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Google Apps' new Android notifications for device activations are better than emails

Posted by John Callaham on 1 Aug 2016 4:13 pm EDT
Google Apps is rolling out a new feature to Android accounts that sends direct notifications to users when a new device is activated. This additional security feature has been found to be more effective than sending out emails. In a blog post, Google stated that when a new device is activated on an Android Google Apps account, that person will now see a notification pop up on any device they...
Verizon and Google said to be preparing bids for Yahoo
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Verizon and Google said to be preparing bids for Yahoo

Posted by Joseph Keller on 7 Apr 2016 3:26 pm EDT
Verizon is reportedly preparing to make a first-round bid for Yahoo next week. Both Verizon and its AOL subsidiary are said to be in talks with three separate financial institutions about the bid. Google may also make its own bid for the beleaguered company. From Bloomberg: Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business next week, and is willing...
Google and BlackBerry hosting 'Bringing Android to Work with BlackBerry Software' webinar
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BlackBerry and Google hosting 'Bringing Android to work with BlackBerry software' webinar

Posted by Bla1ze on 6 Apr 2016 8:40 pm EDT
Continuing their co-hosted webinars, BlackBerry and Google have scheduled another for Wed, Apr 13, 2016. This time around, the webinar and live Q&A will focus on bringing Android to work with BlackBerry software and how the Secure EMM Suites + Android for Work address mobile productivity, security and manageability concerns. Android is the world's most popular mobile platform, with an...
Google and BlackBerry hosting hands-on workshops demonstrating BES12 with Android For Work
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Google and BlackBerry hosting hands-on workshops demonstrating BES12 with Android For Work

Posted by Bla1ze on 27 Jan 2016 6:30 pm EST
Now that BlackBerry's BES12 enterprise mobility management solution has support for Google's Android for Work, BlackBerry and Google have teamed up to offer free, half-day hands-on workshops demonstrating BES12 with Android for Work. The co-hosted workshops are being held at Google offices around North America with Google and BlackBerry executives available to show how Android and BlackBerry...
Google and BlackBerry announce new partnership for Android in enterprise
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BlackBerry and Google announce new partnership for Android in business [Updated]

Posted by Joseph Keller on 9 Jul 2015 1:52 pm EDT
BlackBerry and Google have announced a new, enterprise-focused partnership. The two companies are working together to marry BlackBerry's BES12 enterprise device deployment service and new security features in Android 5.0 Lollipop for increased mobile security, better device management, and easier deployment of enterprise apps for Android devices. BES12 already comes with support for Lollipop...
Google agrees to settle with BlackBerry-backed Rockstar
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Google agrees to settle with BlackBerry-backed Rockstar

Posted by Chuong H Nguyen on 20 Nov 2014 8:58 pm EST
Patent-holding consortium Rockstar, which counts Apple, Microsoft, and BlackBerry among its members, has reached a settlement agreement with rival tech giant Google from a lawsuit originating last October. In its suit, Rockstar alleged that Google had infringed on seven search-related patents that it owned after winning a bid to acquire Nortel's intellectual property portfolio. Reuters...
Google Contribute to make ad-free blogs a reality
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Google Contribute to make ad-free blogs a reality

Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 20 Nov 2014 2:33 pm EST
It looks like advertising isn't the only way way to fund your favorite sites anymore. Google announced a new program called Contributor today that allows people to contribute money to participating websites via a monthly subscription to get rid of ads. In typical Google fashion, the service will be a slow rollout, requiring an invitation at first. After you receive an invitation, you'll have...
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Google's Eric Schmidt still loves his BlackBerry Bold 9900

Posted by Bla1ze on 29 Sep 2014 8:52 pm EDT
If you've been around CrackBerry for a while, this post may not come as much of a surprise as there is a good amount of history with Google's Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, and his not so secret love for BlackBerry smartphones and their keyboards. In New York for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi as well as six others including the heads of Boeing...
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Google takes on Beats with Songza acquisition

Posted by Chuong H Nguyen on 1 Jul 2014 4:18 pm EDT
Google is taking on Apple's acquisition of Beats Music with its own acquisition of Songza, a streaming service that delivers "contextual expert-curated playlists" to listeners. Right now, Google is running Songza as a separate company, but Google Play revealed in a Google+ post that it expects to roll Songza's beloved features into Google Play. "We aren't planning any immediate changes to...

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