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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... Full Story

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 -... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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,... Full Story

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... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2006 8:14 AM

Mobile Phones Were Meant To Be Free

At least that's what Google thinks, according to published reports. And why not, with the old ad-supported business model pointing the way? Of course, this means all kinds of other stuff on your phone that you have to deal with... Full Story

Posted on November 13, 2006 2:49 PM

Google Blogs Alert launches

A coworker noticed that his Google Alerts now contained a new "Google Blogs Alert" within his email this morning. Sure enough, I checked my Google Alerts and I saw the new Google Blogs Alert. Sweet! I recall hearing Google was... Full Story

Posted on October 27, 2006 8:39 AM

Google stock continues to impress

According to the wires, Google is reporting a 70 percent year-over-year increase in revenue of $2.69 billion in its third quarter 2006 fiscal results, which ended Sept. 30. The Internet search engine also announced a non-GAAP operating income of $1.03... Full Story

Posted on October 19, 2006 5:05 PM

Google buys YouTube

Google has acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion, setting to rest all the rumors. I wonder how this will affect Google's stock considering the liability risk Google will inheirit with this acquisition of an entity that is known for ignoring copyright... Full Story

Posted on October 9, 2006 4:33 PM

Google Blog Hacked, Who's Next?

There was a lot of buzz surrounding a Google Blog post stating that the Google's click-to-call program was being cancelled. Apparently, it isn't true, but rather an unauthorized user logged onto Google Blog and made up the post.Here's an update... Full Story

Posted on October 8, 2006 7:41 PM

VoIP over EVDO from PeerMe

Found an interesting company that can do VoIP over EVDO, a popular high-speed data network used by Sprint, Verizon, and other mobile carriers. PeerMe, today launched its free service designed to allow users of Sprint EVDO mobile phones to make... Full Story

Posted on September 14, 2006 10:53 AM

Raketu new P2P VoIP app takes on Skype

Is Raketu the next Skype killer? Raketu today launched a new VoIP client that also offers information and entertainment services. Raketu’s communications features include dialout calling (rakOut) to landline/mobile phones, Instant Messaging (supporting Raketu, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, ICQ, Google and... Full Story

Posted on September 12, 2006 4:20 PM