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GPhone Update -- Wait, What GPhone?

If Apple has an iPhone, then Google has a GPhone, right? Well, not really ... since the guys from Cap G are not looking to build their own phone -- or are they? For the latest on this news...

Posted on June 2, 2008 2:28 PM

Downloaded Movies Were Meant To Be Free

Nice to see Roku back and how about hooking up with Netflix in the announcement of a $100 set top box that streams free movies (for Netflix subscribers) to the living room. Instead of wading into a losing battle...

Posted on May 20, 2008 10:01 PM

D2 Technologies Releases Mobile Handset Solution Powered by Google Android

D2 Technologies today released their mobile handset solution powered by Google Android. D2's mCUE mobile convergence software solution combines a communications user interface with the company’s vPort MP VoIP software platform and is targeted towards OEMs and service providers to...

Posted on April 1, 2008 1:21 PM

Google Ellipsis Bug

It's rare to see Google have a strange quirk or bug and even more rare for me to discover it. I was researching Microsoft ICS and was searching on Google for ics host when I noticed the first 2 results...

Posted on January 17, 2008 9:33 AM

D2 Technologies mCUE mobile convergence softphone launches

D2 Technologies today released at CES what they claim is the industry’s first embedded mobile convergence software solution for dual-mode phones.  D2’s mCUE mobile convergence software solution combines a communications user interface with the company’s vPort MP VoIP software platform...

Posted on January 7, 2008 12:33 PM

GPS + Google Android = Wi-Fi Army

Wi2P Entertainment is developing a gaming application called Wi-Fi Army that combines GPS tracking, WiFi, cellphone, and a cellphone camera that allows you to play a game of "GPS laser tag" against other players. They claim to have used Android's...

Posted on January 2, 2008 1:38 PM

Google Android Mystery

Greg Galitzine forwarded me an interesting email claiming to be the "rumored" Google Android in action and Greg asked me to investigate. First, I should point to a funny parody of the supposed Google Android on Youtube, which takes the...

Posted on December 31, 2007 3:39 PM

Google be Patient? Nah...

Greg has an interesting post about Google where he thinks the Google developers need to be more patient. Specifically, developers are a little miffed over some bugs in Google Android SDK. I would have to disagree with Greg on this...

Posted on December 20, 2007 12:59 PM

Google to Acquire Sprint Nextel?

Rich Tehrani reported on Saturday that he's hearing rumors that Google may acquire Sprint Nextel. Techcrunch picked up Rich's story and provided their own analysis. Matthew Ingram also has an interesting take on Rich's rumor with an interesting line -...

Posted on November 12, 2007 10:32 AM

Will the Real Google gPhone Please Stand up!

Will the real Google Phone, gPhone, or whatever the heck it's going to be called please stand up? Enough of the hype and enough of the teasing. I can't take it any more. The latest tease comes from The...

Posted on November 1, 2007 11:16 AM

Google Phone Mania

There is so much hype and hysteria surrounding the Google Phone that I can't keep up with all the various rumors and speculative articles. There's so much to read and so little time. Fortunately, I have a "proxy" to filter...

Posted on October 31, 2007 9:40 AM

Google Promotes Blogs and Videos

Google has been integrating video clips into the search results, but now it appears they've added another option to quickly search for videos or blogs with that keyword in mind. I was doing a search on "multi-touch" when I noticed...

Posted on September 5, 2007 4:56 PM

Google buys Grand Central?

According to an unconfirmed report on TechCrunch Grand Central may have been acquired by Google. Grand Central is a great application that gives you a single phone number identity and has some cool functionality, such as the ability to move...

Posted on June 25, 2007 11:41 AM

Google Acquires Feedburner

Google has just acquired Feedburner. Financial terms of the acquisition were not immediately available, however rumor has it that it's north of $100 million. Feedburner blog was quick to point to this FAQ link which includes some "reassurance" about user...

Posted on June 1, 2007 3:12 PM

Google Blog Search Doesn't Suck?

After bashing Google Blog Search (saying it sucks) just 3 days ago, a Google engineer came across my blog article and emailed me. He stated that Google corrected a bug with their back-end and that TMCNet's blogs were back in...

Posted on May 25, 2007 12:00 PM

Google Blog Search Sucks

Google Blog Search sucks and here's why. First, it is cluttered with spammy MFA (Made for Adsense) blogs that often aggregate (steal) content from legitimate blogs. I used to use Google Blog Search to see who was linking to my...

Posted on May 22, 2007 10:49 PM

Google Talk to offer PSTN phone calls?

A Google Apps multimedia training presentation shows Google Talk with "Show dialpad" in the user interface on Slide 9. It also says "Enter a name or phone number." Currently, Google Talk only lets you dial other Google Talk users, and...

Posted on May 19, 2007 12:16 PM

Googlemania = Future Breakup?

Google has been on a buying spree, recently picking up DoubleClick, YouTube, and Trendalyzer. They've also acquired in the past Picasa, Keyhole, Tonic Systems (a new Powerpoint competitor), and a plethora of other companies. Google is just about the most...

Posted on April 18, 2007 11:12 AM

VoIP Patents run amok

We have all been following the various VoIP patent lawsuits. From the Rates Technology vs. Google Talk lawsuit, to Apple vs Cisco iPhone lawsuit, Verizon vs. Vonage patent infringement and many more. Well, Production Ad Absurdam has a couple of...

Posted on April 2, 2007 11:57 AM

Google Announces Free In-Home Wireless

Google is now offering free in-home wireless broadband service as part of their TiSP beta. According to Google, "Sick of paying for broadband that you have to, well, pay for? Introducing Google TiSP (BETA), our new FREE in-home wireless broadband...

Posted on April 2, 2007 8:02 AM

Adobe's Photoshop Heading Online? Why Not?

Adobe intends to offer a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing program in the next three to six months. According to reports, this hosted version of Photoshop is part of a bigger company strategy to introduce Internet-delivered services that complement...

Posted on March 1, 2007 2:28 PM

Google Apps vs. Office: Ready for Prime Time?

Nice to have piles of money and go around looking for things to do with it. How about Google updating its direct-competition to Microsoft's Office franchise? How many of you out there have made the move to Google for your basic...

Posted on February 27, 2007 9:06 AM

Pontiac G5 Internet Launch?

Looks like Pontiac is launching the 2007 Pontiac G5 on the Internet. I just saw a Google video ad on my blog stating that Pontiac is launching the G5 exclusively on the Internet. The images you see are snapshots I...

Posted on January 16, 2007 11:59 AM

Google Maps in Search Results

I just noticed Google integrated Google Maps within their web search results. I did a search on "disney time share" and the second search result has a '+'  sign next to it with the words "Map of 2918 Paine LN,...

Posted on January 16, 2007 11:27 AM

Google click-to-call launches

Google finally launched their click-to-call feature, which is available from Google Maps. Rich has the scoop and he gave me the head's up on the news and he has a detailed write-up, including who is powering the termination - namely...

Posted on November 17, 2006 8:14 AM