Monthly Archives: May 2010

Google I/O 2010: Google TV and Update on Android x86

Besides the Froyo update to the Android OS, the other big announcement for the Thursday keynote of the Google IO 2010 is Google TV. From the demo, this is what I learned about it. It’s a software muxer. That is, … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Intel Atom Z6xx…

Recently, Intel announced Intel Atom Z6xx (codename Moorestown) for the smartphone/MID devices. Anandtech has an excellent article on it. This is not the first power-conscious offering from Intel, but it is their first effort into the ever-expanding smartphone (and MID … Continue reading

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Google Gives Up on Web-Based Mobile Phone Sales

Today, Google officially admitted that their experiment in the mobile space to create a provider-independent, web-only handset market was a failure. Most people were predicting such since Verizon and Sprint decided against carrying Nexus One on their networks. Ever since … Continue reading

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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One by David Kilcullen

Another book I was made aware of through “Authors@Google” talks… This book gives a pretty good idea of what was wrong about the initial approach of the U.S. in Iraq and how and why the “Surge” worked. I think it … Continue reading

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