You may recall that Google’s mission is to “organize the world’s informationâ€. So if you’ve been seeing the Birthdays of people you hardly know appearing UFO-like in your Google Calendar lately, never fear — this is just Mountain View doing its thang organizing your stuff. Specifically, this bit of Googly info-admin boils down to its algorithms harvesting the birth...Read More
James Duncan Davidson/Wikimedia CommonsGoogle cofounder Sergey Brin. Google is lobbying the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to open unused sections of the radio spectrum, in a challenge to traditional mobile carriers that could open the door to far cheaper internet for consumers, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. But there’s a catch. Mobile carriers’ networks traditionally...Read More
The newly announced Google Cast for Audio gives Chromecast-like audio powers to Wi-Fi enabled speakers and soundbars. It basically sounds like Google’s version of AirPlay. Does that mean it’s going to suffer from AirPlay’s unfortunate drawbacks? Playing music or other audio content through a “Cast Ready” speaker will work much like video works using Google...Read More
A Google researcher has disclosed an unpatched vulnerability in Windows 8.1 after Microsoft didn’t fix the problem within a 90-day window Google gave its competitor. The disclosure of the bug on Google’s security research website early this week stirred up a debate about whether outing the vulnerability was appropriate. The bug allows low-level Windows users...Read More
We’re not sure why we’ve never heard about this before — but as they say, it’s better late than never. Unless you’re dealing with a late flight, that is. When you’re in a hurry to find your personal flight info, it turns out you can turn to Google. Reddit user jasenlee pointed out the trick:...Read More
Google’s unwillingness to obey Chinese law is to blame for the shutdown of its hugely popular email service, state-run media have said after the last easy way to access Gmail was apparently blocked. “China welcomes the company to do business on the prerequisite that it obeys Chinese law; however Google values more its reluctance to...Read More
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 Google and Microsoft have joined a growing chorus of businesses that oppose Marriott’s attempt to block guests’ Wi-Fi hotspots in their hotel rooms. Marriott (MAR) and the hotel lobby American Hospitality Lodging Association asked the FCC this summer to allow hotels to deploy equipment that prevents people from turning their phones into Wi-Fi hotspots....Read More
Jeremiah Perez(Photo: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office) DENVER – A Colorado Springs man faces federal charges for posting threats against police officers after Google alerted the FBI about a comment he had allegedly made on YouTube. Jeremiah Perez, 33, was arrested Monday without incident. According to a news release from the US Department of Justice,...Read More
“We are concerned about the disintermediation of search by apps and this could impact core search growth. While this is extremely difficult to quantify, qualitatively, we believe that consumers’ increased dependence on mobile and apps is negatively impacting GOOG’s core search.†So begins Macquarie’s “bottom line for 2015″ for Google. Macquarie is the latest in a string...Read More
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