“We’re using these things in interesting ways that are uniquely mobile,” he told paidContent:UK at the Heroes of the Mobile Screen event on Monday. “It requires us stepping out of the browser for now” (audio here)...

And, during a briefing at Google’s London HQ captured by Robert last week, Barra outlined the three themes underpinning his 200-strong team’s efforts: the evolution of mobile phones as computers, the near-permanent online connectivity of next-gen handsets and the remotely-based “cloud computing” services that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and others can offer. “People are taking about altitude sensors, night vision sensors and thermal sensors—connecting them to the cloud means you have unlimited computing power to innovate on the app front. That’s the mantra at Google these days” (audio here)...