Google buys SageTV

Google bought SageTV. This is what has been posted at the SageTV homepage. SageTV is a well known DVR solution running on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. It looks like Google picked up the SageTV team and their experience to enhance the Google TV product. There is no information on the details of the takeover terms. Google also did not announce anything about this deal.

Google TV did not really take off when it launched last year. A new Google TV release is supposed to be arriving this year.

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New ad zapper worries TV networks

Source: GoErie.com

The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested that the networks are being shortsighted in opposing the technology. Officials of the Dish Network, which has offere ...
Full article at: GoErie.com  More like this  1 hour ago

Man Sues Google to Have ‘Google’ Trademark Undone

Source: Blippitt

Can a company ever become so big that it’s popularity can be held against it? One man seems to think so. Elliott filed the complaint after the search giant won a ruling this month that forced him to hand over in excess of 750 websi ...
Full article at: Blippitt  More like this  8 hours ago, 3:47pm CDT

Official: Google Penguin 1.1 Now Live

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

Minor weather report: We pushed 1st Penguin algo data refresh an hour ago. Affects For the past few weeks, we have been reporting on speculation in the forums that Google released a Panda refresh. The Penguin 1.1 update is now officially live. A ...
Full article at: Search Engine Roundtable  More like this  13 hours ago, 11:20am CDT

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