Last week Apple told the U.S. District Court in California that it planned to add the Samsung Galaxy S4 to its patent lawsuit already underway against Samsung. As promised, Apple today filed a motion (via Foss Patents) that details five different patents that the S4 allegedly infringes on. The filing includes two Siri-related patents violated [...]
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Apple Details Five Patents Violated by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now
Posted by Gary on May 23, 2013
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Google engineers talk fragmentation, how to make Android work for emerging markets
Posted by Gary on May 19, 2013
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This week’s Google I/O saw no announcements of any new versions of the company’s mobile operating system, Android, and that may be because the team that is building the system is working to address the platform’s biggest problem: fragmentation. The issue of fragmentation arose this week in a panel discussion with assorted members of the [...]
Apple drops below $400B in worth, Google surpasses $300B
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2013
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Google I/O sways market in Google’s favor Apple and Google both passed important financial milestones during Wednesday trading, notes The Next Web. While Apple’s market value has fallen under $400 billion, Google’s value has climbed over $300 billion. The surge in the latter company’s worth is being linked to today’s Google I/O keynote, where the [...]
Google unifies messaging under the name Hangouts
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2013
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As we reported a few weeks ago, Google has announced their unified messaging platform is now called Hangouts for iOS, Android, and the PC. Google’s messaging services have been a mess for a long time, such that even Vic Gundotra called them fragmented on stage at Google I/O. In his explanation of how to solve [...]
Google Unifies Cross-Platform Messaging Services With ‘Hangouts’
Posted by Gary on May 16, 2013
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Google has unveiled a new unified messaging service that is designed to work on Android, iOS, and the web. Called Hangouts, the app incorporates and unifies several different Google services, including Google Talk, Google+ Messenger, and the existing Google+ Hangouts. Today we’re launching a stand-alone version of Hangouts that combines text, photos and live video [...]
Google to reportedly debut paid streaming music service at Google I/O
Posted by Gary on May 15, 2013
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Internet search giant Google is said to be preparing a launch of a subscription-based music streaming service akin to existing offerings like Spotify, with the announcement possibly coming as soon as this week at the company’s Google I/O Developers Conference.Citing people familiar with Google’s plans, The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported the company has [...]
Google to Unveil Streaming Music Service at Google I/O Tomorrow
Posted by Gary on May 15, 2013
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Google is set to announce a new music subscription service tomorrow at its annual Google I/O conference, reports The Verge, having finalized deals with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment., and Warner Music Group. The service is said to be a direct Spotify competitor, offering up songs on demand that can be streamed to a [...]