New alert appears before users reach sites likely to serve up software that silently changes the browser’s home page Google has added an early warning alert to Chrome that pops up when users try to access a website that the […]
Why Google wants to replace Gmail
Gmail represents a dying class of products that, like Google Reader, puts control in the hands of users, not signal-harvesting algorithms. I’m predicting that Google will end Gmail within the next five years. The company hasn’t announced such a move […]
Russia orders Facebook, Twitter and Google to register as social networks — or be blocked
As ‘organizers of information distribution’ they must store data about users’ communications on servers in Russia Russia’s communications regulator has ordered Facebook, Twitter and Google to join a register of social networks or face being blocked in Russia, according to […]
Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure
A diverse set of real-world Java benchmarks shows that Google is fastest, Azure is slowest, and Amazon is priciest If the cartoonists are right, heaven is located in a cloud where everyone wears white robes, every machine is lightning quick, […]
Google’s Gigabit Internet: Not coming to a neighborhood near you
Unless you’re lucky enough to live in Kansas City, Provo or Austin When Google announced plans in 2010 to jump into the broadband business, the company received more than 1,000 applications from communities hoping to be selected for Google Fiber, […]
Google Glass dominates wearable tech session at DEMO Fall 2013
Three of the four demonstrators in the wearable technology session employed Google Glass, even though none of them know when it will be commercially available. Despite the uncertainty regarding when Google Glass will be made available to the public, entrepreneurs […]
Breaking down Google’s impact on the Moto X
As the first device designed after Google’s acquisition of Motorola, the Moto X is a good combination of both companies’ services. Moto X is the first completely new smartphone project that was launched after Google acquired Motorola Mobility. As such, […]
Microsoft, Google swap April Fools’ jabs
Microsoft spoofs Google’s minimalist search site, Google knocks Outlook.com with ‘Gmail Blue’ Microsoft today took another shot at rival Google, the target of its “Scroggled” campaign, with an April Fools’ Day prank that turned its Bing search engine into a […]
How to make a map in Google Fusion Tables
How to make a map in Google Fusion Tables This free data tool isn’t as well known as Google Maps or Spreadsheets, but Fusion Tables provides an easy way to map a data set by regions such as states or […]
Microsoft’s secret weapon against Google Maps — open source
One of the many areas where Google is far ahead of Microsoft is mapping, with Google Maps by far the dominant map service on the Internet. Microsoft is employing an under-the-radar approach to fighting back, lending big support and big […]