Larry Page Discusses The Future, Wearing Project Glass [video]
If you’re interested in what’s “next” in the world of technology, then watching Google’s CEO speak at this year’s Zeitgeist is a can’t miss. Of course, his talk was centered…
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K-Pop Comes to Facebook, Building on its Significant YouTube Presence
Have you heard of K-Pop? Two years ago the answer would almost certainly be no, unless you were living in Korea and other parts of Asia, but today the Korean…
New Google Doodle is Epic Playable Tribute to Moog Synthesizer
Robert Moog was considered by many to be the father of the modern synthesizer. While the Moog synth wasn’t the first ever, it popularized the use of transistors to create…
Apple Tried Poaching Freshly Appointed Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside
With Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility finally completed, a new report has brought to light the fact that Apple, one of its biggest rivals, tried to lure away…
Google Has Acquired San Francisco Design Studio 'Mike and Maaike'
Buried somewhere at the tail end of Bloomberg Businessweek’s excellent coverage of the Googorola deal (following the completion of Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility), is the fact that the Internet…
Google closes Motorola Mobility purchase; Sanjay Jha out, Dennis Woodside in as CEO
Having received final approval from Chinese authorities at the weekend, Google has announced that its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility (MMI) has finally closed, with Dennis Woodside becoming the company’s…
Google "Still Waiting" for Facebook to Open User Data
Google chief executive Larry Page has revealed that the search giant is still waiting for Facebook to get in touch to allow users to share data between the two companies’ services….
Gmail Now Customizing Autocomplete to Contents of Your Inbox
Google has today announced that it will be giving you an improved autocomplete experience in Gmail by custom tailoring the predictions in the search box using your email. This means,…
Google to Give Cornell 22K Feet of Free NYC Office Space
Google’s Larry Page today announced that the company would be giving over the use of 22,000 square feet of its New York City headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university…
Google Chrome Leapfrogs Internet Explorer as the Web's Top Browser
Google Chrome has been long expected to leapfrog Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) to take its position as the Web’s most used browser and, according to data from Statcounter, the momentous change of…
Google+ Cleans Up the Explore Section, Thankfully
Google+ rolled out a pretty massive redesign last month, which I actually liked a lot. The only problem was, and it was a big one, the changes that it made…
Here's the Week's Social Media News in Review
It’s that time of week again when we take a look at the latest social media news, and highlight some of the most interesting stories. You couldn’t avoid news of…
China Clears Google's $12.5 Billion Motorola Mobility Acquisition
Google may have announced its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility last August and gained approval from both EU and US authorities but it’s taken until today for the search…
Cool Solar Eclipse Google Map from NASA
You only have one shot to catch the solar eclipse on May 20th, or you’ll have to wait until next year. Thanks to technology, and some help from NASA, you…
YouTube Phases Out the +1 Button
Google has been integrating its social layer Google+ into all of its products lately. Gmail and YouTube have gotten the social treatment, but the latter made a bit of a…
