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Apple, Google outpacing the competition

Apple, Google outpacing the competition

Posted by | Jun 21, 2010 | , |

Things look bleak for everybody but Apple and maybe Google according to a report to clients issued by Deutsche Bank’s Chris Whitmore — and as reported by “Fortune” (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/06/21/chasing-apples-galloping-pace/).

“The distinction between smartphones, tablets and low-end notebooks is blurring rapidly,” he writes. “Currently there are just two main competitors where we believe Apple’s user experience is industry leading and Android is the next best alternative.”

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Google reportedly bidding Windows adieu

Posted by | Jun 1, 2010 | |

Google is phasing out the internal use of Windows because of security concerns, reports the “Financial Times” (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html), attributing the info to “several Google employees.”

The directive to move to other operating systems “began in earnest” in January, after Google’s Chinese operations were hacked, and could effectively end the use of Windows at Google, which employs more than 10,000 workers internationally, the article adds. New employees are now given the option of using Macs or PCs running Linux.

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Consumer Watchdog wants probes into Google’s WiSpy snooping

Posted by | May 26, 2010 | , |

Consumer Watchdog has called on the state attorneys general to investigate Google’s WiSpy snooping in their respective states to determine what state laws were broken.

“While the activity is likely a violation of federal laws, we believe there is a good possibility it also broke state wiretap, privacy and unfair business practices laws in many cases,” wrote John M. Simpson, consumer advocate with the nonpartisan, nonprofit group. “We call on each attorney general to investigate the extent to which this is the case in his or her jurisdiction.”

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