2013年6月19日 星期三

Yahoo's Identity, Google Fiber Spawns Business

微軟曾與諾基亞談判 尋求收購其設備業務
據知情人士透露,近期微軟與諾基亞公司曾就收購後者的設備業務進行了深入談判。這一聯姻原本有可能改變移動手機行業格局,但目前談判已陷入停滯。



Yahoo Continues Its Search for a New Identity
Since becoming CEO of Yahoo a year ago, Marissa Mayer has undertaken a far-reaching effort to turn around the beleaguered search company. She has refreshed Yahoo's homepage, made changes to core sites like Flickr and completed a series of acquisitions, including the popular micro-blogging site Tumblr. So far, Yahoo's financial performance under Mayer has been mixed, however, and Wharton experts say the firm still lacks a defining, sector-topping product to solidify its return to relevance.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/3290.cfm

 

 

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Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City
CNET (blog)
Google Fiber has been creating quite a buzz throughout the country since Google announced its intentions to build an all-fiber network that would deliver super high-speed broadband and TV services to people at affordable prices. Kansas City was one of ...
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Google 'not in cahoots with NSA' - chief legal officer answers your questions
The Guardian
Due to this troubling disclosure that Google is providing user data to the NSA, I will cease using Google Mail, and use non-tracked search tools like duckduckgo. I, like millions of other Americans have nothing to hide, but we value our basic privacy ...
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Privacy Officials Worldwide Press Google About Glass
New York Times (blog)
The letter was sent to Larry Page, Google's chief executive, by 10 commissioners from Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Israel and Switzerland. It comes after a letter sent by eight members of Congress in May raising similar ...
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Google Glass apps for enterprises coming by early 2014
PCWorld
A company that specializes in Google apps is developing a series of enterprise applications for Google Glass that should be available late this year or early 2014. “We're in the early stages of developing for Google Glass,” said Dan McNelis, co-founder ...
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Google goes all the way to Jerusalem to discuss its 'Palestine' policy
Haaretz
A Google representative from the company's global headquarters has discussed the decision to use "Palestine," not "Palestinian Territories," across the tech giant's products. At the Knesset committee meeting Wednesday, the Israelis didn't get very far ...
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Google calls for greater transparency and challenges surveillance gag order
The Guardian
Google has called on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to relax its gag order on tech companies targeted in US security investigations. The search giant stepped up its campaign for greater transparency from the US courts Tuesday in ...
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Google brings Android Nation store to India to spice up its retail market
Economic Times
Importantly, India is only the second country after Indonesia to get Android Nation stores — a move that indicates how much importance Google gives to the market. The first Android Nation store opened in Jakarta, mid 2012. Google now operates two such ...
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Review: Google Reader's End Hatches Better Service
ABC News
On July 1, we say goodbye to Google Reader, a handy tool for bringing headlines and articles from your favorite websites into a single place. With Reader, I've been able to see at a glance all the updates from various news services, blogs and company ...
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Google Glass is Orwellian, ridiculous, and 'destroys people,' Noam Chomsky says
Washington Post
Google Glass is Orwellian, famed American philosopher, scientist, and activist Noam Chomsky says. “I feel we're moving into a world that was described pretty accurately by one of the founders of Google,” Chomsky said. “Some reporter asked Eric Schmidt ...
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Google, responding to Edward Snowden's leaks, challenges gag order on NSA
Washington Post
A high-profile legal showdown might help Google's efforts to portray itself as aggressively resisting government surveillance, and a victory could bolster the company's campaign to portray government surveillance requests as targeted narrowly and ...
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