Tag: Google

  • Amazon Announces Release of Its Kindle Android App

    Channel Insider Staff

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    The release of Kindle for Android adds to the number of devices capable of running Amazon.com’s e-reader software. The application requires Android OS 1.6 or higher, allowing it to run on the newest Android phones such as the Motorola Droid X, and includes the ability to adjust text size. Amazon.com recently enabled its Kindle app… Read more

  • YouTube Claims Victory in Fighting Off Viacom Lawsuit

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    YouTube June 23 said it won its fight against Viacom for copyright infringement after the New York district court hearing the case granted YouTube’s motion for summary judgment. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton believes YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. Viacom called… Read more

  • Microsoft vs. Google: The Battle to Own Productivity Apps in the Cloud

    Chris Talbot

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    As vendors build out aggressive cloud strategies, two behemoths are going toe-to-toe for marketshare in the office productivity applications space. Although Google  beat Microsoft to the punch in the cloud computing world with the launch of its successful Google Docs portfolio of cloud applications, Microsoft has been playing catch-up lately, announcing a stronger commitment to… Read more

  • 10 Things Google Needs to Appeal to Enterprise Customers

    10 Things Google Needs to Appeal to Enterprise Customers

    Don Reisinger

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    10 Things Google Needs to Appeal to Enterprise Customers 1. Better Google Docs Google Docs is arguably the single product that could put Google on the enterprise map. The software, which is designed to be the online alternative to Microsoft Office, is currently quite useful. But it pales in comparison to Microsoft Office when it… Read more

  • Google Android Apps Highly Vulnerable to Viruses, Report Finds

    Nathan Eddy

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    For the first time since its inception, Android based smartphones outsold iPhones in the first part of 2010. Consumers who purchase these smartphones are downloading millions of Android-based applications, and, according to a SMobile Systems analysis of the Android market, putting their personal and professional data at risk. SMobile’s Global Threat Center discovered 20 percent… Read more

  • U.S. Search Share Increases for Google

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    Yahoo dropped from 14.96 percent in April to 14.43 percent in May; Bing fell from 9.43 percent the prior month to 9.23 percent. The numbers stand out against the May search statistics from comScore, which used two data sets. One showed Google gaining in search, the other showed Google losing share to Yahoo and Bing.… Read more