feedproxy.google.com - 9/8/2009
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Almost a year ago, Google seemed to have hammered out a settlement about its prior scanning of books that were covered by copyright as part of its Google Books effort. Google had been sued by individuals and groups representing authors and publishers. The settlement would have established ...
Arthur Levinson Resigns from Google's Board of Directors
google.com 10/12/2009 — Arthur Levinson Resigns from Google's Board of Directors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (October 12, 2009) – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that Dr. Arthur Levinson has resigned as a member of the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. ...
Google says Voice software was "rejected" from the App Store
appleinsider.com 9/18/2009 — The Federal Communications Commission on Friday posted the un-redacted version of Google's letter regarding the iPhone App Store at the request of the search company, bringing new revelations in the Google Voice dispute.
Official Google Blog: Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
googleblog.blogspot.com 10/28/2009 — Since 2005, millions of people have relied on Google Maps for mobile to get directions on the go. However, there's always been one problem: Once you're behind the wheel, a list of driving directions just isn't that easy to use. It doesn't tell you ...
Apple Afraid Google is Taking Over the iPhone?
theiphoneblog.com 8/22/2009 —
Techcrunch has an interesting “rebuttal” up regarding Apple’s response to the FCC over the rejection of Google Voice . I use the quotes because I think the rebuttal part itself is off-target, while the conclusion is fairly spot ...
Google Docs Adds Shared Folders for Easier Collaboration
db.tidbits.com 10/13/2009 — Google this week updated Google Docs to include shared folders , a feature that has been requested by people who do a lot of collaboration on Google Docs. The problem is that although you can share any document in Google Docs with anyone whose email address you have, or even groups that you've ...
Google Offers Push Gmail and Google Sync to iPhone
db.tidbits.com 9/23/2009 — When Apple introduced iPhone OS 2.0 for its iPhone and iPod touch handhelds one of the hottest features was "push" data: the capability to receive instant updates on your phone whenever you received new email, changed your calendar, or performed other tasks needing synchronization (see "iPhone ...
Google Says Mobile App Stores Have No Future
wired.com 7/24/2009 —
Apple’s iPhone App Store may be a resounding success. But Google says app stores are a dead end.
Sour grapes? Maybe. It’s no coincidence that Google has placed its money on web-based applications, for its mobile Android operating ...
Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?
blog.louisgray.com 30 days ago — As a Mac fan in the 1990s, it was a lot easier to understand who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. Apple was very good. Intel was bad. Adobe was usually good. Microsoft was bad. Very bad. Evil. But over time as we have morphed into the ...
Google Dashboard — How Much Do They Know About You?
theiphoneblog.com 21 days ago —
Google Dashboard gives you one handy, dandy place to keep track of all your Google stuff. Let’s face it, more than any other device, the iPhone is the mobile internet. Google — well it is the internet. If you’re a big Google ...
Have We Entered a Post-Literate Technological Age?
db.tidbits.com 8/18/2009 — Not long ago, Google produced a video that's making the rounds on the Internet. In it, a Google employee asks people in Times Square in New York City a series of questions, such as "What is a browser?", "What browser do you use?", and "Have you heard of Google Chrome?" ( Chrome is Google's new ...