Why Google Glass is a perfect play by Google
Google Glass is the best thing Google has done for many reasons. It is much more important than their Android OS and no one even knows it yet. Why google glass is a perfect play by Google begins with the fact that they have first mover advantage. But it goes far beyond that, it spiders into everything Google and that is why it can become their most important venture, if it is done right! Google Gl... »
Google Maps is Getting a New Interface
It has been awhile now since Apple made a power play move with Apple Maps to replace Google Maps, but not many people have forgotten that disaster. Google Maps has been the industry leader for worldwide mapping services for many years now, and it is getting ready for a fresh new look. The left sidebar, one of the staples of Google Maps’ desktop interface, is going to be leaving us soon. The ... »
Google Fiber everywhere
You have inevitably hear about Google Fiber by now. It has launched in Kansas City, will be expanding to Austin Texas and was announced to be heading to Provo Utah. Google Fiber is using Google installed fiber optics to bring internet and TV service at Google says 100 times faster. The hope is that Google would eventually step into the ring as an Internet Service Provider(ISP) and bring Google Fi... »
Google Now Arrives on the iPhone and iPad
Google Now is available for iOS. It comes via a Google Search App update, so don’t expect to find anything for “Google Now iPhone” when you search the AppStore. The app will work on both the iPhone and iPad, and the app will support many of the features it has on Android. “The types of Google Now cards available are largely the same on both platforms,” says Baris Gul... »
Google Now Coming to Desktops?
If you haven’t gotten a chance to experience Google Now before on an Android device, you might be in luck. Coders have recently uncovered sample source code for Google Now that suggests it will be coming to desktops soon. If you’re unfamiliar with the app, Google Now is a voice activated personal assistant that integrates many of Google’s most prominent technologies. The personal... »
Chrome splits away from WebKit, will use Blink Engine eventually
Chrome, the ultimate web browser from Google has been using WebKit ever since it launched. WebKit is lightweight yet a very capable rendering engine which is almost friendly to the developers. WebKit is flexible and provides admirable performance that is why it is surprising to see Google moving away from it. Google has been the major contributor to the WebKit scene and quite frankly it is the big... »
Bill to Ban Google Glass While Driving (In West Virginia)
Google Glass isn’t exactly controversial. It does look a little funky and may cause wearers to get “the eye” from passers-by but is there anything inherently wrong with wanting to be connected all the time? Apparently so, according to law makers in West Virginia. Gary Howell, a member of the state’s House of Delegates, has introduced legislation that will ban Google Glass w... »
Note Taking App – Google Keep is Official
While certain Google services are being killed, Google is busy launching new ones. The latest from Google is the note taking app called “Keep”. Google Keep is available for both the web and Android at the moment. Google Keep made a brief appearance on Google Drive a few days back and finally became official today with a post on Google Drive blog. The service aims to help users to jot down quickly ... »
Google Drive Goes Down
If you depend on Google to write documents, format presentations, or fill out spreadsheets, you may have woken up to a nasty surprise earlier this morning. Drive, the popular cloud service launched by the internet firm last year, went down today for millions of users in a cross-server blackout which affected all of their popular publication platforms. Details are slim, but they did recently post a... »
