Google is shutting down its Slide team, which has been running as an independent unit since it was bought over a year ago for $ 200 million. Slide was a social apps startup with its acquisition part of Google’s plans to get more social. But, that was before the success of Google+. All of the [...]
Last fall, Google made its first attempt to take over your living room with the launch of Google TV — a platform that merged the web with television content to create an experience promising to usher in a new era of convenience and interactivity. Unfortunately it’s been mostly a dud thus far. The platform’s overly-complex user [...]
Samsung may have publicly praised Google’s acquisition of Motorola earlier this week, but behind the scenes the company is reportedly furious that its competitiveness may be slipping away. Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee chaired a last-minute meeting in the aftermath of the deal’s announcement, Yonhap News reports, in which he warned execs that IT power was shifting from hardware companies [...]
Google has announced a four day pseudonym grace policy on Google+, giving those not currently showing their real name on the social network the opportunity to change that, rather than see their account instantly suspended. According to Saurabh Sharma, a Google+ product manager, during that four days users will be able to interact on the site [...]
Google’s mantra of launching products early and often didn’t exactly work with Google TV. It hit the ground with a gimped feature set and limited hardware options. The analogy of Android simply hasn’t held true as hardware makers and retail vendors alike simply haven’t picked up the devices. Today, at Google I/O, new hardware partners [...]
Google is looking to recruit a new user experience lead, responsible for Google TV apps and the related SDK. According to the job description, the successful candidate will be “asked to pioneer new possibilities for web-based and Android application experiences on the platform and establish the patterns and standards used to develop great interactive experiences [...]
Vizio might just be the next big consumer electronic’s company with a set of announcements that should make the rest of the industry take notice. The company has long been a top player in the US domestic LCD wars and seems to be set to utilize their brand with a host of new software and [...]
As 2011 prediction pieces go, McAfee Labs‘ threat report for the coming year is on the depressing side. The company’s security researchers reckon that Apple kit along with mobile devices and geolocation services will be the most popular targets for threats in 2011, though smart TV systems like Google TV are also suggested as likely [...]
It was a bit too late to fend off a more than 3% drop in its stock price, but Logitech has finally come out and refuted those rumors that it was asked to halt production of its Google TV hardware until a significant update could be rolled out. As VP of corporate communications Nancy Morrison [...]
The Google TV project doesn’t look like it’s going to have an enjoyable Christmas. Report reports indicated that Google had pushed a last-minute delay on many manufacturers due to some upgrades that needed to be implemented on its Google TV software, causing disappointment to many folks who are slated to head to CES next month. [...]