Google Backs Open Codecs for WebRTC

Explained: WebRTC uncovered: why it's the future of online communications

The web has revolutionised communication, and WebRTC promises to take the revolution a step further. The free, open-source project enables compliant web browsers to communicate in real-time using simple JavaScript APIs. The project's mission: "To enable rich, high quality, real-time communication applications to be developed in the browser via simple JavaScript APIs and...

techradar.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

WebRTC is growing fast: soon to surpass one billion devices

Plugin-free video chat in the browser is becoming a reality quickly: Developers can soon reach more than one billion browsers and devices with the protocol, according to Google's Justin Uberti.    

gigaom.com (1 month and 1 day ago)

Rumor: Google Planning to Open Retail Stores?

Rumors abound that Google might open up retail presences like Microsoft and Apple before it to show off Google Glass, in part.

pcmag.com (4 months and 2 days ago)

Google CEO Page: Microsoft’s Outlook Google Talk integration is ‘milking off’ Google innovation

Google CEO isn’t very happy that Microsoft decided to integrate its Google Talk messaging service into its Outlook webmail platform without extending a similar offer to Google for the Gmail platform. Page, speaking during the Google I/O developers conference Wednesday, said that Google always pushes to have open-source platforms that other companies can use but lamented the...

yahoo.com (1 month and 3 days ago)

Google: We won't sue open-source users or developers over specified patents

Google will not sue any user, distributor or developer of open-source software on specified patents, unless first attacked, the company said on Thursday. Google began the pledge with 10 patents relating to MapReduce, a computing model for processing large data sets first developed at Google of which open-source versions are now widely used, wrote Duane Valz, Google’s senior...

pcworld.com (2 months and 23 days ago)

Google Glass crowdsources its internet connection thanks to Open Garden hack

Open Garden hopes to make Google Glass -- and any wearable computer -- a node on its growing crowdsourced mesh network, and it's asking for Google's help to make it happen.    

gigaom.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

Google takes aim at the high street with possible Google Stores

You could be popping down to the Google Shop to pick up Christmas presents this year, as it looks like Google may open up some high street stores. "An extremely reliable source" told 9 to 5 Google that stand-alone Google retail outlets would open in "major metropolitan areas" in the US in time for the festive shopping season. It's a step on from the Google-branded zones in...

techradar.com (4 months ago)

WebRTC Is Hard, Let's Go Demoing

wired.com (2 months and 30 days ago)

3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 19

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Google plans to open retail stores. Google is in the process of building brick-and-mortar stores in a move to get its products -- Google Nexus, Chrome and other upcoming products -- into the hands of consumers, 9to5Google.com reported. Google hopes to have the first flagship Google Stores open by the...

thestreet.com (3 months and 29 days ago)

Mozilla: WebRTC is the Real Future of Communications

wired.com (2 months and 1 day ago)