On Tuesday (06/27) the European Union hit Google with the largest fine ever levied in an antitrust case. The regulators levied a fine of $2.7 billion (2.4 billion euro) on the Mountain View giant for favoring its own services over those of rivals. We knew this was coming, as the EU has been doggedly pursuing […]
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Amazon Wand – a smart little kitchen accessory
We recently picked up the Amazon Wand (formerly the Amazon Dash Wand), which is basically a little stick for ordering more products from Amazon. You must be a Prime member, but if you are, it just makes the ordering process a bit quicker and more seamless. And, beyond being able to simply scan an item […]
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Amazon vs Walmart – let the shopping wars begin
You’ve probably heard that Amazon announced today the acquisition of the Whole Foods Market chain for $13.7 Billion. If you don’t know, Whole Foods is an organic health food supermarket specializing in foods with no additional preservatives, sweeteners or artificial colors. You DO pay a premium for these foods, but they offer a much wider […]
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HTC U11 – a sound experience
I’ve had my HTC U11 for just barely over 24 hours and I’m really enjoying it thus far. From the stunning (yes, I’ll use their word) look of the liquid surface on my Amazing Silver color that seems to change from silver to blue and back again, as the light hits it to the “squeeze-ability” […]
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Essential – will it be that for you?
The Essential phone was introduced yesterday, 05/31/2017, followed by a rather weird interview last evening with Andy Rubin, CEO and founder of Essential Products (and the person who created Android). The interview, on the Recode YouTube channel was conducted by Walt Mossberg, quite well known for his many interviews with movers and shakers both inside […]
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Google vs EU – Could the end be in sight?
The European Union has been on Google’s case since 2010 and it has never really let up since. But, on Monday, a senior European Commission (the legislative arm of the EU) official said that the European Union antitrust regulators will make a ruling regarding all of the Google investigations “in the next few months.” When […]
