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Déjà Vu (All Over Again?)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by John

Cynics would concur that Redmond has simply got to be loving the fact that the FTC is reportedly going to issue subpoenas to Google regarding anti-competitive behavior. Does this sound familiar? Recall Microsoft’s seemingly never-ending legal battle / woes / … Continue reading →

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Oracle Recall?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by John

Google’s latest announcement of their ‘it-can-do-everything’ computer in retrospect might actually be the manifestation of what Oracle envisioned with their Network Computer (remember that?) Of course; the major differences are: 1) Oracle never did anything other than essentially market / … Continue reading →

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A Red Moon: In You Missed It.

Posted on June 16, 2011 by John

Google’s latest doodle allows those to (virtually) view the lunar eclipse… which is a decent substitute. However; no matter how advanced the technology, nothing (still) beats being able to experience / view the genuine article. From the LA Times: http://lat.ms/mSvKLH

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A (PRC) Free-for-all.

Posted on June 14, 2011 by John

With the continued wave of computer hacking in the news – one would hope that there are some people (among the unwashed masses as the saying goes) that are thinking, ‘what if all of this malicious activity were put to … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Choice, Right?!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by John

Apple’s iCloud announcement this week has obviously generated a lot of (media) attention. Nevertheless; for those who still like the option of having a choice for their handset / smartphone, Google is still in a very strong position. Look at … Continue reading →

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Messier

Posted on June 3, 2011 by John

Google’s approach to Android (being allowed to roam free via the some would argue naive view that open source is more upstanding) continues to be challenged by reality. Towards that end, on the heels of removing multiple applications that were … Continue reading →

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