Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Asus Nexus 7 Surfaces

May 30th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

It seems the development of the new Asus Android tablet is nearing completion as the Asus Google Nexus 7 surfaces. AndroidPolice found the device which is codenamed ‘Grouper’.

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China Finally Allows Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility

May 20th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

Following grants from the EU and US, China now also approved the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. With this final approval in the pocket, Google can proceed with its plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for its IP and probably put the rest of Motorola Mobility back on sale ;-).

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Google Removes YouTube-Like Apps from Marketplace

May 6th, 2012 by Roelof Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

On behalf of Google, Microsoft has removed several apps from the Windows Phone marketplace. The apps removed have been violating Google’s trademarks.

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Google to focus at Cheap Tablets

April 13th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

During the presentation of Google’s financials, CEO Larry Page stated that Google will try to aim for cheaper tablets. Larry talked about the success cheap Android devices have. Even if they are not running Android in the way Google intended them to.

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Google to Sell Motorola to Huawei!?

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

According to the Wallstreet Journal, Google is looking to sell its newly purchased Motorola Mobility unit to Huawei. Though Google is set on keeping Motorola’s patents in-house, it will bring Huawei a name the world can pronounce.

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Flurry: Amazon Appstore Closing in on iTunes App Store

March 31st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

The latest report from Flurry shows that Amazon might soon outgrow Apple’s App Store when talking revenues. The revenues originating from the Amazon Appstore are 89% of those originating from the iTunes App Store.

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Google Plans Tablet Webshop

March 30th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though the company was somewhat unsuccessful in selling their nexus devices directly to consumers (mainly due to customer support), rumours say Google is now planning a webshop for Android tablets.

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iOS 4X More Profitable Than Android for Google

March 29th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Google and Oracle are currently facing off in a legal battle, which is providing us with some interesting statistics. One of them being the business iOS and Android pull in for Google.

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Google Play Kicks Off with Late Payments…

March 14th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

It seems various developers in Europe are getting sweaty palms as payouts from Google over the month of February still haven’t arrived in their bankaccounts.

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Google Said to Force Wallet Usage toward Developers

March 9th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

According to Reuters, Google has started to put pressure on Android developers to start using Google’s Wallet service for in-app payments. If they won’t switch, Google Play might become a no-go area to them.

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