Computerworld – Google’s Android 4.0 operating system is more than just another upgrade. Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, marks the start of a new era for Google‘s mobile platform. The release ushers in the biggest changes the software has seen since the launch of Froyo in 2010 — maybe even Eclair back...Read More
Antivirus experts disagree with Chris DiBona, Google’s open-source programs manager, who recently said that there is no virus problem on the Android platform and that companies selling anti-malware software for mobile operating systems are charlatans. “Yes, virus companies are playing on your fears to try to sell you bs protection software for Android, RIM and...Read More
Even from the Samsung Galaxy Nexus lock screen, you get a sense that this Google-backed Android smartphone is going to be different from all those that came before it. The reason: You can unlock the screen by quite literally showing your face. Facial recognition is one of the cool, if still slightly flawed technologies included...Read More
If you lucky owners of the Galaxy Nexus in these first days of its release complete with the first iteration of Ice Cream Sandwich, you’ll notice that you do not have Adobe Flash Player installed, nor do you have access to a download on the Android Market – Google has just confirmed with us that...Read More
(CNN) — Google Music, an online music store and “free locker” for digital music, was rolled out to the public on Wednesday. On Thursday, however, questions abounded as to whether the service will amount to simply a “me too” move, following Apple and Amazon’s well-worn trail through the digital-music forest, or a significant step toward...Read More
Computerworld – After months of speculation and anticipation, Google’s online music store is live and it’s going up against some big industry names, including Apple’s iTunes and Spotify. Google ended conjecture about its plans late Wednesday with a news conference in Los Angeles to unveil its new online music store – Google Music. The service...Read More
By Sam Oliver Published: 08:39 AM EST (05:39 AM PST) Google on Wednesday is expected to announce a new online music store that will let users buy and store songs online and listen to them on multiple devices, in direct competition with Apple’s iTunes. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg has reported that Google...Read More
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It’s a place where your refrigerator could be connected to the Internet, so it could order groceries when they ran low. Your dinner plate could post to a social network what you’re eating. Your robot could go to the office while you stay home in your pajamas. And you could, perhaps, take an elevator to...Read More
Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) CEO Guerrino De Luca didn’t mince words in announcing that the peripherals maker was giving up on its Logitech Revue companion box, noting that the Google TV device cost the company more than $100 million in operating profits. Google TV is the search engine provider’s stab at combining elements of TV programming with...Read More
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