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Nexus One Sales A “Flop”?
“This just in from mobile analytics company Flurry: Nexus One sales are still flopping. After 74 days on the market, Flurry estimates that Google has sold 135,000 Nexus Ones. In its first 74 days on the market, the Droid sold 1.05 million units. In the iPhone’s first 74 days on the market, it sold 1 million units. For further context, the iPad just went on sale in an online-only mode and sold an estimated 152,000 units in three days.” [Link]
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Google “99.9 Percent” Likely To Pull Out Of China
“Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world’s largest search engine, is now ‘99.9 percent’ certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.” [Link]
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Google Nexus One Delayed In UK
“Google’s attempt to break into the mobile phone market has hit serious problems in Britain with the launch of its flagship Nexus One device understood to have been delayed until the middle of next month. The setback means that by the time Google’s first own-branded foray into the market this side of the Atlantic is available to consumers, its local network partner Vodafone will have launched a competing product, which analysts say is better, called the HTC Legend.” Link
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Goldman Sachs Cuts Nexus One Sales Forecast
“Investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs is more or less giving up on Google’s Nexus One. A note Goldman Sachs published this week indicates that it’s cut its 2010 sales forecast by a whopping 71.4 percent. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the note stated, “We previously estimated that Google might sell 3.5 mn Nexus One units in 2010.” Now, after seeing some data from Flurry, “We forecast that Google sells 1.0 mn Nexus One units in FY2010 . . .”" Link
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Eva Hibnick: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Google Buzz
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“Law firms in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Wednesday filed a class-action complaint in San Jose, Calif., federal court against Google, and its Buzz technology, on behalf of Eva Hibnick, a 24-year-old Harvard Law School student.” [Link]
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Video: Google Super Bowl Ad
Google’s “Parisian Love” Super Bowl ad:
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Google Doing Business Apps Store
“Google is developing an online store where it will sell business software from its partners in an effort to ramp up sales of Google Apps, its own suite of business applications, according to a person familiar with the project. Google already offers what it calls a solutions marketplace, a site where users of Google Apps can find a variety of add-ons, tools and support services.” Link
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“Striker” Bollywood Movie To Premiere On YouTube
“Helmer Chandan Arora’s ‘Striker’ will become the first Bollywood film to premiere on YouTube internationally alongside its Indian theatrical release on Feb. 5, in a deal struck between Google India and pic producers the Indian Film Co. and Studio 18.” Link
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Google To Stream Indian Premier League Cricket Over Web
“Google and leading cricket tournament the Indian Premier League said Wednesday that they have inked a pact to stream matches live on YouTube. The IPL has been hugely popular worldwide since its inception in 2008, drawing TV audiences of more than 100 million.” Link
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Google Delays Nexus One Launch In China
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“Google on Tuesday postponed the planned launch of its mobile phone in China amid a dispute with the government over Internet censorship and e-mail hacking that the search giant says may force it to leave the country.” Link
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