Apple and Google are already competitors on several fronts – such as the e-reader front – and now the war has moved to media distribution as the two computer-age giants battle to gain dominance on the table magazine and newspaper distribution industry. Google is currently publicizing their newest initiative, Google Newsstand. The store offers e-media [...]
Google is not satisfied with the current operating system of their Google TV product. The company is rumored to be discontinuing production on the product, even though it’s already been released. Google are also requesting that their TV system is not mentioned at next weeks big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las [...]
Google has just announced its Christmas present to the US – continued free use of Google Voice tool to all Gmail users. The announcement was made on the blog of Robin Schriebman, Google Software engineer. On December 20, Google announced that their calling option on Gmail will continue to be offered gratis to all users [...]
Finally an application has been developed that can translate words instantly. The program, called Word Lens, is now available for the iPhone, and works through using the internal camera. Users can point the camera’s lens at writing in a foreign language, such as a sign, and the app will instantly translate it. This can be [...]
Google is providing users of their internet browser the option to donate to charity whilst Christmas shopping. Google Chrome users can download an extension called Chrome for a Cause if they want to avail of Google’s newest innovation. The system works on how many tags a user activates during a browsing session. Once a user [...]
According to a recent post in the Wall Street Journal, you might want to watch what sort of information you put in your smart phone. These smart phones contain not just your personal information, but also the numbers and addresses of your friends and family, your current location and a unique ID number that can [...]
Google Maps and Google Earth have become institutions for people searching for directions, maps, street addresses and even jungles and oceans. But Google isn’t satisfied with macro searching, now the internet giant plans to take their search to the micro world as well. On Thursday, Google announced that it was launching new software that will [...]
On December 17th Google defied the State Attorney General’s request for information that the company collected on Connecticut residents. Although Google said that they collected the information by accident, their decision to defy the state attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, could lead to legal action. The dispute focuses on Blumenthal’s demand on December 10, in which [...]
Next New Networks, an independent Web Video production company, is considering YouTube, a popular video site currently owned by Google, as a future investment. Two potential investors were informed of the recent discussions stating that this business venture would be YouTube’s first major attempt at producing original content, proving its diligent goal to provide professional videos [...]
On Wednesday, December 15 Oracle joined the race to dominate cloud technology. Oracle’s new product, called Oracle Cloud Office is a business suite intended to compete against Microsoft and Google’s cloud products. It is an internet-based productivity suite, and includes spreadsheets, database, word processing, and drawing facilities. The cloud technology was acquired by Oracle after [...]
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