Category Archives: Google

Google Chrome’s new Material Design is rolling out for Android

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google is bringing its new Material Design to its Chrome browser for Android versions. The company says that the revamped app will hit the Google Play Store in a few days. Beyond the new design elements, Chrome 37 will also

A new Google Glass app that detects human emotions in real time

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Scientists from German have developed an app for Google Glass to measure human emotions by analysing their facial expressions, in addition to determine a person’s age and detecting gender. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits adapted its Shore

How to Use Google Maps Without Internet

Posted on September 1, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Lost in Nowhereland with no Internet connection as far as you can see? As always, Google Maps can help you find your way back, as long as you have an iOS or an Android device, even if you are offline.

Google Buys Visual Effects Rendering Service Zync

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google, the world’s largest search engine, said it bought Zync Render, the visual effects cloud-rendering technology company behind “Star Trek Into Darkness”. Zync provides online tools to render video. Rendering is the process of generating an image from a 2D

Google says it doesn’t copy, uses lemonade to explain

Posted on August 28, 2014 by ramesh xavier

When life gives Schmidt lemons… he takes to Google+ to explain why his company is as innovative as alcoholic lemonade. You know, the social network that’s a bit like Facebook but sort of isn’t. “Playing catch-up with the competition can

Google May Release New Gigantic Smartphone this Year

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google is reportedly planning to release two new smartphones this year, one with a 5.9-inch screen and another with a 5.2-inch display, according to Phone Arena’s Michael Heller. Rumors about Google’s next smartphone have been circulating the Web for months.

Google promises speed, security with new 64-bit Chrome on Windows

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Along with the launch of 32-bit Chrome 37, Google released the 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows 7 and Windows 8 in the stable channel. in spite of that, going 64-bit is still an opt-in process: to take advantage you

Google and Linkedin turn their office spaces into happy zones for employees

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Companies like Google, Linkedin turns their office spaces into happy zones for employees. Linkedin even tried to import London telephone booths to be used as phone enclosures, but when it couldn’t, it used wallpaper to mimic the design. LinkedIn India

China plans new PC operating system in October

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

China could have a new homegrown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Apple Inc, Xinhua news agency said on this Sunday. Computer technology became an area of tension between China

Google considering YouTube, Gmail accounts for kids

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google Inc is considering allowing online accounts for children under the age of 13 and give their parents control over how the service is used, according to media reports. Google has been working on a version of YouTube, its video-sharing

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