Tagged: Eric Schmidt & News
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Weekend news round-up: anti-CISPA web blackout; US to tax the internet? News
22.04.2013 In our trawl through the weekend’s best tech stories, it has emerged that the US Senate is about to vote on legislation to give states the power to tax online purchases; how...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes for immigration reform News
12.04.2013 Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with other Silicon Valley leaders, has launched a new initiative called FWD.us aimed at reforming the United States’ outmoded immigration...Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Science, Recruitment, R&D, Legal, Internet, Hardware, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Weekend news round-up: Eric Schmidt wants an open web; Kim Dotcom speaks out News
21.01.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, fresh from his trip to North Korea, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt outlines the economic advantages of... -
Google's Schmidt and his daughter open up about North Korea's 'internet access' News
21.01.2013 Internet search giant Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt has opened up about his recent trip to Pyongyang, North Korea. His daughter, Sophie, who accompanied him on the... -
The technology business week: Tibus and Simply Zesty merge, Play.com to shutter direct retail business News
14.01.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Google exec Eric Schmidt calls on North Korea to drop internet restrictions News
10.01.2013 Not dropping internet access restrictions for North Korean citizens will only hinder economic development, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt has told North Korean officials. -
Apple CEO Tim Cook in China again, Google's Schmidt in North Korea News
08.01.2013 Apple CEO Tim Cook has embarked on his second trip to China in less than a year and has met with one of the country’s government officials, while Google's executive chairman... -
Weekend news round-up: Ethiopian kids teach themselves via computers; Google's next big thing News
30.10.2012 In our trawl through some of the tech news from the weekend, we discover how an experiment whereby illiterate kids in Ethiopia are using tablet computers to teach themselves is...Categories: Search, Legal, Internet, Hardware, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt, Surface, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, RIM, Android, Search, Tablet Computers, MIT, Google -
Google celebrates 14th birthday with animated chocolate cake doodle News
27.09.2012 Tech giant Google has served itself up a virtual chocolate treat today to celebrate its 14th birthday, as an animated cake doodle is emblazoned across its homepage. -
Google surpasses 500m Android devices activated – 1.3m phones activated daily News
12.09.2012 Google said today it has achieved the milestone of 500m Android devices activated – which roughly gives it almost half of the world’s 1bn smartphones live right now.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Economy, Digital Media -
Will Apple go after Google following court win over Samsung? News
27.08.2012 After winning US$1.05bn in damages in its court battle against Samsung, Apple still believes Google’s Android smartphone OS infringes on iOS patents and Google may be next.Categories: R&D, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Digital Media -
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg dodges IPO questions at Harvard News
24.05.2012 Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg had plenty to say about gender roles in the workplace but remained fairly tight-lipped about the social network's recent IPO...Categories: Social Media, Leadership & Management, Financial, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Google self-driving cars to take to Nevada’s roads News
08.05.2012 If you happen to be around Carson City or Las Vegas in Nevada state, you could soon see one of Google’s self-driving cars swish by you. -
Actors who could play tech leaders News
02.04.2012 Ashton Kutcher is doing it. Noah Wyle has done it. Jesse Eisenberg has done it, and received an Academy Award nomination. -
Mobile World Congress – connecting the next 5bn people News
08.03.2012 The recent Mobile World Congress was in many way about apps, 4G networks and getting smartphone technology into the hands of the 5bn people in the world who have yet to... -
#mwc12 - The burning issues at Mobile World Congress 2012 News
01.03.2012 On the surface most people want to know about the shiny gadgets that are everywhere in sight at Mobile World Congress, but under the surface 2012 was in many way about apps, LTE...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Apps -
#mwc12 – Google’s Eric Schmidt – ‘Let’s connect the next 5bn people’ News
29.02.2012 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS – In his keynote, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said the sci-fi future of robots and self-driving cars is closer than we think. But first we have... -
Google X Labs: HUD shades and taking pictures of mind’s eye News
07.02.2012 What is the big mystery technology that Google’s X Labs is working on? Well, it’s a number of things that include sunglasses that include heads-up display (HUD) information and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Search, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Operating Systems, Internet, Hardware, Green Tech, Education, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
Google gleans US patent to take self-driving cars to the roads News
16.12.2011 Google has just been awarded a US patent to switch cars from human-controlled mode into driverless mode, so cars can self-drive. Sergey Brin, otherwise known as the...Categories: Sustainability, Search Engines, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Mobility, Internet, Education, Green Tech, Energy, Engineering, Government, Green, Intellectual PropertyTags: Google, IT, GPS, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, Lithium Ion Battery, ESB, Transport, Electric Cars, Patent, US, CO2 Emissions, Green Economy, -
Google preparing a Siri rival code named ‘Majel?’ News
14.12.2011 Google will reportedly launch a Siri rival – code named ‘Majel’ – which will evolve its Voice Actions now on Android phones.