This is definitely a must-read Guys. I usually dont share non iPhone topics on my iPhone blog. But this one is just enriching. Let me get to this Forbes topic right away: Here’s why Google and Facebook might completely disappear in the next 5 years:
“We think of Google and Facebook as Web gorillas. They’ll be around forever. Yet, with the rate that the tech world is moving these days, there are good reasons to think both might be gone completely in 5 – 8 years,” Eric Jackson writes for Forbes. “Not bankrupt gone, but MySpace gone. And there’s some academic theory to back up that view, along with casual observations from recent history.”
“More and more in tech, it seems that your long-term viability as a company is dependent on when you were born,” Jackson writes. “Think of the differences between generations and when we talk about how the Baby Boomers behave differently from Gen X’ers and additional differences with the Millennials. Each generation is perceived to see the world in a very unique way that translates into their buying decisions and countless other habits.”
Jackson writes, “With each new paradigm shift (first to social, now to mobile, and next to whatever else), the older generations get increasingly out of touch and likely closer to their significant decline. What’s more, the tech world in which we live in seems to be speeding up… Yahoo is already a shell of its 2000 self. There is increasing chatter (including from me) about how Google’s facing a painful multiple contraction, once its desktop search business (still accounting for the vast majority of its revenues and profits) starts to fall off a cliff as users dramatically drop traditional search for new ways of getting information they want in a mobile world… Facebook is also probably facing a tough road ahead as this shift to mobile happens.”
This world is changing… changing real fast. I am in my mid 30’s and I seriously feel that I am going to be out of race pretty soon. These kind of stuffs will be just for the young ones and the ones who feel young from deep within. Maan, Google is showing off something maddening. Best of luck Guys. Its called ‘Project Glass’ — a pair of augmented reality glasses that seek to provide users real-time information right in front of their eyes.
“We think technology should work for you — to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t,” wrote Babak Parviz, Steve Lee, and Sebastian Thrun, three Google employees who are part of the Google X skunkworks. “We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input.”
A U.S. judge ruled in a patent dispute, asking Google Inc. and a Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) unit to provide over to Apple Inc. (AAPL) information about Google’s development its Android operating system, Andrew Harris reports for Bloomberg.
“The Motorola Mobility unit and Google must also hand over to Apple information about Google’s pending $12.5 billion acquisition of the mobile-phone maker, U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner in Chicago ruled today,” Harris reports. “Posner’s decision came in a patent lawsuit filed in 2010 by Cupertino, California-based Apple against Motorola Mobility, which has countersued.”
“Posner, a federal appeals court judge who is presiding over the trial court-level case, has scheduled back-to-back trials before separate juries starting June 11. The first will address six Apple patents, and the second will cover three Motorola patents.”
Posner, a federal appeals court judge who is presiding over the trial court-level case, has scheduled back-to-back trials before separate juries starting June 11. The first will address six Apple patents, and the second will cover three Motorola patents.
“Motorola shall be expected to obtain full and immediate compliance by Google with Apple’s liability discovery demands,” the judge said in a February order.
Andy Rubin, Googles head of Android has gone on record to say that we should spend more time talking with actual people than with our phones, and that Apple’s technology “isn’t a new notion.” Speaking at the AsiaD conference, Rubin added “I don’t believe that your phone should be an assistant. Your phone is a tool for communicating. You shouldn’t be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating with somebody on the other side of the phone.”
Rubin said the jury is still out on whether people will take to talking to their phones to control them.
“To some degree it is natural for you to talk to your phone,” Rubin said, but historically that has meant talking to another person. As for talking to your phone without actually trying to connect to another person, Rubin says he’s not so sure. “We’ll see how pervasive it gets.”
“This isn’t a new notion,” he said. “In projecting the future, I think Apple did a good job of figuring out when the technology was ready to be consumer-grade.”
Hats off to Google and Samsung who have delayed their CTIA launch event, widely expected to involve the introduction of their next generation Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, and Nexus Prime handset, in deference to the recent passing of Steve Jobs.
“We believe this is not the right time to announce a new product as the world expresses tribute to Steve Jobs’s passing.”
Awesome!!!
