Google’s Android Market shows a blistering growth rate, with the store about to crest the 50,000 title mark. Before it catches up to Apple’s iTunes App Store however, Google needs to address two key issues with its storefront, in order to help both consumers and developers. Read more »
The launch of Facebook’s open graph protocol is fueling the debate over whether it is better to be open vs. closed. But the ultimate answer may be that it depends. Being open can benefit a company in some ways, while being closed is better in others. Read more »
Many Nexus One fans have been watching the Google Nexus One web site to see when the dreaded “coming soon” to Verizon message would go away and the phone would be available for order. That may not ever happen as the site has been changed. Read more »
During the next few years, plug-in hybrid and all electric vehicles will be mass-produced for the first time. The promise of reducing emissions, fuel consumption, and the cost of driving will prompt fleet operators and consumers to purchase more than 800,000 of these vehicles between 2010 and 2015, according to Pike Research’s forecasts. Keeping EVs charged and ready to go will require an infrastructure of equipment for vehicle charging and new IT management system for monitoring, analyzing, and controlling vehicle charging. This report looks at the opportunities for IT companies to solve a variety of challenges for utilities, automakers, consumers and others in the EV ecosystem. Includes market segment forecasts forcustomer information management, smart charging management and data analytics. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Despite numerous reports earlier this week claiming that Google planed to bring its free turn-by-turn navigation to the iPhone, it turns out that the search giant currently does not have any such plans. Read more »
As you know, I thought Earth Hour was a bit of a dud this year, at least from a social media perspective. Certainly, the biggest names in IT wouldn’t disappoint, particularly now that every company is under a big green microscope. (Just ask Facebook.) Surely, they ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Google’s planned experimental fiber network will be so open that a project manager says it hopes to see other ISPs riding its connection to deliver their own services. Now’s the chance for ISPs to prove they can be more than a dumb pipe. Read more »
It’s not the Nexus One on Verizon that everyone has been waiting for but if early reviews are to be believed it’s better. The Droid Incredible is now available for pre-order through Verizon, with in-store availability on April 29. It’s not the Nexus One but better. Read more »
Google announced plans for it’s Cloud Print service, but the whole idea appears foggy at best. When you look at the idea from the perspective a mobile user, it’s clear that Cloud Print could be the next major advancement in the printer industry. Read more »
Three years ago, a survey found Google to be the world’s best known brand, topping Microsoft, GE and others. It did so with very little advertising. So why has Google spent nearly $2 billion over the past year to strengthen its brand? Read more »
Our posts about Google open sourcing its VP8 video codec have provoked a lot of discussion on NewTeeVee and across the web this week. There seem to be many different opinions out there on what this actually means. Will VP8 become the codec of choice on […] Read more »
With the news that Google plans to open source On2′s VP8 codec next month, there’s been a lot of talk about whether or not it can emerge as the “one codec to rule them all,” as my colleague Stacey Higginbotham tweeted just a few days ago. […] Read more »
UPDATED The latest volley has been filed in the copyright infringement suit between Viacom and Google: Just hours before Google faced analysts and investors on its first-quarter earnings call, Viacom released newly unsealed documents from the suit. The filings seek to strengthen Viacom’s argument that Google […] Read more »
Ever since we broke the news earlier this week that Google is going to open source its VP8 video codec at its Google i/O event next month, speculations have been abounded as to what this means for Ogg Theora, the video codec of choice of open […] Read more »
I was on cloud 9 when the PR firm told me they were sending a Ferrari for me to take for a spin. The bubble burst when they said it would be arriving via FedEx. That’s when I knew it was the Acer Ferrari One ultra-portable. Read more »
The rumors of the HTC Incredible coming to Verizon are rumors no more, as the carrier has a preview page up that confirms it is coming. It will be the Droid Incredible on Verizon, keeping the Droid product line active for another handset. Read more »
The key to a successful social media marketing campaign, is knowing when — and how — to use the medium. That’s the central theme of my latest Long View for GigaOM Pro, “The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media Marketing” (subscription required). Read more »
Google CEO Eric Schmidt sat for a Q&A at the company’s Atmosphere event yesterday pitching its Apps platform to the enterprise. A couple of his remarks stuck with me today and I wanted to share them as well as a video of the session. Read more »
Google Buzz has launched Buzz buttons that web site publishers can add to their pages to make it easier for readers to share content on the Gmail-based social network. GigaOM is one of the launch partners for this new feature, along with several other media outlets. Read more »
Google’s decision to open source On2 Technology’s VP8 video codec at its Google I/O developer conference next month is not only a huge boon for HTML5 web video and a blow against Adobe’s Flash. It’s also clearly aimed at optimizing video playback on a number of […] Read more »
Google’s core philosophy about opening up access to the world’s information drive its pro-net neutrality stand, is the reason Google is building its own fiber network and is driving it to search for protocols for moving information between cloud providers. Read more »
Google will soon make its VP8 video codec open source, we’ve learned from multiple sources. The company is scheduled to officially announce the release at its Google I/O developers conference next month, a source with knowledge of the announcement said. And with that release, Mozilla — […] Read more »
While Google has been a strong supporter of green data centers, the search engine giant, along with a group of tech companies, are protesting one specific data center efficiency standard: the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Read more »
In its latest acquisition — and its first in the UK — Google has bought a small visual-search startup called Plink, maker of a mobile app that recognizes works of art. The acquisition appears to be an attempt to add horsepower to its Google Goggles project. Read more »
The FTC says it will oppose Google’s $750 million acquisition of AdMob, the mobile ad platform. While the agency is right to take a close look at the deal, the mobile ad market is far from sewn up, and blocking the acquisition would be short-sighted. Read more »
Facebook’s U.S. search queries grew 48 percent in March, bringing the company to 2.7 percent market share, making it larger than AOL and almost as big as Ask. Read more »
Our iPad Accessories Series focuses on cases for the iPad. Case manufacturers are coming out of the woodwork almost hourly; we’ve gathered up the best at the time of publication. The cases run the gamut from simple cloth bags to expensive leather covers for your precious. Read more »
Under the current structure of vehicle ownership and warranties, automakers would suffer from the depreciation of electric vehicle batteries if the devices used to provide certain services for the power grid. But utilities and consumers could benefit. Read more »
Despite the build out of smart grid infrastructure, there’s still a variety questions that remain unanswered when it comes to just what will a next-generation smart grid network look like? Here’s 5 points of debate that we’ll be addressing at our Green:Net conference on April 29: Read more »
In a recent interview as part of a National Press Club event, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch reiterated his belief that Google and other news aggregators are stealing his content, and his commitment to paywalls. But so far Murdoch seems to have a bandwagon of one. Read more »
The Apple-Google breakup poses a promising opportunity for other existing and emerging technology powerhouses. But which one of them will be Apple’s new most-favored nation? Signs and logic point to Facebook. Read more »
Since deciding that a move to the cloud was needed for my lifestyle, I have migrated much of my Mac life there. Here are a few of the key ways I made this happen. Read more »
