Google’s not wasting any time spreading the Google Music love. A day after announcing their newly revamped and expanded Google Music service, the Google Music app is already spreading out to various Android devices, including Google TV. Google TV’s Google Music app looks to be a slick way of syncing up with Google’s cloud and streaming your music collection. The Google […]
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We’ve been following the impending announcement of Google Music along with everyone else. Today was the day and sure enough Google Music is the iTunes competitor we expected and it comes with not one, but three major labels: Sony, EMI, and Universal. Google Music doesn’t look completely like most of us probably expected. For one thing, Google’s new music […]
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Google is expected to announce their iTunes competitor, Google Music, tomorrow. As has become de rigueur for major tech announcements, the interwebs have been crackling with rumors and potential leaks. When Google sent out the invitations for the announcement, there were already rumors circling that Google was having trouble finalizing agreements with the four major labels. At this point, the only […]
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Google has a digital music locker in beta, but rumors have been swirling for a while that Google has been working to put together a music service to compete with iTunes. It looks like Google is prepared to finally reveal their efforts. Google has sent out an invitation for November 16 referencing the Spinal Tap joke about loudspeakers that turn […]
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Google hasn’t shared many details about Google Fiber, the experimental high-speed Internet service that Google is rolling out in Kansas City, KA (and MO) beyond that it will be available for free to schools first. However, it sounds like Google is looking at competing with the cable companies on more than one front by offering pay TV services. I can’t […]
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When Google TV launched last year, I had very little interest. The Logitech Revue was the least expensive Google TV device, but at $299 there was no way I could see it competing with an HTPC for the power user or the Roku for entry-level user. It just seemed destined to get squeezed out in the middle. Then the reviews […]
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Hulu has been up for sale for months, but evidently the right suitor did not come calling to catch the eye of Hulu’s investors. Amazon and DISH Network were rumored to be among the top bidders with bids in the neighborhood of $2 billion dollars, though Google was rumored to be floating a $4 billion dollar bid with a list […]
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Apple and Google have become the dueling titans of the technology sector and both companies are counting on their digital media services and marketplaces to push the adoption of their different OS and cloud platforms. Recent rumors have both companies closing in on establishing new digital media services. In the case of Apple, the focus is on streaming movies. Apple […]
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When I first heard that Hulu would entertain offers of a buyout, I thought there would not be a large market of potential buyers. Since Hulu is owned by major content providers, licensing TV shows was not much of a problem because profits would flow back to the content provider’s income statement. However, if Comcast, Disney, Newscorp, etc. sold Hulu […]
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It sounds like May’s price reduction of the GoogleTV-based Logitech Revue to $199 wasn’t enough to goose sales of the struggling device because Logitech has decided to reduce the price again this quarter to $99. Apparently, the whole affair has been enough to cause Logitech and now former CEO, Gerald P. Quindlen, to part ways. Even with the new pricing, it’s a […]
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