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Articles tagged with: Eric Schmidt
Apple Board a Rubber Stamp? Who Cares
As long as Apple remains a top-performing company, it seems issues related to its board of directors will be a nonstory on Wall Street. more
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Google CEO leaves Apple board as companies compete
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple's board of directors as the Internet search leader increasingly develops products that compete with Apple's core businesses, including the popular iPhone. more
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Google CEO doesn't see problem with his Apple role
Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is taking a government inquiry into his role on Apple's board in stride, expressing confidence that the probe won't find any evidence that the ties between the two companies throttle competition in mobile phones and other technology fields. more
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Verizon in Talks with Google for Mobile Search Partnership
Verizon Communications is reported to be in talks with search engine giant, Google over a mobile search tie up for its Verizon Wireless subsidiary. The Wall Street Journal reported that the deal would make Google the default search engine on all Verizon phones in exchange for a share of the advertising revenues. more
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UPDATE: Big Tech Inks WiMax Deal With Sprint, Clearwire
An unlikely alliance of titans from the cable, Internet and chip industries are investing $3.2 billion in a company that will deliver Web access for cellphones and laptops at speeds much faster than what is available today using a technology called WiMax. more
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A Google Phone Announcement for Next Week?
There is increasing speculation that Google will announced a deal next week at the Mobile World Congress with the computer manufacturer, Dell to launch a Google branded mobile phone. Unnamed, but senior industry sources confirmed the move to Marketing News, although Google denied that there is an imminent announcement due. more
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Google Confirms - To Bid in FCC Wireless-Spectrum Auction
Google said Friday it plans to bid for spectrum in a Federal Communications Commission auction to be held early next year, confirming speculation that the Web-search giant intends to make a costly foray into the wireless market. more
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Google Mobile Alliance Seeks to Avoid Pitfalls of Past Groups
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Google isn't the first to try to bring order to the cellphone industry - it's just the latest and biggest name to do so. more
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UPDATE: Google's Mobile-Phone Strategy Keys on Open Standards
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- With its bid to bring open technology standards to the mobile phone market, Google Âis leading a strategy that could make devices cheaper and give consumers more control over their phones' capabilities. more
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Google 'Highly Likely' to Seek Carrier Revenue-Sharing Deals
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Monday it was "highly likely" the Internet giant would seek revenue-sharing agreements with mobile phone carriers that provide its services and products on their networks. more