Google has failed in its $6 billion attempt to buy Groupon last month, so now the Internet giant is planning to launch their own version. Mashable has reported that Google is planning to offer a similar service to Groupon and LivingSocial. Consumers will be able to receive notifications about local deals in their email. Just [...]
Confidence in Google Inc and CEO, Larry Page (38), wavered today and shares suffered as a result. Shares had previously gained 2 points after the quarterly results released on Thursday, January 20, reflected positive growth for the search engine giant. The announcement also included CEO Eric Schmidt being replaced by Page. However the stock market [...]
It seems as though in the most recent version of Google’s mobile operating system, there are 43 instances of copied Java code that has been copied without permission. Google is already having a dispute with Oracle about Java patents and copyright material, and this could very well be a large blow against Google’s case. One [...]
Rumors are circulating the Internet on Thursday, January 20, that Google has launched number porting to its Voice customers. The move has not been made public yet, but the search engine has said that they are conducting a test on the option today. In a statement, Google said that they constantly trying to improve their [...]
On Wednesday, January 19, Google announced its fourth ‘Doodle 4 Google’ annual competition. The contest is for K-12 students to draw a Google homepage doodle. The prizes are scholarships and grants in technology. This year’s doodle theme is ‘What I’d like to do someday’ Vice President for consumer products, Marissa Mayer, posted on her blog [...]
It seems like Zuckerberg is at it again, allowing Facebook to access even more of your personal information. Last Friday, Facebook announced it has modified its platform, making members’ home address and telephone number fully available to developers. It seems as though this information will be used for some useful programs, but if members aren’t [...]
Representatives of Microsoft have been making fun of Google’s announced decision to take H.264 video codec support from their Internet browser interface, Google Chrome. Microsoft is criticizing Google for trying to force the industry to move in one direction when it has already decided to move in a contrary direction. Tim Sneath, who writes a [...]
On Tuesday, January 11, Google announced its decision to changeover to WebM from H.264. Google is throwing down the gauntlet for Microsoft and Apple about the patent rights of the video codec. Google’s product manager, Mike Jazayeri, said that this change from H.264 and HTML5 to WebM and Theora represents further evidence of Google’s commitment to [...]
Microsoft made an announcement today informing that they have asked US officials to stop Apple from putting the phrase ‘App Store’ under trademark. Apple made an application in 2008 for trademark rights to the phrase. The BBC news reported that Apple were requesting the rejection of the application from the US Patent and Trademark Office [...]
Google Goggles has been relaunched on Tuesday as an iOS and Android application. Version 1.3 of Google Goggles can read print ads in media such as magazines. It can also solve difficult problems such as sudoku puzzles. It can also view and process QR codes and barcodes with its camera. The new version is quicker [...]
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