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August 30, 2010

Microsoft co-founder sues Apple, Google, Facebook, others

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Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, is taking on Silicon Valley in a patent lawsuit filed last week.

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Apple
August 19, 2010

Early bird pricing ends today for MacTech Conference

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MacTech extended the early bird sign-up, but today is your last day to save some cash on the cost of attending.

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Mac
August 11, 2010

Is the Google, Verizon proposal evil?

There has been a lot of discussion about the open Internet proposal put forth by Google and Verizon, but one writer says it is worse than evil. Those are pretty strong words, but Joe Wilcox gives a very detailed rebuttal to the proposal that is a must read. They say that the devil is in [...]

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Dell Streak takes on the iPad… or was that the iPhone

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With the release of the Streak on Thursday, Dell will try to target all of Apple’s mobile products at once. This strategy will surely only confuse consumers.

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July 9, 2010

Google accuses Steve Jobs of ‘rewriting history’

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Apple’s battle with Google over the past year has been well documented, but now Google founder Larry Page says that Steve Jobs is “rewriting history.”

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Apple
June 21, 2010

Google updates Gmail for iPad

Google on Monday updated its Gmail service for users of Apple’s iPad. Of particular note is Google’s use of the larger screen real-estate available on the iPad. The new email compose window is much larger, allowing users much more room to type and navigate through the Web app. While Apple (AAPL) is the clear leader [...]

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May 26, 2010

The Windows era is coming to an end

The domination of Microsoft Windows may very well be coming to an end. I’m not saying that tomorrow we will wake up and nobody will know what Windows is, but the signs of its decline are all around us. The biggest of those signs is Microsoft’s inability to compete in the mobile market, especially against [...]

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May 25, 2010

GoogleTV, iPad use the same graphics processor

Considering everything that’s going on, I thought this was kind of amusing. Not that the products do the same thing, but two companies taking two different approaches end up with the same technology. It probably happens more than what we’ll ever know. GoogleTV is manufactured by Logitech and Sony and contains a System on Chip [...]

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May 17, 2010

Google facing investigations for data harvesting

After admitting to collecting data from Wi-Fi networks, Google could find itself at the center of investigations in both Germany and the U.S. The data was being collected by the cars Google uses for its mapping service, which also collected Wi-Fi addresses and snippets of data. “This may be one of the most massive surveillance [...]

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April 22, 2010

Google bringing turn-by-turn navigation to the iPhone

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Google on Thursday said it would bring free turn-by-turn navigation to Apple’s iPhone. The revelation came during a press conference in the U.K. where the company announced the feature for Android phones.

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April 12, 2010

Microsoft unveils the Kin phone

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In its effort to compete with Apple and Google in the lucrative smartphone market, Microsoft on Monday unveiled the Kin One and the Kin Two. The phones are targeted to young people on the low-end of the market. The phones will have access to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, as well as a built-in Zune player. [...]

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Links
April 10, 2010

Report: DoJ continues to probe Apple, Google hiring practices

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It appears the Justice Department isn’t finished with its probe into hiring practices among technology companies in the U.S.

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Apple
March 26, 2010

Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt together again

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There is a story on Gizmodo today with pictures of Steve Jobs and Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, having coffee in Palo Alto.

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Apple
March 15, 2010

Eight reasons Apple sued HTC and not Google

The speculation around the Web has been that Apple sued HTC to get at Google. By suing its biggest licensee, Apple hopes to hurt Google’s operating system business — at least that’s what people think. Apple has good reasons to fear Android. In the three months from December to February, Android’s US smartphone subscriber share [...]

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November 9, 2009

Google acquires AdMob for $750 million

Mobile Ads

Google on Monday announced its latest acquisition — the purchase of mobile advertising company, AdMob, for $750 million in stock.

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Software
October 12, 2009

FTC Chairman praises Levinson’s resignation from Google board

FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz feels Arthur Levinson made the right decision leaving Google’s Board of Directors. Leibowitz praised the decision in a statement released on Monday.

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Levinson quits Google’s board, stays with Apple

Genentech Chairman Arthur D. Levinson on Monday announced his resignation from Google’s Board of Directors, choosing instead to remain on Apple’s board.

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Apple
October 1, 2009

Apple’s breakup with Google continues

Apple hasn’t been making many friends at Google these days. In fact, it would appear the days of the two companies working closely together may be coming to an end.

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Apple
September 18, 2009

Apple responds to Google’s FCC letter

Google on Friday lifted the confidentiality clause on a letter sent to the FCC in late August concerning Apple and the Google Voice iPhone app. What it revealed was that Apple did reject the app.

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Google contradicts Apple, tells FCC iPhone app was rejected

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Google has contradicted Apple’s letter to the FCC, saying that Apple did, in fact, reject its Google Voice app entry into the App Store.

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