Google’s Big Bet on the Mobile Future

Maybe in a few years wherever you will look, you are going to see GOOGLE or GOOGLE will be watching you. 

Google made a $12.5 billion bet on Monday that its future — and the future of big Internet companies — lies in mobile computing, and moved aggressively to take on its arch rival Apple in the mobile market. 

The Silicon Valley giant, known for its search engine and Android phone software, rattled the tech world with its announcement that it would acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings, allowing it to get into the business of making cellphones and tablets.
The acquisition, Google’s largest to date and an all-cash deal, would put the company in head-to-head competition with its own business partners, the many phone makers that use Android software, as well as with Apple. 


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2 hours blackout for Gmail

by Greis,
Tuesday 1 of September 2009.. Almost all Gmail users worldwide had trouble accessing their google accounts for nearly two hours.

Google confirmed that its e-mail service was unavailable and this was caused by an error during "routine upgrades" to the company's web servers.The incident was carachterized as a "big deal" and the firm is examining the situation trying to ensure it will not happen again in the future.Google's last technical problem happened in May 2009 and millions of people were unable to use its main search page, Gmail and Google News.
Google's engineering director, David Besbris apologized for the inconvenience and we hope the problem is permanently rectified.. αυτά που θέλουμε να εμφανίζονται μετά το "Διαβάστε περισσότερα".
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