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Taking a Test Drive.

Posted on April 25, 2012 by John

Google’s Drive appears to be the next step in their Open Office push for both the firm and what looks to be a continued (general) migration towards Cloud Computing (which interesting enough seems to harken back to the days of … Continue reading →

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Making Their Debut…

Posted on April 19, 2012 by John

The first Intel-powered Smartphones are set to launch in India (with Lava: a local manufacturer / one of the fastest growing homegrown companies) next week. Given Intel’s laggard status (within this space); Motorola’s long-slide and Google’s desire to take-on Apple this … Continue reading →

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Oracle’s Smartphone Failure

Posted on April 18, 2012 by John

Google’s assertion: Oracle failed in smartphones… begs the question: how does the firm really feel? Clearly, the gloves are off as this battle looks to continue to heat-up period (and given all of the patent litigation that’s been going on … Continue reading →

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Folks; Captain Speaking…

Posted on April 13, 2012 by John

Boeing; yes, that’s correct, the maker of commercial / military hardware (including satellites) is rumored to be releasing a Smartphone of their own later this year… which begs the question: is leaching the U.S. Government over bloated (and, many times, … Continue reading →

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Wearable Computing.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by John

Perhaps the ultimate techno-geeks’ dream might have just moved closer to becoming a reality (as per the debut of Google Glasses prototype). (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/t5b3a

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Don’t Be Evil (Continued).

Posted on February 20, 2012 by John

As Google continues drawing both the criticism of the press and dissatisfaction of (some of their) end-users, it looks like it won’t be long before they’ll also be subjected to the ire of (the US) Congress. Granted, if they are … Continue reading →

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‘Digitally Pick-pocketed.’

Posted on February 11, 2012 by John

A reported flaw within Google’s Wallet is not a good harbinger for convincing an already reticent (American) public about the merits of Smartphone commerce… (Source) PC World: http://goo.gl/b5oFe

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For Convenience’s Sake…

Posted on January 29, 2012 by John

In the name of ‘convenience’ Google will begin more closely tracking your online activities (in order to further tailor their ads to any given end-user). In theory; that sounds like perhaps a fairly benevolent development. Yet, in reality it also … Continue reading →

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Praise Worth Noting!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by John

It’s not everyday that the co-founder of Apple recognizes a major competitor’s OS; however, today was that day. (Source) Reg-Hardware: http://goo.gl/aZHMd

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Economic Determinism.

Posted on January 14, 2012 by John

Based on the latest accusation (aside from being found guilty earlier this week of profiting from bogus advertisements) Google’s motto ‘Don’t Be Evil’ is clearly being (either) 1) put to the test; and/or 2) is just nonsense (putting it in … Continue reading →

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