Google announces Q2 2015 earnings: $17.7 billion revenue, $3.93 billion net income | 9to5Google

Google announces Q2 2015 earnings: $17.7 billion revenue, $3.93 billion net income | 9to5Google: ""

Oodles of googles.

Google says that larger-screened devices are helping the mobile ad business | 9to5Google

Google says that larger-screened devices are helping the mobile ad business | 9to5Google: "‘As phones get bigger the space issue becomes less challenging,’ he said, pulling his Nexus 6 smartphone out to show its six-inch display. ‘This is essentially a tablet. People’s ability to navigate sites and fill out forms and such goes up tremendously."

This seems at once entirely obvious and entirely logical.

YouTube’s new interactive “Cards” arrive for all on desktop & mobile to improve annotations | 9to5Google

YouTube’s new interactive “Cards” arrive for all on desktop & mobile to improve annotations | 9to5Google: "YouTube is today rolling out a new Cards feature today that allows creators to add interactive, Google Now-like pop ups on videos. YouTube first showed off the feature in preview mode back in June but is today opening it to all on both mobile and desktop. "

YouTube is the future of video and I'm so glad it's in the hands of Google and not any number of other evil ogliarchs that I can think of.

Google will reportedly launch their own wireless service this year

Google will reportedly launch their own wireless service this year: "After what seems like years of rumors and speculation, the oft hit-or-miss publication The Information is now reporting from several sources close to the matter that Google is gearing up to launch their own wireless service later this year. Codenamed ‘Nova,’ the service — which will run on a combination of T-mobile and Sprint towers — will see Google acting as an MVNO, similar to StraightTalk, Simple Mobile, and other competing prepaid wireless services."

I love the Google.

Chromecast cruises by Apple TV and nears Roku in latest home streaming market share numbers | 9to5Google

Chromecast cruises by Apple TV and nears Roku in latest home streaming market share numbers | 9to5Google: "Google’s diminutive and cheap Chromecast is making strong headway against its competitors according to a report today by Parks Associates. Priced at $35 but now going for just over $20, the dongle, which is controlled by Apps on iOS and Android devices rather than a traditional remote has passed the almost forgotten Apple TV and is closing in on the king of streamers, the Roku.  "

Just add Google Fiber for an all-in-one "the way it should be" experience.

Microsoft is buying Minecraft, according to rumor | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb

Microsoft is buying Minecraft, according to rumor | GamesBeat | Games | by Jeff Grubb: "The publisher is in discussions to snatch up Minecraft developer Mojang for $2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. We are working to verify the story, but we cannot confirm the rumor at this time — although WSJ has a history of getting these things correct. The report claims that the deal could go through as early as this week. If Microsoft does seal the deal, it will own an indie-gaming phenomenon. Minecraft has players building Lego-like structures with simple-looking 3D blocks, and it has caught on with players of all ages."

Microsoft knows a good thing. Unlike the worthless acquisitions that the valley seems to favor, I am still amazed that Google/Apple let them get Skype.

MIT working with Google’s Boston Dynamics to develop shapeshifting robots | 9to5Google

MIT working with Google’s Boston Dynamics to develop shapeshifting robots | 9to5Google: "A team of eggheads at MIT are working with Boston Dynamics to develop next-generation shapeshifting robots built from simple materials like wax and foam. Not quite like Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat, these pliable contraptions possess the ability to squish into smalls spaces, while maintaining their durability. "

Eggheads. The source of everything egg citing.

Berlin's Google-backed Factory startup hub opens in June | VentureBeat | Entrepreneur | by Richard Byrne Reilly

Berlin's Google-backed Factory startup hub opens in June | VentureBeat | Entrepreneur | by Richard Byrne Reilly: "The Factory is a 16,000-square meter technology campus and incubator in the Bernauer Strasse district of Berlin. It’s largely housed in a former German brewery, and numerous IT heavyweights like Zendesk, Soundcloud and 6Wunderkinder are already working out of the space."

Das ist Google!

Google launches Scraper Report to report scammy sites, gets reported as best example | VentureBeat | Business | by John Koetsier

Google launches Scraper Report to report scammy sites, gets reported as best example | VentureBeat | Business | by John Koetsier - Dan Barker, an e-commerce and digital marketing expert, pointed out via a simple screenshot that Google scrapes vast swathes of the Internet, especially Wikipedia.

This is hilarious. And telling.

Goran Kukurin - Google+ - Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you my story, maybe…

Goran Kukurin - Google+ - Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you my story, maybe… - I wanted to share with you my story, maybe it will help somebody to prevent removal of your app by Google, without any notice, from Google Play. Google has decided to remove my app, Worldscope Webcams, from Google play store in the moment the application had 4.4 rating based on more than 11,000 user reviews and just a bit before the application reached one million downloads and after being available on Google play for four years.

