Month: July 2024

Google Pixel 9 lineup: Everything we (think we) know about Google’s next-gen phones

Google is holding a hardware event on August 13th to introduce its new Pixel 9 series smartphones. But details about the upcoming Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold have been leaking for months. Now several new leaks provide so…

Google is holding a hardware event on August 13th to introduce its new Pixel 9 series smartphones. But details about the upcoming Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold have been leaking for months. Now several new leaks provide some additional information about Google’s 2024 smartphone lineup. First, […]

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Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

Google reportedly didn’t want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.

Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says

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Google tried to derail a Microsoft antitrust settlement over anticompetitive software licensing in the European Union by offering a $500 million alternative deal to the group of cloud providers behind the EU complaint, Bloomberg reported.

According to Bloomberg, Google's offer to the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) required that the group maintain its EU antitrust complaint. It came "just days" before CISPE settled with Microsoft, and it was apparently not compelling enough to stop CISPE from inking a deal with the software giant that TechCrunch noted forced CISPE to accept several compromises.

Bloomberg uncovered Google's attempted counteroffer after reviewing confidential documents and speaking to "people familiar with the matter." Apparently, Google sought to sway CISPE with a package worth nearly $500 million for more than five years of software licenses and about $15 million in cash.

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GEEKOM A8 Review: Mini PC with up to Ryzen 9 8945HS

Not long ago I reviewed the GEEKOM A7 mini PC, which is a small stylish mini PC with great performance and plenty of ports. Now GEEKOM has released a new model called the GEEKOM A8. At first glance, it looks like a modest update that trades a Ryzen 70…

Not long ago I reviewed the GEEKOM A7 mini PC, which is a small stylish mini PC with great performance and plenty of ports. Now GEEKOM has released a new model called the GEEKOM A8. At first glance, it looks like a modest update that trades a Ryzen 7040HS processor for a newer Ryzen 8040HS […]

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Anzeige: Macbook, iPad, Apple Watch & Co. am Prime Day reduziert

Seit Mitternacht läuft bei Amazon der Prime Day – in der Vergangenheit oft ohne Apple. Doch diesmal sind auch Macbook, iPad, Airpods und mehr deutlich reduziert. (Prime Day, Apple)

Seit Mitternacht läuft bei Amazon der Prime Day - in der Vergangenheit oft ohne Apple. Doch diesmal sind auch Macbook, iPad, Airpods und mehr deutlich reduziert. (Prime Day, Apple)