The week in cloud: Google and Microsoft spar while IBM and SAP play hot hands
Google and Microsoft slapfest continues; IBM pushes Watson for third-party apps; SAP bets big on HANA for ERP.
Android this week: Google I/O recapped; Better Bluetooth; Galaxy S 4 Google Edition
No new hardware appeared at Google I/O, but a recently released phone debuts as a Nexus-like device. Meanwhile, Google updated Android, without adding further fragmentation issues, through dozens of new services, apps and APIs.
New networking features make hybrid clouds possible on Google Compute Engine
The Google Cloud Platform gets a little stronger with the coming of new networking features, such as load balancing, on the Google Compute Engine, which could help enterprises get on board.
Redbox Instant is coming to Google TV soon, Roku up next
Redbox Instant is coming to Google TV devices soon, and the company plans to launch a channel on Roku streaming media players soon after.
A sneak peek at YouTube’s future as it rolls out new channel design for everyone
YouTube’s new channel design will roll out to everyone in early June, and the site’s designers are already busy working on big things to come.
Some of the best articles you need to read about Google I/O
Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O has been center stage in technology world for past few days. The news coming out of the event can be overwhelming. Here are a handful of articles that I find worth of your time and attention.
WebRTC is growing fast: soon to surpass one billion devices
Plugin-free video chat in the browser is becoming a reality quickly: Developers can soon reach more than one billion browsers and devices with the protocol, according to Google’s Justin Uberti.
The future, according to Google
In response to a question at a Google I/O talk on Thursday, luminaries from Google Research took a stab at predicting life 10 years from now. Here’s what they had to say.
Why Google thinks the GPU is the engine for the web of the future
To make sure the response time for their increasingly interactive sites stays low, Chrome developers might want to look at ways to make use of the graphic processors embedded in consumer devices.
How Google cleverly improved Android without releasing Android 4.3 at Google I/O
How do you deliver a new mobile operating system version without actually making it available for download? Give developers the tools to add new features through APIs and services: No muss, no fuss, and no additional device fragmentation.