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Apple’s “walled garden” approach in light of the impending rise of malicious mobile apps
A few days ago, we excerpted an article explaining why Apple’s “walled garden” approach to the iTunes App Store may not necessarily be a bad thing. While Apple is routinely criticized every time news of a rejected app hits the web, there’s something to be said for having app store guidelines and a staff dedicated […]
Continue reading...Apple’s new iOS agreement already attracting Antitrust attention
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Wow, that sure didn’t take long at all. The Financial Times is already reporting that Federal Regulators are already planning to investigate the ramifications of Apple’s new developer agreement which effectively prohibits rivals such as Google and Microsoft from getting into the market for mobile ads on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. According to […]
Continue reading...AdMob CEO responds to new iOS developer agreement which effectively keeps AdMob off the iPhone
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
On Monday, Apple revised the terms of its iOS developer agreement to once again allow analytics companies to collect pertinent data with user consent. Apple’s nuanced change, however, seemingly leaves AdMob, which was recently acquired by Google, SOL.
Continue reading...Google adds iTunes app listings to mobile search results
Thursday, June 3, 2010
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Google announced on Wednesday that iTunes and Android listings for mobile apps will now appear in Google search results initiated from mobile devices. Users can then hit the links to take them directly into the iTunes app page or Android’s Marketplace where they can then purchase the app. As mobile apps continue to proliferate in […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs plays coy about Google/Eric Schmidt betrayal, avoids the topic with amusing “sex life” retort
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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It’s no secret that Apple and Google, once the best of Silicon Valley friends, are now competing against each other on a number of fronts: Apple has the iPhone, Google has Android. Google is the king of search, and Apple is planning to roll out its own advertising platform very soon. Then there’s Chrome, and […]
Continue reading...Google revamps new employee computer policy; Windows now out of the equation
Monday, May 31, 2010
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While Steve Ballmer was busy taking solace in the fact that 94 out of 100 computer purchases are Windows PCs, Google updated its employee computer policy to explicitly exclude Windows machines due to security concerns. Whereas new employees were once given a choice between Linux, Windows, or Mac OS, Windows is now effectively out of […]
Continue reading...Google tries to make YouTube as sticky as TV
Monday, May 31, 2010
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The average person watches about 5 hours of TV a day. The average YouTube viewer spends about 15 minutes a day watching videos, of which that time is split up between 6 separate offerings. Google is looking for ways to keep viewers on the site for longer periods of time, and concedes that the nature […]
Continue reading...Google hires Palm VP Matias Duarte to head up the Android User Experience team
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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When Palm debuted the Palm Pre at CES 2009, folks were saying that the iPhone had finally met its match. Obviously, the Palm Pre was never able to put a dent into the iPhone’s armor, and looking back, those predictions seem utterly absurd. But the reason the Pre was able to generate so much hype […]
Continue reading...Microsoft Bing coming to the iPhone?
Saturday, May 29, 2010
TechCrunch reports: Microsoft Bing will replace Google in the next version of the iPhone operating system to be released in June, we’ve heard from mulitple sources, including a high level source who claims to have been briefed on the matter. We’re not calling this more than a rumor yet, but one thing is sure – […]
Continue reading...Google takes Chrome for the Mac out of Beta
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Google announced on Tuesday that Google Chrome for the Mac is now officially out of Beta. A Google product out of beta? Surely you jest. Alas, this is no joke. Today, I’m happy to announce that Google Chrome for Mac is being promoted out of beta to our stable channel. We believe that it provides […]
Continue reading...Google compares Apple to Big Brother at I/O Conference
Friday, May 21, 2010
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...Citing Apple’s iAd initiative, FTC okays Google’s acquisition of AdMob
Friday, May 21, 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 […]
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Monday, June 14, 2010
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