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Google Getting Really, Really Good at Tax Avoidance

My dad was a tax / estate attorney and he said there’s different kinds of folks who don’t like to pay taxes. Those who evade (work outside the law) and those who avoid (use the tax law to their benefits). Turns out the folks at Google are getting great advice from their accountants. According to Bloomberg Business Week Sergei, Larry, Eric... [READ MORE]

Google Testing Robot Cars? Taking the Fun Out Of Driving?

The New York Times reported that Google was out testing robot cars. I guess this is an outgrowth of their participation in the Darpa Challenge, a US government funded competition to encourage the development of “an autonomous vehicle capable of driving in traffic, performing complex maneuvers such as merging, passing, parking and negotiating... [READ MORE]

Google Shows Us The Mean Streets Of Antarctica

I have to admit that Google Streets is a pretty neat feature. When I moved to NC, I spent a lot of time online shopping for homesand got a great feel for various neighborhoods by moving along Google’s virtual world. Don’t say Google doesn’t do anything complete! First they put up their own satellite to improve ground imagery in... [READ MORE]

Google TV Apps Compared to Apple TV, Roku & Boxee

Recently, Google announced GoogleTV, the company’s inroads into assisted TV viewing. Thing is, folks like me have been using Media Center type devices for ages. First there were Media Center PC’s enabled with TV Tuner cards and Windows XP/Vista/7 Media Center Editions. Then, over the past couple years, we’ve seen dedicated streaming... [READ MORE]

Facebook Looking To Compete with Google’s Android Phones?

The stories keep coming about Google’s efforts to dominate the smartphone market with their Android Operating system. Well itturns out another internet media powerhouse is trying to make a play for stardom and riches in the world-wide mobile market. TechCrunch (no relation to Observer Publishing LLC) reported this week that Facebook may be trying... [READ MORE]

Google Provides More Details on TV Service

Google took time out of its busy schedule of world domination to share more details on its new TV service. The service combines DVR, integrated google search, web browsing and on-demand video all within your TV set. Key partners include:Sony, Logitech, Intel, and DISH Network. (click on links to see their interpretations of what the partnership... [READ MORE]

Industry Analysts Predict Tablets To Eat Into PC Industry Volumes

Two significant reports came out today from PC industry watchers which suggest that the exploding tabletform-factor, popularized by the Apple iPad and pending Google Android powered devices, will eat into traditional computer volumes. Maynard Um with UBS Investment Research issued a note to investors this week, in which he increased his price target... [READ MORE]

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