Has Google Hit Its Peak, Like Microsoft and IBM of Yesteryear?

As Google faces an antitrust probe from European regulators, some analysts are questioning whether the California tech giant’s dominance has already peaked. While Google remains one of the world’s biggest companies with overwhelming dominance of Internet search, its prospects are less rosy in a tech landscape rapidly shifting to mobile devices and social media, say some industry watchers. Debate heated

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Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Has a Far-Out Vision

Last June, in the basement of the Microsoft visitor center in Redmond, Washington, Todd Holmdahl, a Microsoft hardware guru, and others nervously walked Satya Nadella, the new chief executive, through a demonstration of a secret project. More than a hundred people had toiled for several years on the ambitious effort, which would eventually be called HoloLens. At the time, the

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Personally Tech With Motorola India Head Amit Boni

In our weekly column Personally Tech we talk to people from all walks of life to learn about the apps and gadgets that they love and can’t live without. Technology has changed the way we all live and work, in myriad ways. This week, we caught up with Amit Boni, General Manager, Motorola India. Boni is a company man through

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Indonesia Plays Hardball With Smartphone Manufacturers

When Polytron became the first Indonesian company to produce 4G-capable smartphones last year, it changed the ‘Manufactured in China’ inscription on its handsets to ‘Made in Kudus,’ a town in Central Java. Polytron relocated production from China to comply with ‘local-content’ rules introduced in 2012. The regulations have raised concerns about higher manufacturing costs and hung question marks over an

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