November 5, 2015 As America votes, America also wonders, 'who's running'? A chart on the Google Trends website shows the skyrocketing popularity of a search for the term, “Who is running for president” -- as if it were possible to miss the omnipresent radio, TV and Web ads for Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
November 5, 2015 Google says 'playground is open' on Oct. 29: What to expect The playground is open. Google just sent out an invitation for an Oct. 29 Android event, and those words are prominently displayed across the top. But what does that mean?
November 5, 2015 Google to pay largest FTC penalty ever for privacy violations Google is close to a deal to pay $22.5 million to settle charges related to its surreptitious bypassing of the privacy settings of millions of Apple users, according to officials briefed on the settlement terms.
November 4, 2015 The most important new Nexus feature that Google didn’t talk about The Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X both look like they’re packed with great new features but one featured that Google didn’t really touch on in its big announcement was the inclusion of LTE-Advanced technology in both phones. OpenSignal points out that the specs sheets for both devices claim that they’re capable of connecting to LTE category 6 networks, which means they can deliver peak speeds of 300Mbps.
November 4, 2015 A new timeline feature in Google Maps keeps tabs of all your past traversals Surely we've all spent a few agonizing moments wracking our brains trying to remember the name of a restaurant or bar we enjoyed, not to mention those moments when serendipity or happenstance led you to a place you'd like to visit again, but that you have never been able to rediscover.
November 4, 2015 Google talks Project Loon: 14 different prototypes, leaks solved by using fluffy socks It may not come as a surprise to hear balloon technology hasn't moved on much since the 1950s, after all, we've been mostly jetting about in aircraft and spacecraft since then; but that has caused Google a few headaches when it came to developing super balloons for Project Loon, its ambitious plan to bring the Internet to remote spots around the world.
November 4, 2015 Russia threatens Google, Facebook, and Twitter with ban Social media has given a voice to many all over the globe -- and the government of Russia may silence them by threatening to ban social media sites such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter.
November 4, 2015 Google searches are making you think you're smarter than you are With the widespread accessibility of the Internet, more knowledge than has ever been available before is now only a keystroke away.
November 4, 2015 Gigabit Internet: The fast lane on the information highway Lightning fast Internet could help businesses, entrepreneurs, and you to stream movies faster.
November 4, 2015 Google chief fears surveillance scandal could ‘break the Internet’ Google chairman Eric Schmidt said at a gathering of tech firms in California on Wednesday that the government spying scandal is so serious there's a danger it could "break the Internet."
