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Google has released their Q4 2013 earnings, coming up a little shy of expectations but still delivering huge profits due in part to Google Play Store sales, Chromecast and the Nexus 5. This marks the first time in Google’s history that the company’s revenue hasn’t been driven by advertising alone, with hardware and Android apps…
It’s earnings season folks, and next on the list is Google. The search giant’s Q4 2013 earnings call begins today at 1:30 PM PST or 4:30 PM EST. Aside from the company’s Q4 2013 numbers, which are exciting enough, Google will be having an open Q&A session which will bear the most fruit. With Google’s recent…
Google has just announced that it has struck a deal with Lenovo to purchase Motorola for $2.91 billion. The announcement comes as a pretty big surprise, given that the search giant has only been at the helm of the handset maker for less than two years. Larry Page further elaborates as to why this deal…
Everyone knows that Sprint is a little late to the game as far as 4G LTE service is concerned, but the carrier is constantly improving its LTE network, and has added 40 new locales to its portfolio. That brings Sprint’s total 4G LTE markets to a whopping 340 markets. That’s good, but still lagging behind…
Google has apparently acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind in a deal valued at some $500 million, recode is reporting. The London-based DeepMind is said to be working on a number of approaches that could improve existing recommendation systems, which could presumingly help Google serve better search results. In addition, DeepMind also has a…
It’s the 30th anniversary of the first Macintosh’s release, and an interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to air this evening on ABC News in honor of the anniversary. An excerpt form that interview appeared on Good Morning America this morning, in an effort to promote the interview, which airs tonight at 6:30PM…
Qualcomm is expanding its Vuforia image recognition platform (and team) with technology from the Switzerland-based Kooaba. The chip maker bought the company without disclosing how much it paid for the benefit. The goal is to make Vuforia even better, and eventually enabling other apps to rely on Qualcomm’s cloud-based image recognition technology. According to Kooaba’s…
Nest, the creator of the smart thermostat of the same name has just been purchased by Google for a whopping $3.2 billion. Sundar Pichai, SVP of Android, Chrome and Apps recently tweeted the following, with a link to the official announcement on investor.google.com. Welcome @tfadell and team, really excited to have you all part of…
Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks shook the nation to its core and have created big questions among mobile phone users. The NSA’s collection of cellphone metadata, as well as other information, was done with the cooperation of mobile carriers. Customers understandably have begun to demand accountability from their providers. Credo Mobile announced today that it has…
Apple CEO Tim Cook and his counterpart at Samsung, Oh-Hyun Kwon, have entered into talks around the patent dispute that’s been rumbling between the two tech giants for years. The mediation between the two CEOS will occur outside of court, and will hopefully circumvent yet another round of hearings. Reuters reported the mediation sessions will…