Goodbye, Google Buzz. The social messaging platform, which was meant to rival Twitter, is being tossed aside by Google in an effort to slim down. Google Buzz launched in February 2010 as a way to share status updates, photos, videos, and links with friends through Gmail. The secret sauce was a “page rank” algorithm that...Read More
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:37pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc’s third-quarter results trounced Wall Street expectations as good cost controls helped boost the Internet search leader’s profit by about 26 percent. Shares of Google were up roughly 6 percent at $592.43 in after-hours trading on Thursday. Google...Read More
Some people seek fame. Some have it thrust upon them. And some find it by merely posting something publicly on Google+, when they meant to post it privately. This morning, Google engineer Steve Yegge is undoubtedly more famous– and not only at Google– than he was yesterday. My virginal reading of Silicon Filter, you see,...Read More
Computerworld – Steve Jobs’ was praised worldwide as a business visionary following his death last week. Analysts say Jobs’ death also had immediate business impacts on both Apple products and those Android-based machines sold by rivals. For instance, Google and Samsung postponed plans to launch a new smartphone tomorrow because, Google said, “We believe this...Read More
These days, if I need to read or write an e-mail when I’m not at a regular computer, I can usually do so on my phone. Wi-Fi is also plentiful — even on planes and trains — when I need to catch up on messaging using my laptop. But I found myself lacking both options...Read More
Google is pushing back a product announcement previously slated for the October 11th CTIA event. The product in question is likely the Nexus Prime, but Google and Samsung decided to postpone out of respect for the recent passing of Steve Jobs. The Prime Rescheduled In a joint statement, Google and Samsung announced a decision “to...Read More
Google and Samsung have reportedly postponed an October 11 event that was expected to include the launch of Android “Ice Cream Sandwich” and the Samsung Nexus Prime smartphone. In a statement provided to Engadget and SlashGear, which reportedly came from Samsung’s U.K. division, the companies said: “Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product...Read More
Search giant Google is testing a new type of ad that mimics the full-page inserts in weekend newspapers, a tech site reported Tuesday (Manila time). The large-format ads allow users to explore specials being promoted at nearby retail locations, tech site Mashable quoted a Google spokesperson as saying. “The ads, which will be personalized based...Read More
Boss of the Year Entry Form Now that we’ve thrown ’em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they’re required. Article source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/google-maps-adds-3d-birds-eye-route-previews-for-high-flying-na/Read More
As we’ve reported before, our good friends over at Google are starting up a daily puzzle challenge. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. And much to our enjoyment, they’ve decided to share the puzzles with us at GeekDad (hmm… Google a Day? GD? GeekDad?), so...Read More
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