All Giz Wants: A Google Set Top Box That Doesn’t Suck [Google]
March 18th 2010
Tags: Giz, Google, Guts, Input Devices, Intel, Logitech, Pedigree, Set Top Box, Sony, Suck
Google says a day’s worth of videos is now being uploaded to YouTube each minute
March 18th 2010
Google’s YouTube has hit yet another headline-worthy milestone. According to a post on the official blog, users are now dowloading a day’s worth of videos to YouTube each minute.
That is, each minute folks provide YouTube with 24 hours more of the content, up from 20 hours of videos from last May. The figure is even [...]
Google’s Letter From Chinese Ad Partners Demanding Compensation Is Fake [Google]
March 18th 2010
That letter Google received from 27 Chinese companies demanding compensation if they pull out of the country was as authentic as the average Louis Vuitton handbag, as it turns out. More »
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Tags: Chinese Companies, Google, Louis Vuitton Handbag
House Hunting on Handsets — Zillow Now Occupies Android
March 18th 2010
While this might not be the best housing market for buyers or sellers in the U.S., Zillow just made it easier to shop around. The company today launched a free mobile client for Android devices, which joins the existing app for iPhone handsets. I used the app while driving around neighborhoods in my area yesterday [...]
Is Charter Tricking Customers Into Renting Unnecessary Routers? [ISPs]
March 18th 2010
Tags: Charter, Convincing Customers, Google, Hoards, Isp, Isps, Linksys Wrt54g, Renting, Routers
Google, Sony, Intel, Logitech partner for Android-powered Google TV
March 18th 2010
Google is not happy just pushing Android out to smartphones, it wants your TV to use the operating system too, opening up the biggest screen in your home to the web and online services.
Through partnerships with Intel, Sony, and Logitech, Google TV is looking to create a new web-on-your-TV solution centered around a set-top box. [...]
Smartphone Picture at a Glance
March 18th 2010
It is no secret I love infographics, those charts that tell an entire story using pictures. So much information can be conveyed using the right combination of charts and figures. GigaOM has published another great infographic that tells the story of the smartphone market at a glance.
The major takeaways from the graphic:
Symbian — we often [...]
What Would You Want From a Google Set-Top Box?
March 18th 2010
Google has partnered with Sony, Intel and Logitech to develop a yet-unannounced product called Google TV, according to an article by New York Times technology writer Nick Bilton. Google TV will be based on Android, according to Bilton, and could come in the form of a dedicated set-top box or a software [...]
Google Maps 4.1 for Android Has Latitude Widget, Better Search Results Pages [Google]
March 17th 2010
Tags: Android, Google, Google Google, Google Maps, Latitude, Search Google, Search Pages, Search Results, Swipe, Wallpaper Search, Widget
Remainders - The Things We Didn’t Post: What’s Next Edition [Remainders]
March 17th 2010
Tags: E Books, Geforce Drivers, Google, John Grisham, Nvidia, Nvidia Drivers, Nvidia Geforce, Public Television, Rig, Television Viewing
With Nexus One on Sprint, Google Finally Flips Sales Model
March 17th 2010
And then there were four. Sprint today announced that Google’s Nexus One is coming to the Sprint network, although the exact date is still forthcoming. It also sounds like the two companies are chatting about qualifying plans, so unlike the AT&T version – just announced yesterday — there could be a specific Sprint plan for [...]
Google’s Trademark Application for the "Nexus One" Name Was Rejected [Google]
March 17th 2010
On December 10, 2009, Google applied for a trademark on the Nexus One name, but it looks like they’ve been rejected: More »
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Tags: Google, Nexus, Trademark Application, Trademark Name
Google, Intel, and Sony Team Up For Android-Based Google TV [Google]
March 17th 2010
Tags: Google, Intel, Living Room, Logitech, Nytimes, Partnerships, Set Top Boxes, Sony, Sony Team, Tvs, Web Content
Google fails to trademark “Nexus One”
March 17th 2010
Google suffered a setback recently when the company was turned down in its application to trademark the name “Nexus One”.
The company had filed for the trademark back in December 2009, hoping to gain ownership of the name of its flagship mobile phone. The application was refused because of “likelihood of confusion” with an existing trademark [...]
Google updates Chrome with better privacy and automated site translation
March 17th 2010
Google has posted a new Chrome for Windows version Wednesday that inherited two new features from a beta released earlier this month. The latest stable build carries a version number 4.1.248.1036 and enhances your browsing experience with an automatic page translation and improved privacy controls.
Automated page translation, courtesy of Google Translate, works on auto-pilot checking [...]
Nexus One Coming To Sprint, Too [Nexusone]
March 17th 2010
Tags: Google, Nexus, Phone Activity, Sprint
Facebook enhances its search
March 17th 2010
Facebook continues its improvements in an effort to keep and continue to grow its millions of users. The latest enhancement to come from the company this week is an improvement to its search feature.
As Google would no doubt tell you search is pretty important. It’s the primary method for how users find things on the [...]
Google Exiting China Sucks Just As Much As Censorship Does [Google]
March 17th 2010
Tags: Behemoths, Censorship, China, Exiting, Fingers, Google, Pistols, Repercussions, Spectators
Charting the Google Results For Various Phrases [Humor]
March 17th 2010
Tags: Charting, Google, Google Results, Humor, Love, Phrases, Xkcd
How Google is Managing the Android Fragmentation Issue
March 17th 2010
In what’s looking like a standard operating procedure, Google just released its free Gesture Search software for Android 1.6 devices and expanded availability outside of the U.S. The application launched two weeks ago on Android 2.x devices. With it, you can simply draw letters on your handset — Android will interpret them and return search [...]