Google's DIY Multimedia Ad Plans
Google filed a patent application for a do-it-yourself approach that advertisers could use to create multimedia ads to run as overlays to YouTube-hosted videos.
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Google Cyber Attack Demonstrates Challenges to Chrome
Chinese attack on Google shows how hard it is to get people to adopt new software in an enterprise, even if you're the one who wrote it.
Intel's Hidden Bad News
Intel's "good" earnings news was actually another symptom of changing times and lower high tech spending in the future.
Apple Multi-Touch Patent on Shaky Ground
Apple's assertion of its multi-touch patent against Nokia is dangerous, because its validity may not hold up to the certain scrutiny and challenge it's about to receive.
Apple vs. Nokia: Who's Right in the Patent Battle?
Every business outlet is covering the ongoing Nokia/Apple patent fight, but few have been willing to hedge any bets on which of the two companies is actually justified. Someone must be in the wrong; which smartphone maker is it? If you're not caught up, here's the story: late last year, Nokia [NOK...
When Will Facebook Disrupt the Mobile Payments Business?
Around the world, people are paying for goods and services using their cell phones -- except here in the United States. Nokia [NOK], which bought a stake in mobile payments company Obopay last spring, is preparing to roll out its new Nokia Money service this quarter, but its focus is on African and ...
Google Is Worried About Its Public Image when It Wants All Information
Google's motivation in talking about refusing to censor search results in China may have more to do with public perception and wanting to foster the believe that the company can be trusted with consumers' information.
Google: Smoke Clears and the Waffling Starts
An interview with Google's top lawyer shows how the equivocation over defying censorship has already set in.
High Tech Should Follow Google ... Right out of China
Contrary to popular opinion, China is not proving to be a good place for high tech to do business. Maybe it's time that U.S. companies leave there.
Apple and RIM May Have to Pay the Kodak Piper
Kodak has filed a patent infringement complaint against Apple and RIM and may have both companies where it wants them.
PC Unit Shipments Are Up and That's Bad News
PC unit sales may have been up in the last quarter of 2009, but prices were down and the overall impact on the industry may still be grim.
HP Consumer Customer Service: Where the Rubber Melts on the Road
Dealing with warranty customer service for brands like HP and Toshiba can show a lot of what's wrong with the industry.
Nintendo Adds Netflix A Year Too Late
Nintendo announced today that the Wii will get Netflix this spring, officially bringing the Wii to the new decade and making it clear the one-time leader is now a follower. The Microsoft Xbox 360 has had Netflix since last summer, while the trailing Sony PlayStation 3, which had a record-breakin...
Private Equity Fund Raising Tanks in 2009
Private equity fund raising, including that by venture capital firms, was down significantly between 2008 and 2009, which means less money available to invest in companies.
Google's Locked Unlocked Nexus One: Future Regulator Delight, Customer Angst
Google's unlocked Nexus One still only works on T-Mobile, which suggests likely customer complaints and regulatory attention in the future.
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