Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has launched a new video series aimed at helping application and website developers to use compression algorithms more effectively. The aim is, for the set of three videos, to highlight various ways to make smaller and better apps, and websites. At … [Read more...]
Rumor: Google in negotiations to purchase Skybox Imaging
Rumors that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is planning to buy Skybox Imaging are gaining traction, with many sources saying that the process has reached an advanced stage. This would be a good fit with Google’s recent acquisition of Titan Aerospace, snatching the drone maker from under the … [Read more...]
Webmasters everywhere cringe as Google releases Panda 4.0
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) recently released the updated Panda 4. This has resulted in many websites either moving up in their ratings, or getting pushed further down. The idea behind Panda is to reward websites that have good quality content, by pushing them more into the limelight. … [Read more...]
Control subscription services with Google Now app
Users have found that the new Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Now app has some very useful additional features. Originally, most people thought that the company’s predictive care based notification center was going to be good for tracking information on sports scores, upcoming weather … [Read more...]
Google’s next move could be to enter the 3D printing market
Rumors are spreading like wildfire about Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), and possibly Apple, entering the 3-D printer market. According to Trip Chowdry of Global Equities Research, both of these tech giants are planning to launch an all in one 3D printer. This could be serious … [Read more...]
Send encrypted messages outside of Google with “Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME)”
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has made a major breakthrough in its current encryption possibilities, with the launch of a new product called Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME). Not to mention, this is a big step forward for Google users as it is fully integrated into Google Apps. … [Read more...]
Google Search app version 4.0.0 released for iOS, cool new features
Google has released the eagerly awaited version 4.0.0 of its Google Search app for iOS. The latest version has a lot of new features that have been transferred over from Google Now. One new feature that is particularly useful is the conversational search option. This is activated when … [Read more...]
Google and Motorola prepare new smartphone with hopes of gaining larger marketshare
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Motorola are looking to boost sales with a new smartphone ahead of the completion of its sale for $2.91 billion to Lenovo Group. Motorola currently has 6.3 percent of the smartphone market. It has been struggling to compete with other smartphone … [Read more...]
Head of data protection accuses Google of compiling user data without consent
Johannes Caspar, who heads the data protection office for the German state of Hamburg asserts that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is compiling customers’ data without asking for their consent. Hence, it looks like one of the world's most valuable companies is having issues with privacy … [Read more...]
Google, Facebook and Twitter team up to fight deceptive advertising practices
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AOL, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) have banded together in a rare show of unity to create a new website, TrustInAds.org. The purpose of this is to raise awareness among consumers, and US policymakers of the damaging effects of online … [Read more...]
Google Now utilizes smartphones to help retailers get customers into their store
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has come up with an innovative new way to help high street retailers entice customers into their stores by using people’s smartphones. Google has been trying to find ways to effectively use its Google Now function to compete with Amazon. Google Now used to … [Read more...]
Google Wallet integrated with Google Glass will allow users to transfer money by saying keywords
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is planning on integrating its Google Wallet with Google Glass. The idea is to allow Google Glass users to eventually be able to transfer money simply by saying "send money." Google is on the lookout at the moment for more and different ways to use its … [Read more...]
Google faces antitrust lawsuit regarding its Mobile Application Distribution Agreement (MADA)
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is facing yet another lawsuit in California. This time the issue at stake is the Mobile Application Distribution Agreement (MADA), that Google forces Android device makers to sign. The contents of this agreement are a closely guarded secret, but one of the key … [Read more...]
Google is hiding website URLs in version 36 of Chrome: Code name “Origin Chip”
Guess what? Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is looking into a way to to eliminate the URL entirely. Well, almost. Testing is being done on Chrome version 36. The current stable version of Chrome is 34. Google also has a steady six-week, rolling release date. Currently, the "http" portion … [Read more...]
Google will no longer harvest data from users of Google Apps for Education
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has given in to pressure from students and other users of Google Apps for Education. It said it has stopped scanning student accounts for data gathering purposes after its business practices were recently examined in the courts. When Google created the free … [Read more...]
Google Inc. (GOOG) set to absorb Samsung’s losses if Apple Inc. (AAPL) wins suit
The jury is deliberating in the lawsuit between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung, but their decision is modified and perhaps complicated by the fact that any damages awarded to Apple will be paid not by the Korean copycat, but by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Google, the creator of … [Read more...]
Google will be using IBM Power8 processors
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is one of the world's biggest buyers of servers and data centers. For obvious reasons, they need powerful servers to facilitate the services they offer to clients such as cloud storage, email and search, to name a few. In fact, since 2013, Google has spent … [Read more...]
Google spent 3.8 million lobbying for technology giving it a slight edge over Facebook
It looks like Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is going head-to-head with Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) for influence in Washington. House.gov reports that Google spent $3.8 million on tech lobbying. Giving it the lead, in lobbying, over Facebook. Microsoft came in second, then Facebook third, … [Read more...]
Google under fire from one of the largest European media publishers, Axel Springer
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been accused of becoming a "superstate" by Axel Springer one the largest media publishers in Europe. The attack was launched by Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer’s chief executive in an open letter published in a reputable German newspaper to Eric Schmidt, … [Read more...]
Try Google Glass for free before you buy, “Try before you buy”
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is attempting to lure in new Google Glass buyers by allowing a few to try it before they buy it. This type of marketing and selling technique seems to be a creative alternative for those on the fence about the product. However, it is not a new concept. For … [Read more...]
