Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt took the stage on the second day of D: Dive into Mobile conference speaking about Android while dishing out numbers and also delving into the future of the mobile platform. Schmidt predicted that the number of smartphones running on Android is expected to cross the 1 billion mark by the end of this year. (more…)Google+

Google is hosting its Big Tent Activate Summit in India today where Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt took questions from Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian. Schmidt was candid and charming at the same time, with once even joking about the purpose of his trip to Korea. Read on to find out Schmidt’s thoughts about Apple, Twitter vs Facebook, his choice of phone and much more. (more…)Google+

Google’s executive chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt told Reuters that his company had not submitted a Google Maps app for iOS at an event in Tokyo, Japan. Previously, rumors were perpetuated by Apple watcher 9to5Mac that Google had submitted the app and was waiting for approval from Apple. (more…)Google+

Google chairman, Eric Schmidt, let slip (unless we got lost in translation) that Google will launch a Google-branded tablet in the first half of 2012. The slip, intentional or otherwise, happened during an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, which quoted him as saying in the “next six months we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality.” Of course, this could mean many things but the most obvious being a tablet equivalent of Nexus is in the works. This could also be the firs...

A few hours ago, Google’s Chairman, Eric Schmidt, appeared before a Senate subcommittee that’s hearing an Antitrust proceeding against the company initiated by the FTC. During his address, Schmidt touched upon some key points about how Google works and made some interesting observations.Schmidt started by taking Microsoft’s example from 1990′s, without naming them.“So today it’s Google’s turn in the spotlight and we respect the role members of this Committee and agency offici...

Speaking during a keynote address at Dreamforce 2011 with Saleforce.com’s Mark Benioff, Google’s Eric Schmidt revealed the next version of Android, called Ice Cream Sandwich, will be available sometime in October-November time frame this year. This, in all probability, will also be the time when we will see the next Nexus smartphones, the Nexus Prime, hit markets. It would be very interesting to see how Android’s latest version will compete with Apple’s iOS 5, which too, looks set for ...