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Feb

8

2012

U.S. Justice Department set to approve Google-Motorola deal as early as next week

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by Robert Nazarian
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It seems like ages ago when Google announced it was buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. It was actually about 6 months ago, and at that time we figured it was going to be a battle with the U.S. Justice Department as well as the European Commission. The Wall Street Journal is reporting the U.S. [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Google+ gets updated with “massive performance improvements” and more

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by Robert Nazarian
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I don’t remember ever complaining that the Google+ app had performance issues, but Google thought so. Google has been busy this week with updates to Talk and the release of Chrome Beta for Ice Cream Sandwich devices. Things keep rolling as Google+ was just updated, and according to Google, you should notice “massive performance improvements.” [...]

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Feb

8

2012

Chrome to Mobile sends Webpages from your Desktop to Chrome on your Android phone or tablet

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by Emily Aquin
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Have you ever found yourself reading a page on your computer and wishing you had a fast way to get that same page on your phone or tablet?  With the recent release of Google Chrome Beta, an extension for your desktop’s Chrome browser will allow you to send your web pages from your computer to [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Adobe Flash Player Not Coming To Chrome for Android, Ever

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by Josh O'Donnell
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With the announcement of Google Chrome for Android earlier today – to a resounding cheer of the Android community – Adobe has stepped in to (indirectly, of course) take a little of that excitement away. Standing by their previous announcement, the Adobe Air and Flash team released a statement on their blog stating that they have [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Google Glasses On The Way

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by Roy Alugbue
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Google is looking to bring cool to heads-up display glasses. 9to5Google reports an anonymous individual has seen a prototype which looks similar to a pair of Oakley Thumps sunglasses. While it features a HUD display… keep in mind the HUD will be for one eye, not both. However, don’t let it stop you from drooling [...]

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Feb

6

2012

Google Loses Appeal Over Trial Period in Taiwan

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by Josh O'Donnell
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In June of last year, the Taiwanese government issued a complaint to multiple companies including Microsoft and Apple, defending a certain law they have in place that details anything downloaded from the internet must be subject to a mandatory seven-day trial period in which the user can request a complete refund. Both Apple and Microsoft [...]

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Feb

6

2012

Google Snatches Up Apple Senior Director For “Secret Project”

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by Roy Alugbue
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Well this certainly isn’t going to help with Apple/Google relations. We’ve just learned Google just hired Simon Prakash… better known as Apple’s former senior director of product integrity. In his 8 years at Apple, Prakash was most recently responsible for product quality control across all of Apple’s product lines. He now moves on to Google to work [...]

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Feb

4

2012

Quick Rant: Why I Love My Motorola Xoom Wifi Tablet And Don’t Plan On Upgrading Anytime Soon

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by Roy Alugbue
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  What does a tablet mean to you? To most, it’s something that lets you have productivity on the go— emails, social communication, reading articles and e-books, etc. Of course consumers realize it’s possible to do all that with a notebook computer or netbook. However, it’s no secret that notebooks are losing in popularity because [...]

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Feb

4

2012

Mystery Device From Google Stops By The FCC

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by Josh O'Donnell
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An FCC application filed by Google, Inc. suggests the possibility of a Google entertainment device is in the works. The application requests permission for a six month window in which this mystery device can be tested at the Google HQ as well as in Google employees’ homes in four different cities: Mountain View CA, Los [...]

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