Samsung Sparks Anxiety at Google

 

Google Glass should be for our eyes only CNN Just 48 hours later, Google potentially struck a new blow against privacy when it posted a video preview of its new "Glass" technology -- high-tech spectacles featuring a revolutionary digital interface that enable its wearers to not only view the ... See all stories on this topic »

Samsung Sparks Anxiety at Google Wall Street Journal Google executives worry that Samsung has become so big—the South Korean company sells about 40% of the gadgets that use Google's Android software—that it could flex its muscle to renegotiate their arrangement and eat into Google's lucrative mobile-ad ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Google 'Doodles' Reflect Company's Culture of Innovation Voice of America From a marketing standpoint Google, the enormously profitable Internet search engine, separated itself from the competition early on with its homepage, the iconic Google logo on a blank white screen. The stark design emphasizes the company's view that ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Said Developing Subscription Music Service Bloomberg Google Inc. (GOOG), developer of the Android mobile-phone platform, plans to start a subscription music-streaming service to challenge Spotify Ltd., said two people with knowledge of the situation. Negotiations are under way with major record labels to ... See all stories on this topic »

It's Official: Google Glass Is Here! Forbes While Apple iWatch rumors continue to slog their way through the blog-o-sphere, Google has upped the ante. Google's Glass is not a rumor, it's real. In addition (according to Google) you can get one by the end of 2013 by entering and winning a special ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Google Nexus fired into space to see if screams are audible CNET ... to test the "Alien" tagline firsthand. They've launched a satellite into orbit equipped with a screaming smartphone. Billed as the first of its kind, the Strand-1 nanosatellite was launched from India today and will test how well a Google Nexus ... See all stories on this topic »

Say what?! 3 major misconceptions about Google's Chrome OS Computerworld (blog) Chrome OS Google Docs As a cloud-centric operating system, Chrome OS is focused primarily on Web-based applications. So, no, you can't install Microsoft Word on a Chromebook, as Chrome OS doesn't use traditional local PC software -- but you can use ... See all stories on this topic » Computerworld (blog)

Google Glass: The Dork Look Isn't All That Popular Right Now Forbes Which is one of the problems that Google has over Google Glass. The idea of a mini-Android computer in your spectacle frames has any number of people salivating. I will admit that I won't be one of them until prescription lenses can be put into them ... See all stories on this topic »

Amazon May Seem Unstoppable, But Google Is Powering the Counterattack Wired Google's increasingly aggressive effort to steal online retail from Amazon is turning into one of the most intriguing business battles of the year, and not just because of the sight of two behemoths pounding on each other. Google's unique position in ... See all stories on this topic » Wired

Google raises privacy fears as personal details are released to app developers The Guardian Google could face a third privacy row in a two years, after a leading campaigner called for the US government to investigate the fact that the names, geographic region and email addresses of people who buy apps from its Play store are passed on to the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

 

 

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Samsung Sparks Anxiety at Google
amsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. together have stemmed Apple Inc.'s dominance in smartphones, but there is new tension in their partnership. Google executives worry that Samsung has become so big—the South Korean company sells about 40% of the gadgets that use Google's Android software—that it could flex its muscle to renegotiate their arrangement and eat into Google's lucrative mobile-ad business, people familiar with the matter said.
Now, as top executives from the world's mobile industry gather in Barcelona, Google is meeting with other companies in hopes that their Android devices can keep Samsung's leverage in check by providing legitimate ...