From the Google (GOOG) i/o conference in San Francisco, Michael and Jon analyze Google's plans for a new video standard and whether bringing the internet to TV's is such a good idea.
Ben Baer, Senior Producer - May 20, 2010 5:40 PM ET
The question in the aftermath of Google's smart TV announcement is, who wants one? Especially since over the last decade, mating the PC to a television has resulted in an unholy alliance that primarily sent people running from their favorite gadget store. Remember WebTV (now the lackluster MSNTV)? Or all those media centers that every PC manufacturer was flogging? Youch.
Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel (INTC) certainly does. The largest maker MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - May 20, 2010 5:29 PM ET
With Google TV, the company wants to marry the web with the living room television experience
Photo Credit: Seth Weintraub
Earlier today, Google gave an impressive demonstration of their vision for the future of the television experience that was marred only by Bluetooth connectivity issues.
The company plans to combine its video technology and TV partnerships to bring the web into the living room. From YouTube "lean back" (ie. living room view-friendly) MORE
Seth Weintraub - May 20, 2010 5:09 PM ET
More important than the flush toilet, the internal combustion engine, and the bed
Here's a survey that says a lot about the priorities of the 4,000 British adults, ages 18 to 85, who were asked by Tesco Mobile to rank the world's 100 most important inventions.
Putting the wheel at No. 1 makes sense. Ditto the light bulb at No. 3 and penicillin at No. 7.
But even Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - May 20, 2010 2:57 PM ET
It's official. Google just announced Android 2.2 (Froyo), the latest update to its mobile operating system. Here's a handy run-down of some of its included features:
1. Microsoft Exchange support.
2. Applications that run 2-5 times faster thanks to the new compiler.
3. Users availing of tethering and hot spot will receive one joint bill from a carrier, a dig at the iPad, whether it be intentional or not.
4. The web browser now MORE
Seth Weintraub - May 20, 2010 12:21 PM ET
One out of five in a ChangeWave survey say they are likely to buy one
Click to enlarge. Source: ChangeWave Research
Asked how they liked their new iPads, 74% of the 153 respondents in a ChangeWave survey issued Thursday said they were very satisfied and 17% said somewhat satisfied -- total of 91%. Only 2% said were somewhat or very unsatisfied.
Those are very good numbers for any product, especially one in MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - May 20, 2010 12:19 PM ET
At Google I/O, Google is rambling off one impressive number after another for Android.
Google says they are activating over 100,000 Android devices/day. That is 3 million a month and a whopping 36 million/year. And growing.
According to Admob, they've passed the iPhone in market share. And they're only behind RIM in US smartphone sales, according to NPD.
That is in the first 18 months. They are now moving on to Froyo...
Seth Weintraub - May 20, 2010 11:48 AM ET
The Android superphone with incredible specs also requires a super battery, which wasn't part of the package.
The Sprint EVO reviews came rolling in last night and were pretty much on par with what everyone anticipated. The phone has the best screen you can currently buy on a smartphone -- 4.3 inches of glass cover a 480x800-pixel LCD.
The data over 4G is the fastest you can get (where available) and the MORE
Seth Weintraub - May 20, 2010 10:35 AM ET
Pakistan blocks YouTube and other popular social sites because of "growing sacrilegious content."
Update: That didn't last long. YouTube is now available in Pakistan. Facebook is still blocked.
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority announced that it will block the popular social networking site YouTube a day after Facebook met a similar fate.
Yesterday, a Pakistani court ordered that Facebook be blocked because of the"Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" group that was formed on its site. Obviously, MORE
Seth Weintraub - May 20, 2010 9:24 AM ET
How to turn bad publicity into a public relations coup for less than $500
Source: KGO-TV
Michael Finney, a consumer reporter for KGO-TV, the local ABC affiliate in San Francisco, thought he had a story that would give Apple (AAPL) and its "red hot iPad" a big black eye.
The station had received a call from Diane Campbell, a disabled woman on a fixed income, who had saved $600 to buy her MORE
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