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Facebook to unveil Gmail competitor this Monday – Rumor
Google has successfully leveraged the popularity of Gmail in a number of different arenas, most notably by requiring Android users to possess Gmail accounts if they want to access the Android marketplace. And though there still remains a significant percentage of folks who use Yahoo! and Hotmail for emailing, there’s no denying that Gmail is […]
Continue reading...Google fires employee who leaked word of generous bonus and 2011 raises
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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Wow, Google is turning more into Apple day by day. Earlier today it was reported that Google was giving $1,000 in bonus cash to all 23,000 of its employees. Not only that, but Google was also planning on footing the tax bill on that generous gift so that each and every last Googler could keep […]
Continue reading...Google gives employees $1,000 bonus along with 10% raise for 2011
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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With the holidays upon us, Google is apparently swimming in so much advertising cash you almost imagine their main lobby looks like Scrooge McDuck’s swimming pool. BusinessInsider is reportingthat all Google employees will receive $1,000 in cold hard cash as a “holiday bonus”. With approximately 20,000 employees, that amounts to $20 million. Not exactly chump […]
Continue reading...Why Google won’t be buying Twitter
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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An interesting blurb in light of the recent rumor that both Apple and Google are engaged in high-level talks with mobile payment startup BOKU. One former senior executive at Google says that Google never buys anything unless it thinks it’s going to be made to look stupid by allowing someone else to buy it first. […]
Continue reading...When Google co-founders Larry Paige and Sergey Brin asked Steve Jobs to be CEO
Monday, November 1, 2010
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Bloomberg’s ongoing Game Changersseries, which previously profiled Apple CEO Steve Jobs, recently covered Google founders Larry Paige and Sergey Brin on their path from Stanford to the kings of search. Interestingly, the program recounts how Paige and Brin both visited Apple’s campus in Cupertino to meet with Jobs to discuss if the Apple co-founder would be […]
Continue reading...Google TV content blocked by TV Studios
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Electronista reports: Google TV is being blocked by TV studios at least partly out of piracy fears, tips alleged on Thursday. Disney’s ABC as well as CBS have all confirmed that they prevent the TV OS from watching their free Flash video sites. The WSJ understood from leaks that at least Disney and NBC had […]
Continue reading...Google acquires BlindType, text input software company
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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Google recently acquired BlindType, a text input company whose software purports to help users type easier and faster. Promising an experience not possible with auto-correct software, BlindType “adjusts” to a user’s typing style and helps translate sloppy typing that would otherwise show up as mumbo jumbo on a user’s device. Moreover, BlindType enables users to […]
Continue reading...Justice Department puts an end to non-solicitation agreements for Apple and co.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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The Justice Department on Friday announced that it reached a settlement with Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, and Pixar that effectively precludes them from entering into non-solicitation agreements with one another. Not too long ago, it came to light that Apple and Google, for example, had both agreed not to poach one another’s employees. As […]
Continue reading...In wake of Apple’s updated developer guidelines, Google Voice appears ready to return to iTunes
Friday, September 10, 2010
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Apple on Thursday made waves in the developer community when it loosened up its restrictive app store policies in a number of ways. For example, developers can now code for the iOS platform using whatever development environment they choose, whether it be cross platform or not. Moreover, and much more interestingly, some previously rejected apps […]
Continue reading...Google releases “Google Instant”
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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The folks at Google are always up to interesting things. Using the new system, as a query is typed, the search box immediately jumps to the top of the search page, and a constantly changing list of suggested pages appears. If the user finds the right site, they don’t need to finish typing or hit […]
Continue reading...Google isn’t counting upgrades in their activation figures
Monday, September 6, 2010
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As Steve Jobs touted the success of Apple’s lineup of iOS devices, he couldn’t help but taking a shot at Google when he said, People are throwing around a lot of numbers as to how many of their operating systems they’re activating per day. We are activating a little over 230,000 iOS devices per day. […]
Continue reading...Google hoping to launch music streaming service by Christmas – Report
Friday, September 3, 2010
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As the rivalrly between Google and Apple continues to grow, Reuters reports that Google is currently in talks with record labels regarding an initiative that would see the search engine giant release a “download store” that would allow mobile users to stream music from the cloud from anywhere. The music charge from within Google is […]
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
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