More egg sucking.

Google ordered to pay as much as $1 billion to patent troll Vringo | VentureBeat | Business | by Eric Blattberg

Google ordered to pay as much as $1 billion to patent troll Vringo | VentureBeat | Business | by Eric Blattberg - In 2011, the company purchased two patents involving the ranking and placement of ads in search results from Lycos, an old search engine, which it used to sue Google.

I'm not sure why this is being described as a patent troll. If Google had paid Lycos what was due, they might still be in business. Patent trolls, to my mind, are companies that patent non-working, overly broad designs and then use the legal system to harass companies that make actual products. Lycos was an actual product. I used it extensively back in the 90s.

Imagine if you were the team that created Lycos. Wouldn't you want Google to pay on infringing designs?

Google buys Nest for $3.2B -- its key to the connected home | VentureBeat | Deals | by Devindra Hardawar

Google buys Nest for $3.2B -- its key to the connected home | VentureBeat | Deals | by Devindra Hardawar - Nest has been one of the most interesting startups to launch over the past few years. It’s run by Tony Fadell, who notably spearheaded development of the iPod at Apple, and it’s one of the few connected home gadget makers to have found a modicum of success.

Curious.

Fifteen Years In, Google Revamps Its Search Algorithm - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD

Fifteen Years In, Google Revamps Its Search Algorithm - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD
Google had last revamped its search engine in 2010, calling that boost Caffeine and replacing years of incremental improvements to the original Google PageRank."

This is the kind of announcement that makes SEO marketers have heart palpitations.

Google: Gmail Users Can't Legitimately Expect Privacy

Google: Gmail Users Can't Legitimately Expect Privacy
Google doesn't believe that people can reasonably expect their emails to stay private. At least, that's what the internet giant articulated in a brief that was filed last month in federal court and recently surfaced by Consumer Watchdog. The document was written in response to a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating wiretap law when it scans emails to serve up targeted ads."

Who cares if an automated bot reads your email? It's not like a creepy nerd is sitting over your shoulder watching things. It's more like a robot without a real brain.

Starbucks Ditches AT&T Wi-Fi for Google - Liz Gannes - Mobile - AllThingsD

Starbucks Ditches AT&T Wi-Fi for Google - Liz Gannes - Mobile - AllThingsD: "The 7,000 Starbucks stores in the U.S. — which already have better and more reliable Wi-Fi than a lot of other places you can walk in and park yourself with a computer"

Praise the Lord! This is an example of fiber being good for digestion.

Google's Chrome team developing app launcher for Mac

Google's Chrome team developing app launcher for Mac
Because the Chrome OS platform runs Web apps instead of traditional programs, the app launcher is a vital part of the experience. Instead of having to enter Chrome to execute app functions, the launcher breaks out the Web-based titles into a separate window. "

This may seem like an innocuous announcement, but in combination with Google Native Client, there is a bright future here. Call me a naysayer, but I don't think the future is written in Javascript. Unless of course you want to write a lot more code than you need to. Maybe typescript tho'

Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation

Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation: "Courts around the world have rebuked claims made in lawsuits from smartphone manufacturers, The Wall Street Journal detailed in an industry profile this week."

But the lawyers are making out like whoo hook hook!

Google Glass is creepy, but augmented reality doesn’t have to be | VentureBeat

Google Glass is creepy, but augmented reality doesn’t have to be | VentureBeat
“Creepy” is a word that often gets thrown around when we’re talking about Google Glass, somewhat rightfully, and somewhat not"

I thought a woman was following me around the Metro station afew days ago taking pictures with her iPhone. It brought out my inner paranoid delusionist because I'm sure she was doing something else and merely keeping the camera in the iPhone pointed in my general direction. Cameras are everywhere, being monitored by god knows who, and I'm not sure why Google glass is any creepier than Big Brother. What you don't know, don't creeps you.

Rockmelt Ends Its Browser Dreams - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD

Rockmelt Ends Its Browser Dreams - Mike Isaac - Social - AllThingsD
Rockmelt announced Thursday it would soon end support for its desktop browser service, instead transitioning its user base to its mobile apps and newly launched Web-based product."

Is it still a startup company if they discontinue the reason the startup started up?

Google drops UDID support with latest AdMob SDK for iOS

Google drops UDID support with latest AdMob SDK for iOS
In an update to its AdMob software development kit for iOS, Google finished the process of deprecating UDID access in accordance with Apple's privacy policies, completing the transition that began over six months ago."

Use the Mac address. Hash it with a SHA1. Be creative.