by Ron Miller

Could Google Phone Mark End of Network Domination?

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The rumored Google Phone would not only provide an open source phone powered by Android, it could actually free us from the control of the large network providers at the same time.

Read my take on DaniWeb.

Google Goggles Gives Android Users Bragging Rights

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Google Goggles is not only intriguing technology that moves visual search a huge leap forward, it's only available for Android Phone users, giving them one up on their iPhone-wielding buddies.

See my take on DaniWeb.

Is Google Feeling Heat From Microsoft?

If the new Google interface design is any indication, it appears that Google might actually be feeling a little heat, or at least some influence, from Bing, but it's hard to extrapolate that to any real concern on Google's part.

Read my take on DaniWeb.

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Mark Cuban's Plan to Kill Google

Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks owner has a plan to kill Google by paying the top 1K sites a cool million each to leave the Google index and move to Microsoft, but could such a plan ever work and would it be worth the risk to abandon Google?

Read my take on DaniWeb.

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Google Tries Transparency with New Dashboard

The sheer amount of information that Google has on us across its properties can be daunting. The new Dashboard tool is a step toward letting us see what they have.

Read my analysis on DaniWeb .

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My First Impressions of Google Wave

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I took Google Wave out for a spin over the last several weeks, and as I promised, I've written a post on my DaniWeb TechTreasures blog providing my impressions of the good, the bad and the potential.

Read my post on DaniWeb.

Is Google Android Strategy to Trip Up Win Mobile

There was a good analysis in the NYT yesterday regarding the Google Android strategy, which according to author Saul Hansell, is intended not to make money for Google, but to block Microsoft from getting traction in the mobile space. Given that Google is giving Android away, it's a theory that makes a lot of sense...

Read the rest on DaniWeb.

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The Incredible Arrogance of Being Eric Schmidt

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In a wide-ranging interview with the Digital Memo Blog, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founder Sergey Brinn came off as smug, arrogant and cavalier, and those were the good points.

Read my view on DaniWeb.

Hoping to Surf the Google Wave

As a technology journalist I found it highly frustrating to be left on the sidelines while others wrote about Google Wave, but shortly after publishing this post on DaniWeb, my friend David Knopf came through with an invitation for me. As soon as it's processed and I have a chance to play with it, I will write about my experience on DaniWeb blog and post it here when I do (as always).

Read the full post on DaniWeb.

Ballmer Won't Call Google by Name in Interview

In an interview with TechCrunch this week, Microsoft CEO goes out of his way to avoid naming Google instead calling them "the incumbent." (You should watch the whole interview, but if you want to see what I"m referring to, go to around the 6:30 mark.)

Read my take on DaniWeb.