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- Microsoft publicly bashes Google's Book Scanning project
- Paragraph after paragraph of Google bashing from Microsoft explains why Googles book scanning effort is evil. The problem, as Microsoft sees it, is Googles blatant lack of respect for copyright -- they simply scan every book regardless of its copyright status. Not only that, they also have potential...
- Tags: Google Books, Copyright
- Blog posts 2007-03-06
- Yahoo says no to Google subpoena
- On October 5th, Google sent several subpoenas out to companies like Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon who have book scanning projects similar to Google Books. Amazon.com said no to the request for information about the workings of their book scanning efforts almost immediately, and Yahoo just today followed suit by...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Google Books
- Blog posts 2006-11-30
- Google PDF Viewer?
- Yesterday Google launched a new version of Google Book Search -- and its impressive indeed. But after playing with it for a while, I realized something -- this could be plopped right into Google Docs as a PDF viewer. You can already save files as PDF on Google Docs,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Books
- Blog posts 2006-11-22
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- Is Google the Center of the Universe?
- It's not even a year since the triumphalism of Jeff Jarvis's Google 'reverse engineering' book 'What Would Google Do?' hit the book shelves, but it seems an age ago now. Jarvis's publisher Harper Collins claims this book is 'all about you' in their promo blurb - how you...
- Tags: Google Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Jarvis, Wiki, Online Communications, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Is Wikipedia maxed out?
- Interesting....I don't see a reason Wikipedia would max out considering that every day new younger participants are entering the field. It's timeless relevance could diminish as new and younger editors focus on more up-to-date matters as Twitter, Sexting and Cloud computing, and less on the Roman Empire, the Great Depression...
- Tags: Wiki, Achilles, Wikipedia, Obama
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Schiller: App Store isn't broken
- The truth hurtsThe truth is consumer lacks the ability to make good decision regarding the security of their data. We are regularly tricked into click-installing things while surfing the web, download trojans and other malware, give out information over the phone that we shouldn't etc ... and we never...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, approval process, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid
- The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...
- Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- eReader for Google Android now available
- OK . . .Now I'm gonna drive myself nuts waiting for my AT&T contract to expire so I can get a droid. This is the first phone I've seen that I'd be willing to leave my 13 year relationship with AT&T (and it's earlier incarnations, Cingular and Ameritech) for.eReader...
- Tags: E-books, Smart phones, eReader, B&N Nook, Google Android, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- It's a girl! (or Ed Tech, 6 years hence)
- Regular readers and followers of my Twitter feed will know that yesterday was pretty eventful. My wife and I (well, mostly my wife, but I did make some moderate contribution) had a baby girl who currently remains nameless (we're leaning toward Penelope, but she was delivered by c-section so...
- Tags: Web Application, Social Media, E-books, Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, Personal Technology, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
- I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook
- I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...
- Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- GOOG is not making phones or buying newspapers
- But, will they make a super cheap Arm based Netbook???Or, maybe they will pay a partner to make, sell, and support an Arm based netbook.specs:dual core arm2 GB memory32 GB SSD11.5 inch screen12 hour battery lifeExplain if you please ...1. Conglomerate e.g. Sony.2. Diversification e.g. M$ Zune and XBOX.3. Why...
- Tags: Engineering, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, phone, Google Inc., battery
- Discussion threads 2009-10-31
- E-book reader news and releases round-up
- The last two weeks have been especially busy for the e-book reader industry and probably pretty frightening for Amazon. Here's a quick round-up of what's been released and what we have to look forward to this holiday season: 1. Barnes & Noble Nook:...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book Reader, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- What does the Nook need to be Ed Tech's e-book holy grail?
- Cached Data / Store and ForwardAny device that Chris is proposing would have "Store and Forward" capability as well as the ability to cache dynamic data from the internet, so there would be an "Offline" mode, much like GMail uses "Offline" mode when you have Google Gears installed. The device...
- Tags: E-books, Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi, Holy Grail, e-book
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kids
- Well, DUH!It's always easier to talk about something that you have experience with.RE: Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kidsIt would also help talking with the children about those subjects even if the parents really don't know about it! Maybe they could learn with the kids and...
- Tags: Online Resource
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap
- Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....
- Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces
- 3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Nook Clarified: Really solid progress for e-readers
- Yesterday, I posted a long analysis of what I thought was right and strangely wrong about the Barnes & Noble Nook. Matt Miller today got a clarification about my main concern, which was that Barnes & Noble seemed to have said, according to several published reports, that Wi-Fi would work...
- Tags: E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Retail distribution may tip e-reader race; Barnes & Noble rolls out Nook
- Barnes & Noble unveiled its Nook e-reader, the latest in a line of alleged Kindle killers, and much of the chatter revolves around open standards, touch features, a little color and competition. The reality: Retail distribution may be much more important to winning the e-reader race. Barnes...
- Tags: E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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