Google also offers a higher-end model of the Nexus 7, this one with 16GB of storage that goes for $249. According to iSuppli, doubling the storage capacity of the tablet costs Google and Asus just $7.50. By charging you a premium price for a low-cost upgrade, Google turns its cheap tablet into a nice moneymaker....Read More
7:17 p.m. | Updated SAN FRANCISCO — Google and the Federal Trade Commission are near a $22.5 million settlement agreement related to charges that Google bypassed privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser to show advertisements, according to a person briefed on the proposed settlement. The $22.5 million fine would be the largest privacy-related settlement in...Read More
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 9–> NEW YORK — In the 1982 sci-fi movie “Blade Runner,†there are hints that the hero, played by Harrison Ford, is an artificial human — an “android†or “replicant.†His job is to go out and kill other, rogue androids. If he’s an android, he’s of the latest model, Nexus 7....Read More
The Nexus 7 isn’t the first tablet to try a 7-inch screen. It’s just the first one to get it right. Google’s first tablet is a great portable device packed with power that’s perfect for media consumption and gaming. Starting at $200 and with a ton of bonus content tossed in, the Asus-manufactured Nexus 7...Read More
Click photo to enlarge Thousands of computer owners may find it impossible to reach the Internet on Monday despite an unprecedented campaign by a coalition of tech security groups and the online giants Google (GOOG) and Facebook, which have sought to warn people about the malicious software known as DNSChanger. It’s unclear how many computers...Read More
Steve Jobs hated the mimicry. Google’s Android software “ripped off the iPhone, wholesale ripped us off,†he told his biographer, Walter Isaacson. “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product.†But there’s a positive aspect to the imitation, too. You could argue that Apple’s copycats fill in markets where Apple dares not tread,...Read More
(click image for larger view and for slideshow) Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has submitted a proposal to Joaquin Almunia, VP of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, to resolve European antitrust concerns. Google declined to make its proposal public, but offered a statement. “We have made a proposal to address the four areas...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) — Google and Apple may still be at each others’ throats — remember Steve Jobs’ threat to “go thermonuclear war” on the company he felt ripped off the iPhone — but you wouldn’t know it from the way Google was talking on Thursday. At its I/O conference for developers, Google (GOOG, Fortune...Read More
Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page, who is avoiding speaking in public, told employees “there is nothing seriously wrong with me†in an e-mail, according to a person familiar with the matter. Page made the comment to employees June 21, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t...Read More
Google CEO Larry Page remains silent about coming Google attractions, not because he refuses to speak but because he can’t. During the company’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday, Executive Chariman Eric Schmidt announced that Page has lost his voice and will be unable to do any public speaking for at least a month. That means Page...Read More
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