Articles tagged with: Eric Schmidt and Google
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
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
Related Tags: apple, iphone, USA
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
Related Tags: apple, iphone, android, USA
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
Related Tags: verizon-wireless, verizon, yahoo, landline, mobile-search, nielsen, USA
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
Related Tags: clearwire, sprint-nextel, verizon-wireless, wall-street-journal, verizon, compete, mobile-internet, comcast, sprint, wimax,, nextel, embarq, USA
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
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, microsoft, dell, palm, radio-spectrum, google-phone
