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Google Acquires BlindType to Improve Android's Virtual Keyboard

Pubblicato il 2 ottobre 2010 da Alex Chitu

Google bought BlindType, a service that allows you to type faster and more accurately on a virtual keyboard. “With BlindType, users can type on the touch screen the way they are used to, but without the traditional need to constantly focus on the keybo… Continua a leggere→

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Quiksee Acquired by Google

Pubblicato il 14 settembre 2010 da Alex Chitu

The Israeli startup Quiksee confirmed that it has been acquired by Google and its employees will join the Google Geo team. “Quiksee is an Internet start-up company that focuses on creating location based interactive videos. Our vision is to fill the wo… Continua a leggere→

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Google Buys SocialDeck

Pubblicato il 31 agosto 2010 da Alex Chitu

Google acquired yet another social gaming company: SocialDeck. The start-up had an interesting idea: creating a platform for playing games on any device. “SocialDeck was founded in 2008 with the vision of enabling ‘anywhere, anytime, anyone’ gaming. Th… Continua a leggere→

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Google Buys Like.com (and Riya, Too)

Pubblicato il 21 agosto 2010 da Alex Chitu

Google acquired Like.com, a product search engine that used visual search to find similar products. “We were the first to bring visual search to shopping, the first to build an automated cross-matching system for clothing, and more,” says Munjal Shah, … Continua a leggere→

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Google Buys ITA Software to Add Flight Search

Pubblicato il 2 luglio 2010 da Alex Chitu

Google announced the acquisition of ITA Software, a flight information software company from Massachusetts that develops software for airlines, travel agencies and technology companies. One of the many ITA customers is Microsoft, which used its technol… Continua a leggere→

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Google Buys LabPixies

Pubblicato il 27 aprile 2010 da Alex Chitu

Google acquired LabPixies, an Israeli startup that developed high-quality iGoogle gadgets and ported them to other platforms: iPhone, Android, Facebook, OpenSocial. LabPixies created widgets for games, calendars, feed readers, notes and even for ads.”O… Continua a leggere→

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Google Acquires DocVerse

Pubblicato il 5 marzo 2010 da Alex Chitu

Another week day, another Google acquisition. This time, Google bought DocVerse, a company founded by two former Microsoft employees which built a plug-in for Microsoft Office that lets you collaborate with other people in real-time.”DocVerse combines … Continua a leggere→

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