apple
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Columbia law professor Tim Wu has a new book titled “The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” which traces the rise and fall of companies at the vanguard of new technologies. In a brief interview with the New York Times, Wu, who apparently came up with the term net neutrality, discussed why […]
Continue reading...Official Google Voice app now available on iTunes
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Back in September, Apple loosened up their app store acceptance policy to make way for apps coded with cross platform development tools and apps that were other wises persona-non-grata. One of those formerly forbidden apps was Google Voice which Apple had removed for further review for what might as well have been forever. Following Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Why Google fired the employee who leaked word of the $1,000 cash bonus – employee safety?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The story behind Google giving it’s 20,000+ workforce a $1,000 bonus and the subsequent firing of the employee who spilled the beans continues to evolve in odd ways. In the latest wrinkle, we find out that the $1,000 bonus was in fact a cash bonus and that many Google employees received said cash this past […]
Continue reading...Google gives senior executives 30% raise for 2011
Sunday, November 14, 2010
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Working for Google sure has its privileges. A few days ago word leaked out that Google was giving each member of its 23,000 workforce a $1,000 bonus along with a 10% raise for 2011. Google was none too thrilled that their overtly kind gesture was leaked to the media, not to mention a leaked email […]
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
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