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Google to make search better for slow telecom networks in India

Posted on October 6, 2014 by sherly

Google will enable faster online search capability for mobile phones with slower network connections in India. The strategy is to enhance its revenue from online advertisements. The decision to improve search capability also signals that competition between social network Facebook

Google Is Following WhatsApp competitor for India

Posted on October 4, 2014 by sherly

Google introduced its Android One program earlier this year, which focuses on building budget-friendly, solid quality smartphones for the developing world. Back then, the search giant made it pretty clear that, with help from manufacturers, it wanted to create a

Google planning to launch own mobile messaging app

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Sibi Antony

After losing WhatsApp to Facebook in a multibillion dollar acquisition bid, Google is planning to launch its own mobile messaging app which the search giant is likely to test in India and other emerging markets. Last month, Google sent top

Google’s Chromebooks Get Adobe Photoshop Streaming

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google announced a version of Adobe Photoshop that Chromebook owners can stream. The company says that for now, the beta will only be available to Adobe education customers in North America with a paid Creative Cloud subscription. That’s pretty restrictive,

Android L to be officially dubbed Android Lollipop?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google turned sixteen a couple of days ago and to celebrate its birthday the company’s social media team took to Twitter to share a GIF of a gigantic birthday cake aptly decorated with a selection of colorful lollipops. If you’re

Facebook to start testing internet beaming drones in 2015

Posted on September 30, 2014 by sherly

Google has its Project Loon Internet beaming balloons and now Facebook is planning to test drones which will be able to do the same. The company will carry out tests to check the feasibility of hosting Wi-Fi hotspots in the

Google has announced Orkut is shutting down,Download your photos, profile data with Google Takeout

Posted on September 30, 2014 by sherly

Google has announced that it will be shutting down it’s social networking site Orkut on 30th September 2014. Orkut marked the dawn of social-networking for an entire generation in India, years before the netizens caught onto the Facebook fever. Though

Yahoo will ring in the new year by killing its Website Directory

Posted on September 29, 2014 by sherly

Yahoo, which got its start as a digital phone book of websites, is closing that book. Yahoo will shut down its Directory service on Dec. 31, the company said Friday in a blog post. As for why, the firm did

Google greets self on 16th birthday with party-mode doodle

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google on Saturday wished itself a sweet 16th birthday with a party-mode doodle. Visitors on the page were greeted with an animated doodle in which the letter ‘G’, which dons a cute birthday cap is shown first marking the height

GroupM, Google to launch online shopping festival

Posted on September 26, 2014 by sherly

GroupM, Google to launch online shopping festival Top media buying house GroupM has joined hands with internet giant Google to launch a virtual Diwali shopping and entertainment festival called the Grand Diwali Mela through a dedicated website. They are now