Google I/O: Seeking results (roundup)

More than just a gathering place for developers, Google I/O has become a stage that draws the attention of those who can't code, debug, or predict the future of social media.

Google: A new consumer electronics power broker

Google TV could be the solution to a problem that has eluded tech geniuses for years: how to marry the PC and TV. Win or lose, it says much about Google's clout outside of search.
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 20, 2010 4:29 PM PDT

7 unanswered questions about Google TV

CNET takes a look at the questions raised by the Google TV demo, including privacy issues and how Hulu may react.
(Posted in Crave by Matthew Moskovciak)
May 20, 2010 2:56 PM PDT

Google to take on iTunes with Simplify Media buy

Simplify's technology, which let users stream music from their PCs over the Internet to their phones, will be built into a future version of Android.
(Posted in Digital Noise by Matt Rosoff)
May 20, 2010 3:52 PM PDT

First Google TV gadgets from Sony, Dish, Logitech

All of them plan to have their first Google TV-based products in stores by fall. Best Buy is going to be the first retailer to sell them.
(Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg)
May 20, 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Speed central to Google's Android 2.2 plans

Also coming with the Froyo release: better Exchange integration, Wi-Fi hot spot abilities, better Bluetooth--and at least a few weeks' wait.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 20, 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Google I/O keynote 2: Android, Google TV

The Web titan talks ups its smartphone OS, unveiling Android 2.2, aka Froyo, along with music downloads and an expanded ad format. Plus: The future of TV apparently requires a separate remote.
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 20, 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Android 2.2 brings camera software improvements

A software update to Android's camera software adds some neat new tricks, the main one being that you can finally use the thing with one hand.
• Kongregate's Flash games come to Android in style
(Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)
May 20, 2010 9:00 AM PDT

Test drive: Adobe Flash Player on Android (beta)

Even before Adobe revealed its first full-fledged Flash Player for smartphones on Thursday, we got a chance to play online games and video from an Android phone.
(Posted in Android Atlas by Jessica Dolcourt)
May 20, 2010 9:00 AM PDT

Google offers free fonts for the Web

Elaborate typography has been slow to emerge on the Web. Now the underlying technology is in place, and Google is trying to help supply fonts as well.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 20, 2010 5:41 AM PDT

Google unveils Net storage utility

Attention Amazon Web Services customers: there's a new alternative for storing data in the cloud.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 20, 2010 3:30 AM PDT

Google's Brin on Wi-Fi spying: 'We screwed up'

Embarrassing revelations that Google Street View cars spied on unsecured wireless networks revealed a huge mistake, the Google co-founder says.
• FTC asked to probe Street View privacy snafu
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 19, 2010 3:07 PM PDT

Google's pursuit of the enterprise takes center stage

Lest anyone be confused, Google is hell-bent on wedging its way into the enterprise software conversation of the future, devoting much of its first Google I/O keynote to businesses.
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 19, 2010 1:55 PM PDT

Google I/O: Day 1

live blog The confab's keynote address looks at Web technologies including HTML5, Clicker TV, and WebM, with appearances from Adobe and VMware. Also: Google Wave is now open to the public.
• Google previews Chrome OS usage with Web Store
• ZDNet video: High fives for HTML5 at Google I/O
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 19, 2010 11:06 AM PDT

Google Wave: Now open to the public

Buzz may have eclipsed the Wave tool for collaboration and communication, but Google says it's time for naysayers to give it another whirl.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 19, 2010 10:05 AM PDT

Adobe hastens release of HTML5 developer tool

Only three weeks after releasing Dreamweaver CS5, it releases an update to add support for HTML5. It's not Flash or nothing at Adobe.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 19, 2010 9:31 AM PDT

Video directory Clicker gets a set-top version

Clicker, a good site for finding mainstream video content, gets a "10-foot" site for TVs to complement its computer-friendly site.
(Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman)
May 19, 2010 9:00 AM PDT

Google tries freeing Web video with WebM

Web giant releases a royalty-free video technology to counter H.264. Allies include Mozilla, Opera, and its own YouTube.
• Microsoft not opposed to Google Web video plan
• ZDNet video: Google announces open-source video format WebM
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 19, 2010 8:40 a.m. PDT

Google opens door for third-party Gmail apps

Outside programmers can now build applications that run within Gmail messages and offer them via the Google Apps Marketplace.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 19, 2010 5:45 a.m. PDT

Why I became an Android fanboy

After a few months, Google's mobile-phone operating system won CNET's Stephen Shankland over with a powerful new generation of phones.
• Photos: Android phones I've known
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 18, 2010 4:00 AM PDT

Chevy Volt app for Android gets Google Maps boost

On the eve of Google's I/O conference, GM unveils version 2.0 of the Android version of its OnStar Mobile app for electric vehicle that will feature Google Maps integration.
(Posted in Car Tech by Antuan Goodwin)
May 18, 2010 12:51 AM PDT

Google to buy VoIP, videoconferencing company

Heads up, Skype: By acquiring Global IP Solutions for about $68 million, Google expects to improve its audio and video communication abilities.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 18, 2010 12:17 AM PDT

Google to hone Android, Web pitch at Google I/O

More than 5,000 developers will be in San Francisco this week as Google attempts to keep Android momentum going and remind attendees that it thinks the Web is the future.
• Follow Google I/O with live-streaming Android app
• Free Android phones coming to Adobe employees
• Android 2.2 to integrate USB tethering, mobile hot spots
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 17, 2010 4:00 AM PDT

Google to offer encrypted search next week

In response to its disclosure that it spied on public Wi-Fi networks through Street View, the company announced plans to encrypt Google search starting next week.
(Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
May 14, 2010 3:32 PM PDT

Google coding tool advances cloud computing

The developer kit is designed to ease use of its Native Client technology, which is at the vanguard of Google's cloud-computing effort.
(Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)
May 13, 2010 6:01 AM PDT