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YouTube claims victory in the battle with television

YouTube claims victory in the battle with television
  • Posted May 3, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt recently proclaimed YouTube victorious in the battle against traditional television – if such a battle ever even existed. During a recent presentation to advertisers, the chairman said Internet video has already displaced television watching and…

Wave of freshly minted Chromebooks to arrive later this year

Wave of freshly minted Chromebooks to arrive later this year
  • Posted April 30, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Despite the ostensibly small niche Chromebooks occupy, a recent rumor suggests another wave of Chrome-inspired laptops are on the way anyhow. The bulk of those upcoming models are expected to arrive during the second half of 2013 with a growing number of manufacturers…

Consumer version of Google Glass is still a year-ish away

Consumer version of Google Glass is still a year-ish away
  • Posted April 23, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Consumers hoping to get their hands on Google Glass later this year can likely scratch the device off their holiday wish list. The commercial version of the augmented reality visor is still about a year-ish away according to Google chairman…

Five-hour talk between Google's Schmidt, Wikileaks founder released

Five-hour talk between Google
  • Posted April 19, 2013, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Wikileaks has published a five-hour long conversation between former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wikileaks' head man Julian Assange. The recording's rather timely release coincides with the launch of Schmidt's book, "The New Digital Age" which is slated to arrive…

Eric Schmidt to cash in half of his shares in Google for $2.51 billion

Eric Schmidt to cash in half of his shares in Google for $2.51 billion
  • Posted February 11, 2013, 8:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is planning to sell nearly half of his shares in the company he helped turn into a household name according to documents recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Google exec pushes North Korea for open web, smartphones

Google exec pushes North Korea for open web, smartphones
  • Posted January 10, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • Google Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt completed his controversial but brief sojourn to North Korea, describing it as a private visit "to talk about the free and open Internet" and as a "private humanitarian mission." North Korea is an…

Raspberry Pi gets a vote of confidence from Google's Eric Schmidt

Raspberry Pi gets a vote of confidence from Google
  • Posted May 24, 2012, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Google chairman Eric Schmidt visited London’s Science Museum yesterday to give a talk on "Why Science Matters," as part of the Alan Turing 100th birthday events which are taking place around the UK this year. During his speech, Schmidt mentioned…

Google chairman says it will not favor Motorola during Asian tour

Google chairman says it will not favor Motorola during Asian tour
  • Posted November 8, 2011, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • During his visit to South Korea as part of his Asian tour, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt took the opportunity to play down concerns that the search giant would give preferential treatment to Motorola once its planned purchase is completed. …

Eric Schmidt: 'Gang of four' driving innovation and growth

Eric Schmidt:
  • Posted June 1, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • Google's Eric Schmidt sat down for an hour-long chat with All Thing D editors Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg last night at the kick off to the D9 conference outside of Los Angeles.

Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO

Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as Google
  • Posted January 20, 2011, 5:12 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web Breaking News
  • Google has announced upcoming managerial changes that will see Eric Schmidt step down from his decade-long run as chief executive. Starting April 4, Google co-founder Larry Page will replace Eric Schmidt as the company's CEO. Schmidt will become Google's executive…

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