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Steve Jobs calls Adobe lazy, says Google’s “Don’t be evil” mantra is BS, and promises A+ upgrade for the iPhone
Last week, Apple held an informal town-hall style meeting where company employees engaged in a Q&A session with CEO Steve Jobs. Wired, citing an anonymous person who was there, yet not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, writes that Jobs addressed a bevy of issues, including Apple’s stance on flash, the next-gen iPhone, and […]
Continue reading...Despite growing rivalry, Google CEO Eric Schmidt still has a special place for Apple in his heart
Saturday, January 23, 2010
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Following a report that Apple is considering making Microsoft’s Bing the default search engine on the iPhone, Jim Goldman, citing a source familiar with the situation, said that Steve Jobs hates Google CEO, and former Apple board member, Eric Schmidt. And given Apple and Google’s growing rivalry over the past few months, this shouldn’t come […]
Continue reading...Does Steve Jobs hate Google CEO Eric Schmidt? More on the Bing/iPhone story…
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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In an interesting post on CNBC, Jim Goldman highlights some fascinating nuggets of information about recent reports that Apple is considering making Bing the default search engine on the iPhone, at the obvious expense of Google. Citing a source familiar with the ongoing “search dynamics” between Microsoft and Apple, Goldman gives us a little bit of background as […]
Continue reading...Will Bing be the default search engine on the iPhone?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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I sure as hell hope not, and while Apple is clearly beefing with Google these days, Google certainly is the top choice when it comes to search engines and hopefully Apple won’t compromise on quality just to stick it to Google. But BusinessWeek reported last night that Apple and Microsoft are in talks to do […]
Continue reading...Google’s Nexus One to face similar problems as Microsoft’s Zune
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Over the past few years, Microsoft has learned a thing or two about balancing their own interests with those of their many hardware partners. Microsoft hasn’t always handled this delicate balance in a smooth fashion, but their failures and missteps certainly give them some perspective that Google currently lacks. Over the past few months, the […]
Continue reading...Google finds itself unprepared to deal with influx of Nexus One customer support issues
Monday, January 11, 2010
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When it comes to customer support, you’d be surprised at how little consumers actually understand what their product can do and how to use it. To wit, there’s an old and famous story about a woman who once called Apple Support claiming that the cup holder on her new Mac Performa was broken. Up until recently, […]
Continue reading...Why Apple’s app store has a built-in advantage with iTunes
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The iTunes App Store is a monster that’s spawned a number of competing app stores from the likes of RIM, Microsoft, and of course, Google. The Android Marketplace in particular has been growing at a steady pace over the past few months, with the latest reports indicating that there are now over 20,000 apps available for […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Google now planning to release branded netbooks
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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TechCrunch reports that Google is eyeing an entrance into the netbook market, and has set its sights on a 2010 holiday release. Google has, according to multiple sources, been talking to at least one hardware manufacturer about building a netbook for Google directly. As in Google gave the company an RFP with quite detailed technical specifications and […]
Continue reading...Report: Google Phone confirmed – sports OLED capacitive touchscreen
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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Google earned its stripes focusing on search and advertising, but now it’s on the cusp of branching out into smartphones – and we’re not just talking about Android. The first coherent rumblings of a Google branded smartphone started sprouting up a few weeks ago. At the time, Gizmodo wrote that it was only a matter […]
Continue reading...Report: Google was in serious talks to acquire Lala before Apple pulled the trigger
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Last week, Apple purchased Lala, a company that allows users to purchase and download songs or stream them from the web for just $.10 per song. Apple’s purchase of the online music site, in conjunction with the massive data center it’s planning to build in North Carolina, seems to suggest that Apple is planning to […]
Continue reading...Report: Google branded smartphone is a “certainty”
Monday, November 30, 2009
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Mirroring a recent report from TechCrunch, Gizmodo reportsthat Google is in fact working hard to develop their own branded smartphone. Citing a source who claims to have seen the device in person, the Google Phone is already being dubbed a sure thing, with company wide testing expected to commence in the next few weeks. Over the […]
Continue reading...Is Google planning its own branded smartphone?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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That’s what TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington seems to believe in a recent postwhere, citing inside knowledge, he claims that Google is hard at work creating their own branded smartphone scheduled for a 2010 release. But there are a few things we have absolutely confirmed: Google is building their own branded phone that they’ll sell directly […]
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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