31st October 2010 Archive

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• Google Maps daddy defects for Facebook

  Rasmussen out on a Wave

  Lars Rasmussen—– who built the original Google Maps alongside his brother Jens before helming the ill-fated Google Wave — has parted ways with Google. And according to one report, he's bound for Facebook. Rasmussen revealed his departure from Google on his Facebook page. Lars and Jens Rasmussen joined Google in 2004, after …

  Software 31 Oct 04:16

• Apple unloads patent suits on Motorola Androids

  Can't multitouch this

  Apple has hit Motorola with a pair of patent infringement suits less than a month after Motorola attempted to stave off such an attack with a declaratory judgment action. Late Friday, Steve Jobs and company unloaded suits against Motorola Inc. and Motorola Mobility Inc. in the Wisconsin Western District Court, as first …

  Mobile 31 Oct 06:12

• Apple to buy Sony? Good one!

  Opinion It's all in the timing - and the time isn't now

  We had a chuckle this morning at the idea of Sony being taken over by Apple Computer, an idea that has been flying around the US stock markets, supposedly as a reason for Sony’s share price to rise a miniscule few percent. If the idea had any legs, Sony would have shot up. Apple sits on $46bn in cash and short term securities …

  PCs & Chips 31 Oct 07:00

• MPs wake up to 21st century and internet

  Groundbreaking ideas like: Google bad, privacy good

  A good caning for Google and calls for an internet Bill of Rights were just two of the topics exercising MPs' minds last week in the course of a milestone debate on the issue of internet privacy yesterday. The debate was called by Robert Halfon, MP, who opened by expressing concerns about the emergence of a "privatised …

  Government 31 Oct 08:00