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The Real Reason Wireless Carriers Love Android: Google Is Paying Them To

Wireless carriers don’t just like Google’s Android phones because they’re the next best thing to Apple’s iPhone: They also like Android because Google is paying them to like it. PaidContent’s Tricia Duryee reports reports that Google’s deals with mobile carriers (and some phone makers) include an advertising revenue sharing agreement, provided they pre-install Google apps…

Tech News The Business Insider Mar 25

Android Taking Wind Out Of iPhone’s Sails

Just in time for Google to unveil its own Nexus One smartphone, ChangeWave Research reports the public is more excited than ever to buy an Android based handset — at the expense of Apple, Microsoft, and Palm. ChangeWave surveyed 4,068 consumers in the first weeks of December and found that 21% of people looking to…

Tech News The Business Insider Jan 4

Amazon Won’t Be The Only One Selling Kindle Books Next Year

Scribd, the YouTube for print, is working on a new way to get e-books onto your Kindle without buying them from Amazon. Right now, to get one of the tens of millions of Scribd documents has — books, papers, and other content — off the web and into a Kindle, a user has to email…

Commerce The Business Insider Dec 18

Is Apple Buying VoIP Provider iCall?

Apple is flush with cash, and as it looks like we’re coming out of the recession (fingers crossed!), it’s in prime position to make some acquisitions. Last week, Apple purchased music startup Lala, for example, and it was sniffing around mobile ad network AdMob before Google acquired it. So what will Apple buy next? One…

Tech News The Business Insider Dec 11

The Real Reason Brian Roberts Is Buying NBC

Say what you will about how media moguls will never learn: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts isn’t an idiot. So what is he thinking? BRIAN’S $15 BILLION BET First, let’s review the terms of the bet: * Comcast is wagering about $15 billion (approximately half in cash and half in equity shares in its cable networks)…

Television The Business Insider Dec 3

Comcast Buying NBC From GE is a Done Deal

Comcast’s acquisition of NBC from GE is a done deal reports David Faber on CNBC. All that needs to be done is paper work at this point. The deal should be announced Thursday morning, says Faber. This is hardly a surprise. After yesterday’s news that GE would buy its NBC stake from Vivendi for $5.8…

Television The Business Insider Dec 1

Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid

Interviewing for a job at Google can be a nightmare experience. Reading about Google’s ridiculous interview questions, however, seems to be quite a lot of fun. Either that, or our readers are gluttons for punishment. Earlier this month, we posted “15 Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid,” their answers, and then 15…

Tech News The Business Insider Nov 16

Google Quetions Gallery

Every man in a village of 100 married couples has cheated on his wife…Every wife in the village instantly knows when a man other than her husband has cheated, but does not know when her own husband has. The village has a law that does not allow for adultery. Any wife who can prove that…

Tech News The Business Insider Nov 16

Apple’s Soaring Pile Of Cash

Apple brought Steve Jobs back to the company in December 1996. Since then, he’s been building a massive pile of cash, rolling out new product after new product. On December 27th, 1996, Apple had $1.8 billion in cash and securities. Today it has $34 billion. (Thanks to reader Cory Padfield for this chart idea.)

Tech News The Business Insider Nov 11

CHART OF THE DAY: Google’s Massive Cash Flow In Context II

Google turned in another solid quarter yesterday, with free cash flow coming in at $2.5 billion. Think about it: that’s a $10 billion run rate for a company that didn’t exist ten years ago. How does that stack up to other companies? It’s still not close to Microsoft, but it’s pulling away from Time Warner.…

Tech News The Business Insider Oct 16

The Business Insider

The Real Reason Wireless Carriers Love Android: Google Is Paying Them To

Android Taking Wind Out Of iPhone’s Sails

Amazon Won’t Be The Only One Selling Kindle Books Next Year

Is Apple Buying VoIP Provider iCall?

The Real Reason Brian Roberts Is Buying NBC

Comcast Buying NBC From GE is a Done Deal

Answers to 15 More Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid

Google Quetions Gallery

Apple’s Soaring Pile Of Cash

CHART OF THE DAY: Google’s Massive Cash Flow In Context II

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

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