Wired reported this meeting held by Steve Jobs at the town hall meeting with Apple employees just after the iPad launch. Two main topics discussed during that meeting was Google and Adobe. Steve Jobs talked about Google and confirmed that there is definitely quite a bit of competition between the two. “We did not enter [...]
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Steve Jobs says Google’s ‘Don’t be evil’ mantra is Bullshit, calls Adobe lazy
February 1st, 2010
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Rumor: Apple and Microsoft are discussing dropping Google as the default search engine
January 20th, 2010
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Looks like the iPhone wont have Google as the default search engine sometime in the future. Macrumors shared this interesting rumor – BusinessWeek sources have reported that Apple and Microsoft are currently in negotiations to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone with Microsoft’s Bing.com. The talks have reportedly been underway for [...]
TechCrunch’s G Siegler’s take on Google Nexus One – If I had choose one, I would still choose the iPhone
January 12th, 2010
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This is one hell of an review on the Google’s Nexus One. G Siegler‘s analysis and the parameters he choose while comparing the iPhone 3GS and Google Nexus One seems to be a bit biased when you read this complete article, but at the end you will agree to most of his points. G Siegler [...]
Did Apple Poach Lala from Google Acquisition?
December 11th, 2009
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This is news; Prior to Google’s Admob acquisition, Apple was in serious talks with Admob for a possible buy out. And Google won that bid eventually. And now an article on The Wall Street Journal indicates that Google was in serious negotiation with Lala Media for a possible acquisition right before Apple won the bid. [...]
Google’s CEO Loves iPhone!!!
October 4th, 2009
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If you have been following Apple and iPhone of late, you might have been watching differences between Apple and Google that’s growing by the day. But Googles CEO Eric Schmidt still maintains a different view – “Schmidt said on Friday that Google and Apple easily passed an antitrust test for overlapping board members relating to [...]
Was FCC investigation the cause behind Eric Schmidt’s resignation from Apple Board?
August 4th, 2009
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Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s Board yesterday and this came as a big shock to everyone in Silicon Valley. What might have been the reason behind this. TechCrunch has shared some insights on why Schmidt might have resigned. The fact that Schmidt’s resignation comes very close to the announcement of FCC’s investigation into Apple’s App [...]
Google brings ‘Search With My Location’ to iPhone 3.0 Safari Browser
July 16th, 2009
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Google has activated ‘Search With My Location’ feature in iPhone’s safari browser. If you are on iPhone OS 3.0, go to Google’s homepage in Safari, you will notice a new message below the search box – “New! Try My Location to find restaurants, shops and bars near you!” OR “Favorite Places Near You”. And which [...]
iPhone 3.0 will have Google Latitude built right in
May 29th, 2009
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Google has just announced that the next-gen iPhone will have Google Latitude built in. Google Latitude is a new technology that links with Google Maps to show people exactly where in the world you are at the moment. Damn interesting concept. Check this report by Slashdot: [via - Slashdot]
Google Stops Supporting iGoogle for iPhone
January 21st, 2009
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Google seems to be concentrating on promoting Android OS lately. And now iGoogle which was optimized for iPhone from quite some time, redirects users to the generic Google Web site formatted for mobile devices, reports iPhoneAtlas. The version of the page that was unique to the iPhone, optimized for the Mobile Safari browser, and offered [...]
