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Microsoft Puffs Its Chest In Response To Google

Microsoft Puffs Its Chest In Response To Google

Yesterday, the net was abuzz with rumours that Google was dropping Microsoft's Windows in favour of OSX and Linux, claiming...

Chrome OS Gettin’ Shiny For Fall Release

Chrome OS Gettin’ Shiny For Fall Release

Looks like Google's mythic operating system Chrome OS will be out this fall. "It's something which we are very excited...

The Next Apple TV May Cost $99 and Not Suck

The Next Apple TV May Cost $99 and Not Suck

Now this is interesting. Hey, remember Apple TV? No, I don't blame you. Man, Apple TV sucked so hard. Apparently,...

Google’s Lethal Beta Walking Directions

Google’s Lethal Beta Walking Directions

Google's love of the beta tag for it's software has been a thorn in some people's sides, and has caused...

Is Google Getting All Passive-Aggressive Up In Steve Jobs’ Grill?

Is Google Getting All Passive-Aggressive Up In Steve Jobs’ Grill?

Steve Jobs has been called many things - a visionary, a criminal, an entrepreneur extra-ordinary, and Santa Claus. But it...

Google Latitude’s History Dashboard Helps You Remember Where You Left Your Everything. Except Your Phone.

Google Latitude’s History Dashboard Helps You Remember Where You Left Your Everything. Except Your Phone.

I can't bring myself to use Google Latitude - the fact that my phone is not a smartphone is besides...

Google TV Can’t Skip Ads – Should We Skip Google TV?

Google TV Can’t Skip Ads – Should We Skip Google TV?

Part of the greatness of the traditional PVR is that you can skip through crap you don't want to see;...

The Open Web: A Trashy Ghetto You’d Never Want To Visit? Or Something Else?

The Open Web: A Trashy Ghetto You’d Never Want To Visit? Or Something Else?

Imagine a city with stores that look like jail cells, dark alleys with no end in sight, graffiti written all...

A Matter of Trust: 10 Places Google Collects User Data From

A Matter of Trust: 10 Places Google Collects User Data From

  By now, everyone in the tech world and beyond has heard about Google's data collection from unsecured Wi-Fi networks...

Google’s Secure Socket Layer Search: Better Privacy, But Are There Limits?

Google’s Secure Socket Layer Search: Better Privacy, But Are There Limits?

Privacy has been the buzzword all over the Techi web lately. Facebook has been stomping all over it and then...

Google and AdMob Deal Approved By FTC

Google and AdMob Deal Approved By FTC

In April, the Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into the acquisition of AdMob by internet search giant Google due...

Your TV Remote Can Just Stay Lost

Your TV Remote Can Just Stay Lost

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/6698128[/vimeo]With all the ballyhoo Google's brought over Google TV in the last 36 hours, it would seem that people are...

Streetviewgate – Google’s Error Might Cost Them

Streetviewgate – Google’s Error Might Cost Them

Surely by now you've heard of that Google Street View debacle, wherein those crazy cameramobiles were 'unintentionally' grabbing data from...

Beyond the Hype: The Future Impact of Google I/O Announcements

Beyond the Hype: The Future Impact of Google I/O Announcements

With the goal of complete and total domination in mind, internet Goliath Google has set its sights on nearly every...

Free Smartphones? Shoulda Been at I/O, Man.

Free Smartphones? Shoulda Been at I/O, Man.

The hits just keep coming from Google I/O in San Francisco today - Google TV, Android 2.2, an iTunes competitor...

Google Releases Free Fonts and New Open Source Tool

Google Releases Free Fonts and New Open Source Tool

Google has released 18 free fonts for the web in an attempt to leave the boring old fonts behind and...

Google TV Officially Announced. Word.

Google TV Officially Announced. Word.

Google just dropped the bomb we were all expecting: Google TV is about to lay some pipe right into our...

Google Apps Users Get The Gist

Google Apps Users Get The Gist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBHq6w-Mqo&feature=player_embedded Gist, a social networking tool that works through email, today announced a Google Apps Gadget for Gmail. Email, the...

Google Releases Their Own Web-Based App Store, new Video Format

Google Releases Their Own Web-Based App Store, new Video Format

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnEw_NZMNJ8 When Google announces a new product, you have to get a little excited. Their newest, announced today, is the...

Android And iPhone Own The Smartphone Biz

Android And iPhone Own The Smartphone Biz

Google’s Android and Apple's iPhone are rapidly snatching smartphone share as the race to ascendancy sees the competition sent to...