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NY State attorney general asks smartphone manufacturers to help combat theft

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

Smartphone thefts are running rampant -- especially in New York City -- so much that the practice of grabbing the expensive phones is being referred to as "Apple picking." Bloomberg announced yesterday that New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent letters to executives at ...

Anti-poaching lawsuit against Google, Apple and others denied class action status

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 8th, 2013)

In 2010, several high-profile tech companies -- including Apple, Google, Adobe, Intuit, Lucasfilm, Intel and Pixar -- settled a suit with the US Justice Department regarding anti-poaching agreements. The suit alleged that the aformentioned companies, from 2005 to 2009, agreed not to recruit ...

Eric Schmidt: Apple is a 'tremendous technology innovator'

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt talked candidly about Apple as a competitor during Google's Big Tent event in India this week. Schmidt praised Apple for its innovation, but couldn't resist promoting the benefits of the Nexus 10 over the iPad. Schmidt addressed competing companies including Apple ...

Google Now isn't awaiting approval

by Steven Sande (Mar 21st, 2013)

Perhaps you're an iPhone user who has been wistfully looking at the features of Google Now on a number of Android phones and hoping that someday, your phone would be able to perform many of the same functions. According to a comment made by Google CEO Eric Schmidt today at the Google Big Tent ...

Google's Eric Schmidt: Android is winning

by Mike Wehner (Dec 12th, 2012)

While Google CEO Larry Page was reserved in his recent comments regarding the tech giant's relationship with Apple, Google's Eric Schmidt is more direct. Speaking with Bloomberg, the Google chairman and former CEO made it clear that the company believes it's winning the war against ...

Eric Schmidt talks Apple to WSJ, sort of...

by Steven Sande (Dec 5th, 2012)

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt sat down with the Wall Street Journal's Jessica Lessin last week for an interview. He talked about recent rumors that he might be in line for a Cabinet post (Schmidt says he has "no interest in working for the federal government"), an antitrust lawsuit ...

Google's Eric Schmidt compliments Apple in Korea

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 28th, 2012)

Google's Eric Schmidt was in South Korea for the launch of Nexus 7 tablet launch and made headlines during his trip. According to a report in The Korea Times, the Executive Chairman shot down the possibility that Google Maps is pending approval by Apple and talked about the company's ...

Google chairman: no new iOS map app waiting for launch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 25th, 2012)

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a group of Tokyo reporters that the company hasn't submitted a version of its popular Maps software for the iPhone, according to Reuters. Shortly after iOS 6 debuted, discontent with the new Apple-based Maps dominated the news. A circulating rumor ...

Eric Schmidt says Siri poses competitive threat to Google

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 7th, 2011)

When Apple introduced Siri, I bet the Cupertino company never thought its voice assistant would help Google, but that's apparently what it's doing. Along with several other services, Siri is being used by Google to defend itself against accusations of anti-competitive behavior. In his ...

Steve Jobs vowed to "destroy Android" according to biography

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 21st, 2011)

Steve Jobs doesn't like Android and considers the mobile OS to be Apple's main competitor. It was apparent in the Q4 2010 earnings conference call when he discussed the mobile operating system and berated competitor's adoption of the 7-inch tablet. And this same hostility is very apparent in his ...

Eric Schmidt "couldn't stay on" Apple's board (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 2nd, 2011)

Update: The original story had a misquote and was subsequently updated to correct this. We've updated our story as well. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke with Salesforce Chairman CEO Mark Benioff in a Q&A session earlier this week. The former CEO had kind words to say about Steve Jobs and ...

Google's Eric Schmidt claims Apple litigates, doesn't innovate

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2011)

Google's Eric Schmidt spoke at a mobile conference in Tokyo and addressed HTC's early loss to Apple in a patent infringement case. Schmidt believes HTC will prevail and is "not too worried about this" case. He also added that Google will "make sure" HTC does not lose this case. Schmidt didn't ...

Apple renews Google partnership, Google Maps still in iOS 5

by Chris Rawson (Jun 1st, 2011)

According to Engadget, in an interview at the D9 Conference Google's Eric Schmidt confirmed that Apple and Google will maintain their partnership in maps and search functionality in iOS. "We just renewed our map and search agreements with Apple, and we hope those continue for a long time." This ...

The unanswered questions about Jobs, Schmidt and iOS features

by Mel Martin (Apr 14th, 2011)

I'm in the midst of reading Steven Levy's book about Google, In the Plex, and I was fascinated with the account of Steve Jobs hiding the iPad's development from Google CEO Eric Schmidt while Schmidt was sitting on the Apple board. We noted this striking example of corporate confidentiality last ...

Steve Jobs was top choice for Google CEO

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 9th, 2011)

Steven Levy's new book, In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives, has some interesting insights regarding the relationship between Steve Jobs and Google throughout the years. Perhaps most interesting is the fact that when Sergey Brin and Larry Page were looking around for a new ...