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Google almost tapped Jobs as CEO in 2000

, Mar 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

Back before Google owned almost everything on the internet, in 2000, they were building the base of their Mountain View operation. Their venture capitalist backers decided that they needed "adult supervision". John Doerr came in and arranged a number of meetings for Google's co-founders Larry Page and Serge Brin. The goal? Google's new CEO. The pair met with Intel's Andry Grove, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, and others. Page and Brin turned all of these guys down. Why? Because they had one person they wanted to lead their new company, Steve Jobs. Read The Full Story

Larry Page to Replace Eric Schmidt as Google CEO on April 4th

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [4]

Google has just finished wrapping up their quarterly earnings call, and while the results were good for Google, their earnings are taking a backseat to the other story that they threw in for good measure. As the title above suggests, it's been formally announced, which you can read in the press release after the break, that Google's current CEO will step down, and Google co-founder Larry Page will step into the hot seat. Read The Full Story

AMD CEO Resigns, Search Begins for Replacement

, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

Breaking just now, just a moment ago, AMD have announced that their CEO Dirk Meyer has resigned and that they've temporarily assigned Vice President and CFO Thomas Seifert to his post. They've begun searching with their CEO Search Committee which is led by Bruce Claflin, Chairman of AMD's Board of Directors. You know what that means? Everyone get your resumes out, get all your business cards stacked up, your dohnuts eaten, and grab that super hard job and rock it! Read The Full Story

EA Demos Guitar Hero for Verizon 4G Devices

, Jan 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

As Verizon continues their stage time, they have brought on EA to demo their lastest mobile game running on their 4G network. EA is not only the leader in console and computer games, but also boasts the number one position for mobile games. Read The Full Story

Hands-On With Samsung’s New Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Samsung took the stage today and showed off a currently unnamed 4G smartphone. The device features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display which is proving to be one of the most impressive looking displays we have seen and we gave it the hands-on treatment.

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HTC ThunderBolt Hands-On

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

Even though it's lacking a dual-core processor, the HTC ThunderBolt is still an impressive device. Combining striking looks with some great hardware and Verizon's 4G LTE network connectivity, the ThunderBolt is going to be the ultimate flagship device for Verizon in early 2011. Read The Full Story

HTC ThunderBolt Made Official by Verizon

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Verizon and HTC have just officially unveiled the much talked about HTC Thunderbolt. The device has been the focus of the internet lately with countless leaks and rumors all pointing to the device being the first LTE phone in the US.

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Verizon 4G plans for 2011 Detailed

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

Along with the other announcements, Verizon has just detailed the company’s 4G plans for 2011. As Verizon is pushing big into the 4G marking for the coming year, their pricing is set to be very competitive and we have a full rundown of the upcoming service after the break.

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Android 3.0 Honeycomb Demo at CES Opening Keynote [Video]

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [5]

Verizon has just demoed the new Honeycomb operating system running on the Motorola XOOM. The entire operating system is completely redesigned for use with a tablet which makes it the first tablet optimized Android OS.

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