Tag: Google

  • Google App Inventor for Android Opens App Development to Everyone

    Jessica Davis

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    Google is opening up Android development to the masses with App Inventor for Android, a new development environment beta program that does not require coding or knowledge of development languages. Google introduced the tool at the App Inventor for Android site, which includes a video demonstration, tutorials and a way for users to sign up… Read more

  • 10 Reasons to Dump Microsoft Office for a SaaS Office Suite

    10 Reasons to Dump Microsoft Office for a SaaS Office Suite

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    1. Lower costs: Business class SaaS office applications, like Google Apps and ZOHO Business, cost as little as $50 per user per year, while MS Office 2010 Professional retails for $499 per license. 2. Reduced storage costs: SaaS office applications include hosted storage as part of the user fee. Both ZOHO business and Google Apps… Read more

  • Google Tempers Apple, Facebook Competition Talk

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Idaho (Reuters) – Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt rejected any notion that Apple Inc or Facebook presented a threat to the web search leader’s business. Most people "assume that these are zero-sum games, which are battles to the death," said Schmidt, who spoke with reporters in a one-hour briefing on Thursday at Sun Valley… Read more

  • Google Me Precursor: Buzz Links Added to Social Search

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Google June 29 said it is adding links that appear in Google Buzz to its Google Social Search service, a potential precursor to the Google Me social service the company is reported to be planning. Hot on the heels of reports that Google is building a social network to challenge Facebook, the company said June… Read more

  • Google Docs Go Mobile on iPhone, iPad and Android

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Looking to read that Google Docs file on your smart phone? Google has now rolled out mobile viewing support for Google Docs on Android, iPhone and iPad platforms. But the viewer is just that. Forget about editing and creating documents from your phone.  The mobile version of Google Docs lets users view PDFs, PowerPoint, and… Read more

  • Facebook Poaches Google Chrome OS Creator

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Could Facebook have cloud operating system designs of its own? Facebook has poached Matt Papakipos, the lead engineer behind Google’s important Chrome Operating System initiative. Less clear is how this loss will impact Chrome OS, which is still on track to roll out on netbooks from HP, Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Dell beginning this fall.… Read more