In keeping with its charitable reputation, search engine turned tech giant, Google, is reaching its long, wealthy arm into the non-profit sector to offer organizations a chance to win Google Glass, the training needed to use the technology effectively, and a $25,000 grant. Giving Through Glass ‘Giving Through Glass’, an initiative that Google began back…
In the midst of Net Neutrality madness, it appears that one fearless hero, the one who will stop at nothing to save the Open Internet, is… AOL? Other internet providers, such as Verizon and Comcast, have made more lobbying moves. Internet giant Google has the biggest tech lobby in Washington, aside from the large internet…
When watching a sci-fi flick, moviegoers are often awed by the advanced technology and look forward to the future when such things as teleportation devices, cyborgs, and virtual realities will be the norm. While teleportation might not be around any time soon, a lot of technology people assume is science fiction has already become science…
This year Google has taken the April by storm with their latest job opening announcement. What’s the new position you ask? The title is, “The Pokemon Master“. This past Monday, March 31st, the Google Maps team kicked off April with a brand new video announcing the new position. Their search for the best Pokemon Master starts…
Strong user verification has become a linchpin of internet operations in recent years, and for very important reasons. With more and more information—professional and personal—stored in the cloud alongside countless digital libraries containing games, books, albums and software, and online banking in the ascendancy, the risk of theft or other relevant kinds of fraud has…
While the world waits for automated cars to hit the roads (and hopefully not any pedestrians), evidence to remind us all of Google’s grand imagination continues to filter out, with a recently awarded patent hinting at their designs for the future of location-specific advertising. In a time of electronic coupons, discount codes and ever-diversified purchasing…
Last month, Rap Genius tried to play Google and did not get away with it. Rap Genius was created in 2009 by a few boisterous Yale undergrads: Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory. Their main purpose is to explain the meaning and metaphors of rap lyrics. The site contains poems, religious documents, music news…
Boston Dynamics has officially been purchased. Why do we care? Because they are famous for one thing only – making Metal Gear reminiscent military robots. Google Buys Military Robot Manufacturer The New York Times is reporting that Google is mum on why they have purchased Boston Dynamics, and have simply cited that such a…
The internet is ablaze (as usual) over Google’s recent changes to Youtube’s commenting system. When previously a user need only sign up with a fake name for a Youtube account to post comments, one is now required to use a fake name when signing up for a Google+ account instead. Now (complaints of) spam messages…
Google will imminently begin rolling out Kitkat, the latest (and hopefully greatest) version of its ubiquitous mobile operating system. The OS will be introduced with the newly-announced Nexus 5, but, Google claims, will move to other devices fairly rapidly. In the ever-changing landscape of the smartphone world, let’s consider how things might progress. A Unified Approach…
To protect important websites from the threat of DDoS attacks, Google recently launched a new initiative. Called Project Shield, the service aims to assist news, human rights, or election-content websites from a Distributed Denial of Service attack. A DDoS attack is one of the most common methods of attack, and is used frequently by hacker…
Google’s Malaysian site – Google.com.my – has fallen victim to a DNS attack by a hacker group calling itself ‘Team MadLEETS’. The site went offline for several hours on Thursday, defaced by the hackers who had posted their own messages on the page. The site is now back online. No Political Origin The bottom of…
Google’s popular IM application – Hangouts – will soon integrate SMS and MMS onto itself in an upcoming release. Leaked Images Suggest SMS integration Leaked images, courtesy Android Police, show configuration settings in Hangouts version 1.3, allowing users to toggle SMS/MMS integration on and off. On receiving text messages, users will see a ‘via SMS’…
As we get closer to Android 4.4 KitKat’s release, fresh data from Google indicates that the problem of fragmentation on Android may be reducing in magnitude. Jellybean is apparently running on almost half of all Android devices right now. Jellybean Dominating According to Google, which maintains statistics and data of all Android devices that connect…
Google has launched a new product which aims to make it easier to create ads and HTML5 based websites. Called Web Designer, it has been currently launched as a beta release. “A Professional-Quality Design Tool” Web Designer allows users to produce advertisements for both the mobile and desktop platform from just one place. Available for…