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Google’s Plans to Dominate the Home

If you ever had any doubts that we’re moving from an era of technology markets to technology ecosystems, Google’s latest news should quash them. Google is quietly creating a branded entertainment hardware system that will wirelessly stream entertainment content throughout … Continue reading

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Netflix’s Real Problem

Netflix has a BIG problem. Not because it angered customers by doubling its price or even because it enraged them by attempting to spin off its DVD business. Netflix’s problem is that it fundamentally has little leverage with the studios. … Continue reading

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Apple’s New iPhone Voice App: Revolution or Another Disappointment?

If Apple really has its Siri voice app down, we’re looking at a revolution in user interfaces. If it doesn’t, we’re looking at one more frustrating detour in the search for a computer that responds intelligently to voice commands. Today, … Continue reading

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AOL and Yahoo!: Fingers in Google’s Dike

AOL and Yahoo! both revolutionized the Internet. And both  have completely lost their way. Back in the 1990s, AOL introduced millions of people to email and online content. Yahoo! taught people how to find things online. Now both seem reduced … Continue reading

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Going Gaga at Amazon

At some point, some people decided they’d better eat the costs of their mule herd and invest in tractors to haul stuff if they wanted to survive. Which side of history is the music industry on? Continue reading

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TV in 2020: Best Guesses

So where will television be in 2020? I posed the question last week at a panel I led during NAB with execs from DreamWorks, Sony Electronics, Starz, Nielsen and  Technicolor. Of course, nobody really knows what TV will look like in two … Continue reading

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iPhone 5 Speculation Hints at Mobile’s Future

Since Apple tends to be the smartphone trend-setter, here’s some of the more interesting speculation about what next summer’s roll-out of iPhone 5 will feature — and competitors will rush to duplicate. Continue reading

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Google Makes Nice with Hollywood

Google to Hollywood: Don’t shut us out! We’ll play nice! Continue reading

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TV to the Googleth Power

While Hollywood’s obstructive actions have caused howls of outrage in Silicon Valley, Google won’t get far its TV ambitions with the studios until it persuades them they can do what Google already does in spades: make money. Continue reading

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Definition of Chutzpah: Google Sues Govt.

Google is suing the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) over a bid for a new hosted e-mail system which Google claims unfairly benefits Microsoft. http://zd.net/b4hgEJ

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