Ah, the wonders of technology. Or more appropriately, the negative impact of technology like Google Earth. Dailymail is reporting that some British youngsters are using Google Earth to find houses with swimming pools and “then turning up uninvited for an impromptu dip”. Haha. Those British kids.
Now, when it comes to our favorite topic which is celebrities, you can use also Google Earth to map the homes of your favorite celebrities. You should be careful about doing that though because you can be accused of cyber-stalking or something like that.
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gPhone Android: It’s Coming, It’s Coming
19 August 2008
Hell, yeah! The much awaited gPhone is, according to the NY Times, “expected to go on sale in the United States before Christmas, perhaps as early as October.” It would make a really nice Christmas gift for a geek, no?
From the NY Times:
The high-end phone is expected to match many of the capabilities of Apple’s iPhone and other so-called smartphones that run software from Palm, Research in Motion, Microsoft and Nokia to access the Internet and perform computerlike functions.
Pretty cool, isn’t it? The things we can do now with our phones.
Photo source: dialaphone
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Gmail’s Temporary [502] Error
26 August 2008
Argh. I tried to open my gmail account today, which is the first thing I do in the morning, but this one appeared instead of that inbox thing we usually see. It’s been 30 minutes now and I can’t still access my email.
I’m a little worried. If I still can’t access my mail in an hour, I’m going to be really, really worried. What’s up, Google geeks?
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Erich Specht vs. Google: Android Lawsuit
04 May 2009
Who’s got the right to the name “Android”? Not Google according to Illinois software developer Erich Specht who apparently had trademarked the name Android Data way back in 2002. Eric has filed a suit against Google and a bunch of other companies for “stealing” the name.
For its part, Google counters that Android Data hasn’t been used for over three years and that the Specht’s company has been dissolved for sometime now.
The Register reports:
To Erich Specht, a software developer and internet applications service provider in the Village of Palatine, Illinois, Android is the part of the name of his company, Android Data, for which he was granted a trademark in October of 2002 by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Google applied for a trademark for Android in October of 2007, but had that application denied in February of 2008.
The USPTO’s reasoning for the denial was simple: Since both Google and Specht were involved in the development of software and related services, “consumers are likely to conclude that the goods are related and originate from a single source.”
Google countered in August, claiming that the trademark Android Data hadn’t been used for over three years, that the company has been dissolved for over four years, and that there couldn’t be any confusion between the two names.
