Too much Google!!

Article Comparison #3
Article1

"Google’s New Account Activity Feature Shows Your Shocking Addiction To Google Services"
March 28, 2012
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/28/googles-new-account-activity-feature-shows-your-shocking-addiction-to-google-services/

Article2

"Google’s controversial privacy changes give birth to cross-product insights tool"
March 28, 2012
http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/28/google-account-activity/

Article3

"Google lets users monitor their online activity"
March 28, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h9zmN8HtlVcSRxNT7wE9K8Ost83Q?docId=CNG.26c55fbe5d76c994d00951f5556fe438.291

Notes

1. 

• Google launches new featured called "Account Activity".
• Allows more insight into Google service.
• Monthly reports which gives users the number of sign-in, number of emails send and received, browser used, number of search you made on Google, number of places you visited with latitude and many more.
• Helps protect users from unauthorized activity.
• Helped prevent people from using your accounts.
• Combine its privacy policies across all its services.

2.

• Pool consumer data across all products.
• "Account Activity" which users can sign up to receive account insight on a monthly basis.
• Google combine all 60 of its privacy policies into one, which apply to all its service.
• Cool featured which will tell you when and from where you are logging on.
• Should you be scare about Google knowing everything you do?.

3.

• Monthly reports summarizing your activities.
• Keeps you posted on thing you do on Gmail, Youtube, Online search and other Google venues.
• knowing more can help you protect your accounts.
• Gives Google ability to monitor its users and some say it violates EU privacy protections.
• Changes made to improve users experience.

All three of this article have pretty much the same information most which was presented that same way.

Apple antitrust charges

Article #3

"Is Apple in danger of antitrust charges?"

By Michael Liedtke Associated Press

03/13/2012

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20155540/is-apple-danger-antitrust-charges

Apple is at the edge of getting a lawsuit for antitrust. Five U.S. publishers on allegations they orchestrated a price-fixing scheme on electronic books. The company most know all over the world could be in big trouble. According to The Wall Street Journal they are trying to negotiate for settlement.

How does this affect everyone else?. So does this mean if Apple doesn't settle will they stop selling electronic books?. We can only ask questions and hope to get some answers.

"I think this might be a bit of a wake-up call for Apple, says Ted Henneberry, an antitrust attorney for the Orrick law firm in Washing"

Here a link to Apple's ibooks http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8

Just a simple name change for google.

Article Comparison #2


Article1

"Google Play launched to take on Apple's iTunes"

March 7, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17286809



Article2

"Google toys around with the Android Market, changes name to Google Play"

March 7, 2012

http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/google-toys-around-with-the-android-market-changes-name-to-google-play/



Article3

"Google renames Android Market 'Google Play'"

March 7, 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9128419/Google-renames-Android-Market-Google-Play.html

Notes

1. 

• google relaunched its online store to take on Apple's itunes.
• Apple apps download 25 billion, Googles 13 billion.
• New look keep people from itunes.
• Smartphone users can buy e-books, music and movies.
• Apple offers 100,000 more apps than android market.

2.

• Change name to "Google Play".
• Android is the center of google digital market.
• Mobile apps. e-books, movies and music.
• tweaked and designed to ensure an easier way to use.
• Doesn't affect past download or anything already on your device.
• Name change to expand revenue and domination.
• Hopes the user will use the new market for everything download.
• Apple apps download 25 billion, Googles 13 billion from 2008.

3.

• Rename categories to Play Music, Play Movies and Play Books.
• New look part of android 2.2 update.
• Available for mobile, computers, laptops and pads

  

Here the link to their website https://play.google.com/store which has a new name and new look.