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Eric Schmidt Steps Down as Executive Chairman of Alphabet

Kellen December 21, 2017 26

This afternoon, Alphabet (Google's parent company) announced that Eric Schmidt would be leaving his post as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and slide into a technical advisor roll. As the former CEO of Google, Schmidt will now focus his time on...

Eric Schmidt: Google Glass is a Long-Term Project, Not Dead

Tim March 23, 2015 25

Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Eric Schmidt, Google's Executive Chairman, says Google Glass is not dead. Even though the company shut down the Explorer Program and moved Glass away from Google's Project X wing, Schmidt states that Glass won't be back...

Eric Schmidt Says He Currently Uses the “Motorola RAZR X,” What?

Kellen October 1, 2014 100

In an interview with The Canadian Press to promote his new book about Google and to announce a $1.5 million grant to Actua, Google's Eric Schmidt talked through a number of wide ranging topics. Of course, we tend to focus on the mobile or Android-related stuff...

Video: Google’s Eric Schmidt Lays Out His Predictions for 2014

Tim December 30, 2013 81

While not completely related to mobile, whenever Eric Schmidt has something to say, we have no problem sparing the time to listen. In a recent video posted by Bloomberg, Schmidt lays out his predictions for the year of 2014, which includes everyone rocking a...

Google’s Eric Schmidt Writes Handy Guide for People Switching From iPhone to Android

Eric November 25, 2013 45

Google chairman Eric Schmidt took to his Google+ page this weekend, laying out the basic guidelines for any iOS user making the switch to Android. The process might seem daunting at first, given a certain level of investment one might have in an ecosystem, but...

Eric Schmidt has a White Moto X Already, Yes He Does

Kellen July 12, 2013 156

So Eric Schmidt is hanging out in Sun Valley this week at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference with all sorts of tech moguls and other influential billionaire types. While we normally wouldn't care about a billionaire boondoggle at a resort, we...

Eric Schmidt Thought Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” Rule Was the Stupidest Thing Ever

Eric May 13, 2013 66

Way back when Google first launched, the new company came out with a moral stance that stated "don't be evil." A lofty, but noble goal that the company has tried to live by for sure, but in a recent interview Google's chairman Eric Schmidt said he thought that...

Eric Schmidt Says Google Glass is a “Year-ish” Away From Its Retail Debut

Kellen April 22, 2013 23

The Explorer Editions of Google Glass are slowly shipping to early adopters as you read this, but since the $1,500 price tag attached to them was more than likely out of the range of most, you can imagine that the official retail launch is what's on radars. We...