Google is using its expertise in algorithms to offer users better social sharing tools through its Google Plus network. The company’s software will now select the best photos and fix their flaws, offer more links to topics mentioned in posts by members of a user’s social network and archive long-running chats. … Read More
In the Living Room, Still No Sign of Google
While other companies, including Microsoft, Apple and Sony, continue to enter the living room with successful consumer electronics that connect the TV to the Internet, Google has continually failed. … Read More
Connectify Switchboard combines your internet connections to maximize speed
Connectify is back on Kickstarter hoping to crowdfund a new application that combines multiple internet connections to give you faster access to everything on the internet. Connectify Switchboard works by aggregating all available internet connections on your computer, and then balancing the load between them. … Read More
Larry Page Says Vocal Cord Paralysis Causes His Voice Problems
Google’s chief executive said he has paralyzed vocal cords, a rare health problem that causes a hoarse voice and constricted breathing. The company said a year ago that he had a voice problem. … Read More
Aereo’s Internet TV pricing is simpler, but not cheaper
Aereo, the controversial broadcast television Internet streaming startup, will be simplifying its pricing structure on May 15. Gone will be the company's five service tiers and in their place will remain two: an $8-per-month and $12-per-month subscription with varying amount of cloud-based DVR storage. Prices for those plans will remain… … Read More
Vietnam – Netizen Prize winner prevented from taking international flight
Reporters Without Borders condemns the Vietnamese public security ministry’s decision to prevent the well-known blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh from travelling abroad. Winner of the 2013 Netizen Prize, which Reporters Without Borders awards annually with support from Google, Chenh and his daughter were stopped at Ho Chi Minh City airport as they were about to board a flight to the United States on 10 May. Reporters Without Borders regards the travel ban as a reprisal for Chenh’s blogging and (…) … Read More
Details Emerge About Syrian Electronic Army’s Recent Exploits
This week, after The Onion, a parody news site, became the latest publication to have its Twitter account hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, details of how the attacks took place were made public. … Read More
