Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is facing yet another lawsuit in California. This time the issue at stake is the Mobile Application Distribution Agreement (MADA), that Google forces Android device makers to sign. The contents of this agreement are a closely guarded secret, but one of the key … [Read more...]
Google is hiding website URLs in version 36 of Chrome: Code name “Origin Chip”
Guess what? Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is looking into a way to to eliminate the URL entirely. Well, almost. Testing is being done on Chrome version 36. The current stable version of Chrome is 34. Google also has a steady six-week, rolling release date. Currently, the "http" portion … [Read more...]
Juror questions show Google (GOOG) important to Apple (AAPL) v. Samsung decision
Yesterday, jurors in the latest courtroom battle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung sent no fewer than five requests for additional information to Judge Lucy Koh. Four of the five requests were turned down flat by the judge, but the tenor of the juror queries reveals that … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS shrugs off mobile threats while Android suffers
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS platform received a nearly clean bill of health from Finnish security firm F-Secure yesterday, as an article and PDF posted on the Scandinavian firm's website proclaims, while Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) was found to be the vector for a toxic soup of … [Read more...]
Google will no longer harvest data from users of Google Apps for Education
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has given in to pressure from students and other users of Google Apps for Education. It said it has stopped scanning student accounts for data gathering purposes after its business practices were recently examined in the courts. When Google created the free … [Read more...]
Google Inc. (GOOG) set to absorb Samsung’s losses if Apple Inc. (AAPL) wins suit
The jury is deliberating in the lawsuit between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung, but their decision is modified and perhaps complicated by the fact that any damages awarded to Apple will be paid not by the Korean copycat, but by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Google, the creator of … [Read more...]
Google will be using IBM Power8 processors
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is one of the world's biggest buyers of servers and data centers. For obvious reasons, they need powerful servers to facilitate the services they offer to clients such as cloud storage, email and search, to name a few. In fact, since 2013, Google has spent … [Read more...]
Google spent 3.8 million lobbying for technology giving it a slight edge over Facebook
It looks like Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is going head-to-head with Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) for influence in Washington. House.gov reports that Google spent $3.8 million on tech lobbying. Giving it the lead, in lobbying, over Facebook. Microsoft came in second, then Facebook third, … [Read more...]
Google under fire from one of the largest European media publishers, Axel Springer
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been accused of becoming a "superstate" by Axel Springer one the largest media publishers in Europe. The attack was launched by Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer’s chief executive in an open letter published in a reputable German newspaper to Eric Schmidt, … [Read more...]
10 new Adwords products coming April 22nd
On April 22, Jerry Dischler, VP of Product Management for Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) AdWords will be unveiling over 10 new AdWords products. These features have been developed over the past year, and they are soon-to-be released from beta. Analysts do nott believe that any of the … [Read more...]
Google found a new way to invade your privacy without consent
It looks like Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is continuing along its course to increase its creepiness factor. If you were worried about having your images taken (without your consent) by overzealous Google Glass users, just wait until you hear this. Google now has a pending patent for a … [Read more...]
Project Ara Module Development Kits now available for developers
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that it is now able to offer the first version of the Project Ara Module Development Kits (MDKs) free of charge to developers. Project Ara was a project that Google got from Motorola during its time as the owner of the company before Google sold … [Read more...]
Google offers $100 discount on Chromebook through its enterprise plan
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is trying to increase the appeal of its very successful Chromebook by starting to market it more aggressively to the enterprise market. This marks a significant change in strategy as until now Google was focused primarily on getting Chromebooks into as many … [Read more...]
Patent troll seeks royalty payments on every Apple Inc. (AAPL) product made since 2004
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was targeted yesterday by a lawsuit from patent assertion entity (PAE) Innovative Display Technologies LLC, registered in Austin, Texas and doing business from an office in Plano. Innovative, which is a newly minted firm founded on March 13th, 2013, has spent … [Read more...]
Steve Jobs declared “Holy War” between Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google (GOOG) in 2011
In 2011, Steve Jobs wrote a highly revealing email in which he declared a "Holy War" against Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) major rival at the time. Far from existing in a kind of radiant, splendid isolation in which it develops new products in a Zen-like state of … [Read more...]
Google invasion of privacy drama continues with $1.37 million fine
The saga of Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) global invasion of an individual’s privacy continues as the online giant has been forced to pay a fine of 1 million Euros ($1.37 million) to the Italian data regulators. This is once again a result of its Street View cars and this time they are being … [Read more...]
Google issues new class C share under GOOG ticker, previous class A share will use GOOGL ticker
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has taken the concept of corporate democracy to a new level this morning by issuing a new class of share that will begin trading on Thursday. The new stock is categorized as a "C" class share and will take over the traditional Google ticker of GOOG which was … [Read more...]
Google appealing charges of obtaining data illegally under Wiretap Act
In the continuing controversy over whether unsecured data from Wi-Fi networks is defined as private or public information, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the recent decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling in contention is … [Read more...]
Google plays Pokémon April Fool’s joke on job hopefuls
Pokémon recently took over Google Maps with an April Fools prank. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced a new job opening, via video, for its Google Maps division. They made 'Pokémon Master" the title for the new opening. In order to select the best Pokémon master, they constructed a … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) vs. Samsung – is the whole definition of patents at stake
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung are squaring off in court again over the South Korean company's rather blatant copycatting of Apple designs and technologies. Samsung gave the legal proceedings an interesting twist by admitting that they violated Apple's patents thoroughly and … [Read more...]
