Google Open Source

September 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:36 AM/EST

Google Extending Paid Android Market Apps to More Countries

By opening up payment options for more countries, Google hopes to staunch any exodus to other Android app stores.

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December 22, 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:17 PM/EST

What Google Really Means by 'The Meaning of Open'

Google knows how to open-source code with the best of them. But Google also knows how to close systems with the best of them. Hence, its search and advertising platforms, which ironically is where Google makes its money.

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August 23, 2009

Sunday, August 23, 2009 2:42 PM/EST

Surprise: Open-Source Users Prefer Google to Microsoft Bing

Chitika compared the operating system and search engine data for more than 163 million searches and discovered 94.61 percent of all Linux search traffic was from Google, compared with 78.54 percent of Windows user searches. Do you own and/or use a Linux-based computer and use Bing as you primary search engine? I would love to hear from you about why you like Linux over Windows and like Bing over Google.

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August 20, 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:49 PM/EST

Google Goes Real-Time via PubSubHubbub

In an age when real-time online conversations have become the rule and not the exception thanks to Twitter and others of its ilk, PubSubHubbub is an open-source publish/subscribe protocol that allows programmers to turn existing Atom and RSS feeds into real-time data streams. Googlers created it and use it in Google Reader, Alerts, FeedBurner and Blogger, but Google doesn't own it.

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July 7, 2009

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:19 PM/EST

Google Watching at the T-Mobile-Google myTouch 3G Launch

Tomorrow, T-Mobile and Google are hosting another smartphone launch, this time for the new myTouch 3G, also based on Android. T-Mobile and Google will kick things off at 11 a.m. local time at Skyline Studios in New York. But how will T-Mobile and Google outdo the last glitzy launch?

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June 30, 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:14 PM/EST

Dell Android Mobile Device Sounds Nice, but Curb Your Enthusiasm

Every device launched is a measure of validation for the Android platform, a key new entry point for Google to extend its Web services and online advertising reach. If Android fails to gain traction, it will be a major failure for the company as it seeks to sow new seeds in the computing sector. So in comes TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner, who may succeed in curbing your enthusiasm for Android.

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June 15, 2009

Monday, June 15, 2009 12:01 AM/EST

Will You Be a Slave to Google's Wave?

Google Wave underscores the future of Web communication, but will it prove too much for some users concerned about the search giant's information gathering?

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April 1, 2009

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:20 PM/EST

Android Gaining Steam

HP is testing Android as an operating system for its forthcoming line of netbooks, according to several published reports. Far from being a welcome sign of relief in an otherwise dry period for Google, this is yet more evidence that...

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