Vic Gundotra’s Paean to Android’s Openness at Google I/O 2010
Vic Gundotra in his keynote at I/O last year:
If Google didn’t act, it faced a draconian future where one man,
one phone, one carrier were our choice. That’s a future we
don’t want. […]
So if you believe in openness, if you believe in choice, if you
believe in innovation from everyone, then welcome to Android.
Businessweek today:
From now on, [...]
‘So That No Industry Player Can Restrict or Control the Innovations of Any Other’
Google:
Android is an open-source software stack for mobile devices, and a corresponding open-source project led by Google. We created Android in response to our own experiences launching mobile apps. We wanted to make sure that there was no central point of failure, so that no industry player can restrict or control the innovations of any [...]
RIP, Dickbar
New version of Twitter’s official iPhone client removes the asinine dickbar.
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Autoglass creates self-repairing glass for phones
EXCLUSIVE: We talk to the scientists behind the tech
Autoglass has today announced a scientific breakthrough by developing glass that repairs itself Pocket-lint has learnt.
According to scientists at the company’s headquarters in Bedford, the company has designed a new type of glass that when broken or cracked automatically fixes itself.
“For the last couple of years, particularly [...]
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Do Some Good
Do something different and do some good
What did you do the last time you had five minutes to kill? If you’re an iPhone user I reckon it might’ve featured some Angry Birds, or maybe a quick Facebook update. Maybe you called your Mum. And that’s a good thing to do. But what if you’d chosen [...]
VIDEO: Adobe Photoshop for iPad concept shows off layer support
More powerful app in the works?
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Adobe?has demoed a concept Photoshop for ipad app at Photoshop World in America showing that [...]
I Saw This Coming All Along
Ashlee Vance and Peter Burrows, reporting for Businessweek:
Playtime is over in Android Land. Over the last couple of months Google has reached out to the major carriers and device makers backing its mobile operating system with a message: There will be no more willy-nilly tweaks to the software. No more partnerships formed outside of Google’s [...]
Microsoft’s Antitrust Argument Against Google
Microsoft VP Brad Smith makes the case:
First, in 2006 Google acquired YouTube — and since then it has put in place a growing number of technical measures to restrict competing search engines from properly accessing it for their search results. Without proper access to YouTube, Bing and other search engines cannot stand with Google on an [...]
Microsoft Accusing Google of Antitrust Violations
Times change.
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Google Settles With FTC Over Privacy Lapse With Google Buzz
Facebook should be next.
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