Reuters is reporting that Google is actively lobbying at least three states (Illinois, Missouri and Delaware) to stop suggested laws against driving with devices such as Google Glass. This is likely just the start of these types of legislative battles that Google is likely going to face. There are eight other states that are also considering such legislation against wearable computing such as Google Glass. Lawmakers are saying, users could become preoccupied with data coming into Glass rather than paying attention to the road which could lead to accidents. New York, Maryland and West Virginia also are in the midst of such legislation but Google has yet to deploy lobbyists to those states to defend their product.
Facebook To Start Selling Auto-Play Video Ads On Your Wall
Reuters is reporting that Facebook will now begin selling video ads that will appear on users Facebook walls giving Facebook more ad revenue. This isn’t … Read more…
Canada’s Competition Bureau Files Legal Motion Against Search Giant Google
Reuters is reporting that Canada’s Competition Bureau has filed a legal motion against Google citing that Google is using it’s “dominant” position in an abusive … Read more…
Cisco Adding 1700 New Jobs In Ontario Canada
Reuters is reporting that Cisco Systems Inc. plans on adding 1700 new jobs to the Ontario workforce over the next six years. Cisco is expanding … Read more…
Samsung Backpedals, Says They “Shipped” 800,000 Galaxy Gears Not “Sold”
Early this morning the tech posts began with the announcement of 800,000 Samsung Galaxy Gear watches sold. That would indeed be an impressive number, had … Read more…
Apple Buys PrimeSense; Tech Used To Power Xbox Kinect
Reuters is reporting that Apple has purchased PrimeSense an Israeli maker of chips that enable 3D machine vision, for $345 million. PrimeSense technology was used in … Read more…
Decline In Desktop And Laptop Sales Reveals Rise In Tablet And Mobile Sales
(Reuters) – Strong demand for tablets such as Apple’s iPad will help worldwide shipments of web-enabled devices rise in 2013, offsetting a decline in desktop and laptop computers, … Read more…
BlackBerry Preliminary Fiscal 2014 Results Are Not Surprising
BlackBerry Ltd announced their preliminary second quarter fiscal 2014 results on Friday, and the results are no surprise to most in the mobile market. The results show a clear loss (operating loss of $950 million) for Blackberry as well as a workforce reduction of over one-third.