June 19, 2013

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Mozilla Web App Store Releases for Developers

Mozilla Web App Store Releases for Developers

Today, the first developer release of Mozilla’s new Web App Store was unveiled. As a direct competitor to Google’s Chrome Web App Store, the battle begins in 2011. Mozilla created an open web app infrastructure for the first release of the Web Apps technology and that is the APIs for the apps and app stores, [...]

Meet the Google “Cr-48 Chrome Netbook”

Google Cr-48 Chrome Netbook Image

Although the official release of its cloud-based Chrome OS is months away, Google has begun a massive pilot program, offering specially-chosen end users, Google employees, and journalists their own prototype Chrome netbooks. Known as the Cr-48 (for the element Chromium 48), these particular 12.1-inch laptops will never be sold commercially, but they offer a very [...]

Test Drive the Self-Driving “Google Car” Built by Toyota Prius with AI Software

Google Car auto toyota prius

Google is experimenting its software-driven self-driving car technology. In what is being termed by the company as first attempt in robotics research, the effort majorly tests its capabilities upon 6 Toyota Priuses and 1 Audi TT. Before any of these automated cars start their journey, Google arranges mapping of the predetermined routes and their conditions, [...]

Google Car : Self-Driving Car of the Future

Google today announced that it’s been secretly road testing an automated vehicle. Posted on the Google Blog  as a sort of “by the way,” it really brings home the kind of clout Google can bring to bear when they choose to. Even more amazing: it has been in testing for months, on actual roads across [...]

Google Homepage Black Ribbon Remembers Hurricane Katrina‎ Disaster

google homepage Black Ribbon

If you are regularly checking the web for any updates, you would perhaps notice the black ribbon located below Google’s homepage. If you hover your mouse into that image of black ribbon, you would notice that it pertains to Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. Today is the [...]

Search Engine and Internet Search Equals to ‘Google’

It’s a fact that despite the emergence of rival search engines uniting Google continues to be the most sought after search engine for the majority of users. The newest data indicates that for the US users Google is still the most popular search engine. In July Google’s search engine market share was a whopping 65.8 [...]

Google’s Voice Actions Makes Vlingo App Free for Android

vlingo android app

Google recently announced Voice Actions for Android 2.2+ phones which allow you to control actions like sent text and email, navigate and find businesses, call contacts, plus search all by speaking to your phone. Vlingo points out in a blog post that its voice-product overlaps Google’s Voice Actions in many areas and offers similar functionality. [...]

Google Doodle in Alphonse Mucha’s 150th Birthday

Alphonse Mucha on Doodle

Alphonse Mucha Birthday and His Women Images Featured in Google Doodle – Today, July 24, another Google Doodle is being flashed in Google’s US homepage. Apparently, it’s the way Google commemorates Alphonse Mucha’s 150th birthday. Alphonse Mucha was a Cezch Art Nouveau painter who got his fame for his distinct style and his depiction of [...]

LG Releases two Android Froyo Smartphones – Optimus One and Optimus Chic

LG Optimus One and Optimus Chic

South Korea-based LG has expanded its Android-based smartphone portfolio, with the unveiling of two new smartphones. While one of the Android phones is called `Optimus One with Google’, the second handset is called Optimus Chic. Both smartphones, Optimus One and Optimus Chic, will be launched with Android 2.2 also known as ‘Froyo’. This will be [...]