If you thought perhaps Google’s geniuses were done making amazing things, you were wrong. In ways I can barely explain, Google has come up with a plug-in called Photosketch for Photocentric 3D. Basically, the plug-in works like Photoshop, but without all the mumbo-jumbo. If you’re just a regular Joe who wants to superimpose your brother [...]
No, this isn’t Soviet Russia; Inbox doesn’t read you! But you can make your e-mail Inbox look a lot nicer than it probably does now. As it stands for me, my Inbox is flooded with e-mails from various places like Bed Bath and Beyond, Borders, Kohls, etc. And hey, I want all that stuff, but [...]
You wouldn’t think it, but your choice of what browser you use has a pretty significant impact on your computer’s battery life. And since the majority of what we do on our computers is browse the web (unless you’re a graphic designer or video editor or hardcore gamer), it can add up to a pretty [...]
Google has confirmed that millions of Gmail users worldwide were unable to use the service for several hours yesterday. Google did not reveal the cause but gave a commitment to release an update.
September 1, 2009 Update from David Besbris, Engineering Director of Google:
We’ve fixed the issue, and Gmail should be back up and running as [...]
You’ve probably heard about Google’s Eric Schmidt stepping down from Apple’s board of directors, citing “vigorous competition” between the companies. But ever wondered what the CEO of “don’t be evil” gets paid?
Nothing. At Google, his salary is $1 a year, and according to Google’s SEC filings, he even declined any stock options. So what [...]
Yesterday, Yahoo and Microsoft struck a deal to combine their search engines. After a long courtship that included several rebuffed takeover offers and management changes, Yahoo and Microsoft finally reached agreement on search collaboration. The 10-year agreement does not include upfront payments, but will see Microsoft compensate Yahoo for revenue generated on its sites. [Forbes]
What [...]
Yesterday, Google presented a major addition to the Google Earth family: the moon. On the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo landing on the moon, the search giant unveiled a new addition to Google Earth 5. The Moon in Google (apparently no one felt comfortable calling it “Google Moon”) offers a 3D virtual tour of [...]
Google’s share of the search space has fallen from 78.72 per cent in May to 78.48 per cent in June, according to internet data firm StatCounter. Microsoft’s share of the market, meanwhile, has grown to 8.23 per cent since the launch of Bing, up from the 7.8 per cent share it enjoyed before the rebranding [...]
Is your wireless contract expiring soon? Confused about what new smart phone you want to buy this summer? Wired puts together a very simple guide to smart phones. Check it out.
Google has yet again done something to bring down the ire of the Chinese media officials. The Chinese government has accused Google of “spreading profanity” (aka porn), and yesterday night, cut off access to the service entirely.
Now that’s twice China has used pornography as a catalyst for going after something on the Internet, the [...]
