Category : Google

NZ Police Clear Google In Street View Scandal

Posted by Robert Phelps at 8:08 pm

When it comes to Street View and the collection of sensitive WiFi data, Google is, at least to some degree, safe from serious penalties in New Zealand.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Portrayed as Evil in Another Video

Posted by Robert Phelps at 6:17 pm

Consumer Watchdog has created a new anti-Google video portraying Google CEO Eric Schmidt has some kind of evil ice cream man. The video is a commentary on what the group perceives to be Google’s lack of regard for consumer privacy.

Google Calls Upon Retailers to List Inventory

Posted by Robert Phelps at 5:26 pm

Google announced today that it is making public its help documentation for Local Shopping inventory for Google Merchant Center. This is a feature that allows retailers to let consumers know about what they have in stock right from the web.

Chrome Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with New Stable Version

Posted by Robert Phelps at 3:17 pm

Google announced today that it is releasing a new stable version of Chrome, which the company says is even faster and more streamlined. In fact, Google claims it is three times faster on JavaScript performance than it was two year ago, when Chrome was first launched (it’s the two-year anniversary, by the way). “We’ve also been working on simplifying the ‘chrome’ of Chrome,” says product manager Brian Rakowski.

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Chrome Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with New Stable Version

AOL Renews Search Ad Deal With Google

Posted by Robert Phelps at 1:36 pm

AOL said today it has signed a five-year search advertising deal with Google renewing its partnership with the search company that dates back to 2002.

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AOL Renews Search Ad Deal With Google

Google, Facebook and Boxee Respond to Apple

Posted by Robert Phelps at 11:13 am

At Apple’s music event yesterday, where the company launched a new version of iOS, a new version of iTunes with a new social network (Ping), a new line of iPods, and a new version of Apple TV, Steve Jobs took a shot at Google involving numbers of smartphone activations. Last month, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that Android gets over 200,000 devices a day.

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Google, Facebook and Boxee Respond to Apple

Implications of New Gowalla Feature, Facebook Gift Cards

Posted by Robert Phelps at 9:07 pm

Gowalla has launched a new feature called “highlights” which it describes as “little rewards you can give to places that are important to your life”. MG Siegler talks about the potential significance of such a feature.

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Implications of New Gowalla Feature, Facebook Gift Cards

Google Launches New Major Upgrade to SketchUp

Posted by Robert Phelps at 7:55 pm

Google has launched a new major version of its 3D modeling tool SketchUp: version 8. This comes ten years after the launch of version 1.

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Google Launches New Major Upgrade to SketchUp

Google Adds Company Logos to Locations in Google Maps

Posted by Robert Phelps at 6:33 pm

Google announced a new feature for businesses in Google Maps in the U.S. today.

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Google Adds Company Logos to Locations in Google Maps

Who Will Win the TV OS Battle?

Posted by Robert Phelps at 3:55 pm

There is a lot of talk about connected TV, particularly with Apple’s announcement on the subject expected this afternoon. Retrevo reached out to WebProNews with some commentary on the subject. The following comes from Retrevo’s Andrew Eisner , a computer journalist and the director of content for Retrevo

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Who Will Win the TV OS Battle?