18-20 Android phones Coming soon
May 28, 2009 by NetCrunch
Filed under Mobile Phones, Top Stories
According to Andy Rubin, speaking at Google I/O, Google’s coming out with 18 or more Android Phones this year.
Rubin claims the releases will come from 8 or 9 manufacturers with faster adoption seen in Europe as US carriers try to “create highly distinctive versions of the Android phone to give themselves an edge.” Sure, edge, if that’s what you want to call the US cartel of hoops and handcuffs then go right ahead. Interestingly, Rubin also further clarified the three flavors of Android which break down as follows:
Microsoft May Rename Live Search ‘Bing’: Massive Ad Campaign Planned
May 28, 2009 by NetCrunch
Filed under Search Engines, Top Stories
Microsoft’s new search engine is reportedly dumping its codename, Kumo, in favor of the brand name Bing. To get the word out, Microsoft is planning a massive advertising campaign to launch its new search brand. Bing’s debut will feature a $80 to $100 million online, TV, print, and radio advertising campaign, according to AdvertisingAge. To put that number in perspective, Google’s entire advertising budget for all of 2008 was $25 million, AdAge says. Microsoft is hoping a major ad push will take a chunk out of Google — the number one online search brand — in favor of Bing, the same way Microsoft’s laptop hunter ads helped in its fight against Apple.
Goodle Doodle – UEFA Champions League 2009
May 27, 2009 – Google’s Celebrates the UEFA Champions League 2009 Events which will be the final match of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, the 54th season of the UEFA Champions League football tournament and the 17th since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs’ Cup. The match is to be played at the 72,698-capacity Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the home of Roma and Lazio, on 27 May 2009, for the fourth time following 1977, 1984 and 1996.
Google doodle – Mary Cassatt May 22, 2009
Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.
Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.
Google Doodle “The Missing Link” May 20, 2009
Google Doodle is Google’s way of celebrate interesting events and anniversaries around the world that reflect Google’s personality and love of innovation. The Doodle is a modified Google logo that is displayed instead of the regular Google logo.
The Doodle is based on Ida, or Darwinius, a genus of the Adapiformes from the Eocene epoch. Basically, she’s a 47 million year old fossil unveiled this week by German scientists claiming she’s the missing link to the evolution of human beings.
Google’s Book Search Deal
April 29, 2009 by NetCrunch
Filed under Lawsuits, Top Stories
The Department of Justice is now looking into Google’s proposed settlement over its Book Search service, sources tell both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal . The inquiry is said to be focused on antitrust concerns surrounding the online book deal.
The Book Search settlement, announced in October, followed a three-year battle over Google’s right to display copyrighted books on its Web site. The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers claimed Google was violating copyrights by doing so. Google eventually agreed to pay $125 million to ensure authors and publishers could register to receive payments anytime their books were viewed within the service.
Dreamhost Special
April 22, 2009 by NetCrunch
Filed under Promos, Web Hosting
Dreamhost, usually on special occasion gives out special offers, This is their Earth day offer, what is interesting is they change their homepage for the occasion, similar to doogle of Google.
Offer is good for new customers only, so bad news for existing clients and customer.
The Pirate Bay Verdict
April 17, 2009 by NetCrunch
Filed under Lawsuits, Top Stories
The men behind Pirate Bay were found guilty on being accessories to violating the copyright law by a Swedish Court. They were sentenced to one year in jail and a fine of $3.6 million dollars.
Unlike the case of Napster, The Pirate bay doesn’t actually host the copyrighted files, it simply allows users to posts links to copyrighted files on third party servers. That’s why the they were charged of “assisting making available copyrighted material” instead of “assisting copyright infringement”
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Firefox gaining Grounds
March 21, 2009 by NetCrunch
Filed under Statistics, Top Stories
According to vnunet.com, Firefox Web browser is gaining popularity, while other web browsers continued to wane.
The figures, published by web developers’ portal W3Schools, shows Firefox with 46.4 per cent, up nearly one percent from January, while various versions of IE, when taken together, dropped by 1.2 per cent to 43.6 per cent. Google’s Chrome browser rose slightly to four per cent.
However, as W3Schools explains, it is primarily a site for people with an interest in web technologies. These users are therefore “more interested in using alternative browsers than the average user” and so not fully representative of the general market.