Heres the official word from Kim Titus, director of public relations for Samsung Telecommunications America:
“Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event during the CTIA in San Diego, previously scheduled for Oct. 11. Under the current circumstances, both parties have agreed that this is not the appropriate time for the announcement of a new product. We would ask for the understanding of our clients and media for any inconvenience caused. We will announce a new date and venue in due course.”
This is interesting news. Yesterday Susan Creighton, testified under oath that Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! all bid to become the default search engine on iOS’s Mobile Safari Web Browser. And Google won, the quality of the search results was probably as big a part of the decision as the relatively small bits of revenue. 9to5Mac reported that:
Michel said briefly that 2/3rds of mobile search comes from Apple iOS devices. That’s pretty interesting considering the share of Android devices in the market. But not altogether surprising considering the web browser market share which includes those millions and millions of iPads.
Google is catching up with iOS finally, as it launched a HTML 5 optimized Music Beta player for iOS 4. 9t05Mac shared this web app and few screenshots. When you first access music.google.com, Google will ask for the allowance of 25mb to be stored on your device. Once you agree, you will be presented with a full run down of all of the artists you uploaded to the service. Once you have selected a preferred song, you are taken to a “Now Playing” page. It works like a music app.
This computer-animated reenactments of news events by Next Media Animation (NMA), depicting the news of Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola looks sleek. The video also depicts Apple CEO Steve Jobs as Darth Vader and features Google co-founders riding a one-trick pony while “desperately searching for a second act.”
Google had about $39 billion in cash at last count. And Google’s buyout of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion which is approx. $40 per share doesnt take too much off Google.This price represents around 63% over the closing price of Motorola Mobility share last Friday. Looks like Google’s strategy for the rest of the year is suddenly more hazy, as Motorola only manufactures the Verizon Droid among other Android based phones. Verizon has set its sights on the iPhone 5 as its flagship instead of Droid, and it puts the fate of Google’s own Nexus line of Android phones in question.
Till date Android platform has collectively enjoyed great sales success, the paradox has been that each carrier’s pet Android model has suffered at the hands on the iPhone. Even as Verizon’s Droid failed to match iPhone 4 sales, the same has been playing out with Sprint and T-Mobile and their respective flagship Android models, leading to widespread speculation that one or both will have the iPhone 5 before the end of the year. This might justify Googles Motorola Mobility buyout.
Techcrunch shared some more important aspect of this deal:
The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business.
Motorola Mobility is what used to be the Mobile Devices division of Motorola until January 2011. A few years ago, Motorola bet its future in the mobile devices market by going full Android, launching the “Droid” – initially on the Verizon network – on November 6, 2009. The “Droid X” and “Droid 2? followed in 2010.
Did you notice Google on your iPad? It looks sexy. The new icons are bigger and you can filter search results in a cool way. The search button located below the search box provides quick access to specific types of results like Images, Videos, Places, Shopping and more. Just tap to open the search menu and select an option to see results in one category
Running a query by visiting www.google.com in your iPad’s browser produces an iPad-optimized layout in search results. For image results, improvements include enhancing the viewing experience such as enlarged image previews, continuous scroll, and faster loading of image thumbnails.
We have been waiting for this app to come to the App Store. Finally it made it. But the review is not very good as of now. Its damn slow, only 3G or WiFi makes it respond better. I am sure this issue will soon be sorted out. Its available for Free and here is the App Store link.
Google+ for mobile makes sharing the right things with the right people a lot simpler. Huddle lets you send super-fast messages to the people you care about most. And no matter where you are, the stream lets you stay in the loop about what your friends are sharing and where they’re checking in.
Features: * Circles let you share the right things with just the right people.
* Stream is where you can get updates from your circles or see what people are saying about things nearby.
* Huddle is super-fast group messaging for everyone in your circles.
Note: Google+ is only available for users 18 and older.
Android phones have already been gifted Google+ but we cannot download Google+ on iPhone yet. Google has just submitted its Google+ to the App Store for approval. Google employee Erica Joy sent out the following update, as reported by Mashable:
The Google+ iPhone app has been submitted to the App store (no not today, sometime prior to today) and is awaiting approval.
Currently Google+ for iOS can only be accessed via their web app.
