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Google’s Honeycomb Designer: Humans Shouldn’t Have to Do a Computer’s Work
Ahead of an event detailing the new Honeycomb version of Android, Google’s Matias Duarte talked to Mobilized about his philosophy on computing and why humans and computers each need to stick to what they are good at. Google is set to detail Honeycomb at an event in Mountain View later on Wednesday and Mobilized will have live coverage of that starting at 10 am PT.
For Ask.com, Foray Into Social Search Points to Mobile
As Ask re-emphasizes questions and answers, President Doug Leeds is particularly high on the company’s efforts in mobile as an ideal environment for asking questions and getting timely replies from other users.
Novell Patent Grab: “Cheap Defensive Insurance”
An interesting new development in the big Novell patent sale that went down in November. Turns out that CPTN Holdings LLC, the Microsoft-led consortium that purchased the 882 patent portfolio, includes quite a few other industry heavyweights. According to a Dec. 9 merger notification posted by the Bundeskartellamt–Germany’s federal cartel office–other members of CPTN Holdings include Apple, Oracle and EMC.
The My-Fill-In-the-Space Reset Is Here, as Struggling Social Network Morphs Into Entertainment Hub
Empty bracket or no empty bracket: Will it work? That’s pretty much the big question at News Corp. tonight, as its much beleaguered social networking site, Myspace, rolls out a new beta version aimed at shifting its fortunes. And how will it do that? By moving dramatically away from its roots as a social networking site–and far, far away from powerhouse Facebook–and becoming a “social entertainment” hub aimed directly at the Gen Y audience.
China to Google: Please Exit in an Orderly Fashion
If Google’s talks with the Chinese government end with an impasse and the company shutters Google.cn and ramps down its operations in the country, it best do so properly and according to law. That’s the latest from Beijing, which continues to threaten and posture amid reports that the search giant is on the brink of closing its Chinese search engine.
Windows Phone 7 Series Even More Impressive Than Previously Thought
Microsoft added a bit more to its Windows Phone 7 Series story at its MIX10 event this morning, revealing some of the mobile operating system’s features and detailing how developers can write software for it. While it’s obviously far too early to make any big declarations about it, the OS certainly seems competitive–and compelling.
Technologizer's "The Future of Windows": Scoobs, Foley, Baig, Windex Wisecracks From BoomTown and More!
Check out the interesting observations made by a range of folks in a post by Technologizer titled, “The Future of Windows: 28 Perspectives and Proposals” on the 25th anniversary of the 1.0 version of the groundbreaking operating system. The simple question being asked: How can Microsoft keep Windows relevant? My wisecracking first answer: “Well, a more liberal policy on Windex, I suppose. Wait, you mean the software?”
Chrome: The End of Desktop Apps
Direct from Google headquarters, Vice President of Product Management Sundar Pichai explains that the company’s forthcoming Chrome OS could signal the end of desktop apps as we know them.
Mark Zuckerberg Talks About Facebook Terms of Service Snafu!
Last week, Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was all about regret when talking about the umpteenth stubbed toe that he got when the social-networking site changed its Terms of Service and accidentally laid claim to every piece of intellectual property in the world. Okay, maybe not all, but it was enough of a goof to cause him to have to correct it quickly by introducing a complex new system of user-approval and notification. Here’s BoomTown’s interview with Zuckerberg, who began by noting: “Whenever users speak in a loud voice, it shows how much people care [about Facebook].” Awwwww, that’s sweet. But, actually, whenever users speak in a loud voice, it is because they are pissed off at you.