2013年4月25日 星期四

Apple, Google

Timothy Cook, Apple's chief, with an iPad Mini. Products like the Mini have smaller profit margins than some older Apple devices.
As Profit Slips, Apple Looks to Reward Shareholders

By NICK WINGFIELD

The technology giant, which reported the first decline in quarterly earnings in a decade, announced plans to spend more than $100 billion on stock buybacks and dividends.
. DealBook: Einhorn Supports Apple's Big Payouts
. Bits Blog: Why Tim Cook Is Like Steve Ballmer
Why Tim Cook Is Like Steve Ballmer

Bits Blog

Why Tim Cook Is Like Steve Ballmer

By NICK WINGFIELD

Apple and Microsoft have posted poor stock performance under their current leaders, despite substantial growth in revenue and profits.



Google founders limit salaries to $1 while 4 other top execs receive a ...
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — Google CEO Larry Page and his longtime partner Sergey Brin limited their salaries to $1 apiece last year, while four other top executives received combined compensation packages totaling more than $124 million. The breakdown ...
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Washington Post
Google Glass privacy concerns come to the head
ZDNet
When details about Google Glass began to emerge, I warned that the technology was going to make some folks uneasy. I predicted widespread bans by businesses and government agencies (think Homeland Security) over privacy concerns that are bound to ...
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ZDNet
Google X smartphone with Android 5.0.1 appears in benchmarks
NDTV
Another interesting fact that has been unearthed through AnTuTu Benchmark result is that this Google X smartphone will run on Android 5.0.1 (aka Android Key Lime Pie). This means that Google's next version of Android could well be in Beta stages and on ...
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Boot up: Cook v Ballmer, Google fails to stop iPhone, Google Now home?, and ...
The Guardian (blog)
This week begins for Google like last week ended: with another failure to convert the $12.5bn purchase of Motorola Mobility into leverage against a major rival. On Friday a German court denied Google's Motorola an injunction against Microsoft over a ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Google Now is coming soon to your search homepage
Firstpost
It seems Google has begun testing out the live code for bringing Google Now on the Google Homepage itself. According to a report in GoogleSystem, it looks like Google Now won't be limited to Android, iOS and Chrome, it will also be added to Google's ...
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Google's Street View expansion hits 50 countries as Hungary joins the fold
ZDNet
Hungary is now on Street View, Google announced on Tuesday, along with Lesotho, an independent state surrounded by South Africa. The pair take the total number of countries where Street View is live to 50, a landmark it's hit around five years after ...
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ZDNet
Google Copies Yahoo; Acquires News App Wavii
Indiatimes.com
Google gave loyal Google Reader enthusiasts a shock by announcing the retirement of the service this year. Despite multiple online petitions to save the service, Google stuck by their decision to shut the service during their spring clean drive ...
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Google's $1 fiber deal will cost Provo, Utah $1.7m
Register
Google's sweetheart deal to take over the city of Provo, Utah's loss-making fiber network will come with hidden costs, the city's mayor has revealed. Last week, The Register reported that the Provo city council was planning to vote on a deal that would ...
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In Google's Ingress augmented reality game, a ceasefire at MIT and a memorial ...
Boston.com
Most people haven't yet heard of Ingress, an augmented reality game currently being beta-tested by Google. But think of it as a digital version of capture-the-flag, in which players from a blue team and a green team use their mobile phones as they move ...
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Life after Google Reader: Rolio, the only social aggregator you need
ZDNet
Google will be retiring Google Reader on July 1st 2013. Long time aficionados are exploring options to see which feed reader they will use instead of Google Reader. Some brands were quick to capitalise on the news. Feedly gathered 500k users soon after ...
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