As businesses become more adept at using technology to their advantage, individuals are increasingly embracing the concept of cloud computing, where applications, platforms and infrastructure are provided as a service, rather than a product. Information, software and shared resources are made available via the internet to a variety of end users with different devices – [...]
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Google+ for iPhone Receives Hangout Support
Google launched their new social network service a few months ago which is known as the Google+. It’s a new social network which comes with a lot of goodies and currently the best challenge to its rival, Facebook. Google+ for iPhone was launched after one month, whereas it was available for Android from the first [...]
Google Gets Sued For $500 Billion By One Single Man. WTF?
The title itself reflects how preposterous this whole situation is. Tucked away in some flashy office at Mountain View, the legal team of Google must be laughing their heads off. It wasn’t a corporation, a rival company or even some low profile NGO that sued Google for $500 billion. It was one single person, yes [...]
Motorola Mobility And Its Patents Bought By Google For $12.5 Billion
Our favourite internet search giant Google has purchased Motorola Mobility for a staggering amount of $12.5 billion in, wait for it, cash. This means that Google has paid Motorola Mobility $40 per share and as compared to Motorola Mobility’s share price of last Friday, Google has acquired them at a 63% premium per share. Was [...]
Finally! Google+ for iPhone Now Available For Download In The iTunes App Store
Finally, after a long wait the official Google+ app for iPhone is now available for download in the iTunes App Store. It has nearly taken Apple a whole month to approve the official Google+ app for the iPhone. Nevertheless, you may head over to the App Store right now and download official Google+ app on [...]
Mountain View Hacker Fair Sees Less Job Seekers And More Job Recruiters!
Silicon Valley is the place to be when you’re looking to get picked up by the plethora of companies and startups that exist there. Hacker Dojo, a community based technology space in Mountain View hosted the Hacker Fair on Saturday earlier this week. Needless to say, this was paradise for the various people that had [...]
Android 2.3.4 OTA Release Will Bring Google Talk Video Calling To Nexus S
If Google Nexus S users have been jealous because of the fact that iPhone 4 users have FaceTime, then Google has just put them out of their misery. The internet search giant has confirmed that Android 2.3.4 OTA release will bring Google Talk video calling to all Nexus S devices. The update is said to [...]
Google Says It Wants The Apple iPhone To Succeed
We all know that the Apple iPhone is now a major dominant player in the cellphone arena. The only company that seems to come close to the iPhone in terms of platform is Google with its signature mobile platform, Android. So naturally, industry critics and reports pit the iPhone against Android whenever situation allows them [...]
Google Hotpot Product Name Discontinued, Hotpot Now Merged Into Google Places
It was back in November 2010 when Google introduced Hotpot. Google Hotpot was a recommendation engine in Google Places, which made it easier for people to search for new places based on the fact that whether that place had been recommended or not. Google described the experience as: “Rate and review the places you know, [...]
Google Chrome Flash Exploit Fixed While Adobe’s Official Fix Expected Later This Week
Who doesn’t love Google’s signature web browser, Google Chrome? We all do and to make sure that Chrome’s users stay satisfied with it, Google has just fixed a rather critical Adobe Flash Player exploit that can be potentially harmful for computers. The catch here is that only Google has fixed this exploit, whereas users of Flash [...]
Google Updates Search Algorithm Possibly To Target Content Farms
Apart from detailing the Background Apps feature of Google Chrome, Internet search giant Google has now made a substantial revision to its search algorithm. While the company has given no particular names out in its official blog post detailing which sites will specifically be affected by this update, it looks like content farms and spam-ridden [...]
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