This is a good week to be a fan of data. The Economist devoted a issue full to data, stating that: “In recent years Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, and SAP between them have spent more than $15 billion on buying software firms specialising in data management and analytics. This industry is estimated to be worth more than…
Read MoreWonder how much energy leaving your laptop plugged in could be wasting? Google took a step to try and help by announcing the launch of Google Powermeter API on Google Code. Google PowerMeter is a free software tool that allows you to view your home’s energy consumption. Here are a few points to explain how…
Read MoreTwitter’s monetization plans have been the topic of a number of conversations and debates over the years as this start-up has grown in prominence. It looks like those days are close to over as Twitter has revealed plans to create an advertising platform similar to that of Google’s Adsense and Adwords programs. According to a…
Read MoreYesterday Google continued it’s winter shopping spree as it announced it had acquired Picnik, an online photo editing application. Other recent purchases include the acquisition of social search Aardvark and the acquisition of iPhone email application reMail. For those of you unfamiliar with Picnik, it is a Seattle based start-up that offers a pretty slick…
Read MoreGoogle announced this week the launch of its new Android app called Google Shopper. In a blog post Google software engineers Daniel Switkin and Farhan Shamsi said: Shopper lets you find product information quickly by using your phone’s camera. It can recognize cover art of books, CDs, DVDs, and video games, along with most barcodes….
Read MoreGoogle has been all the buzz as it just launched a new social service that is basically a new lifestreaming product called Google Buzz. Google Buzz enables users to share photos, status updates, videos and more right from your GMail. It also has a mobile component at buzz.google.com that enables users to leverage location information…
Read MoreGoogle Voice is a product that lets you manage your multiple phone numbers by giving you the choice of directing your calls where you want them. Example : If you dial my Google Voice number you may get me on my desk or cell phone or even my home depending on the time of the…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Ryan Graves, an entrepreneur focused on taking the web offline. He lives in Chicago, is the co-founder of Chicago Tech Meetup, and is currently working on business activities with Foursquare. You can find more on his blog at THE DREAM IN ACTION.com and follow him on Twitter at:…
Read MoreIf you are Microsoft Internet Explorer user to navigate the Web then you might want to listen up as Microsoft has issued a security advisory. This official security advisory explains that the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser could put you at risk. McAfee, a leading security software maker, has been investigating the China-based cyberattacks that prompted…
Read MoreLast week, Google boldly released the Google-branded NexusOne phone (manufactured by HTC), the closest device to date to compete with the iPhone in terms of features and flexibility. By now, critics and users have discussed the phone on its merits and by how its release changes the smartphone landscape. For those looking to enter the…
Read MoreGreetings from abroad. As I am in the future, I had to wait till Wednesday morning to see the official news of the new Google phone, the Nexus One. Obviously we have been tracking the rumors of its launch and everything that came with it, but there were a few wrinkles that made the announcement pretty…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. He blogs at:blog.networksolutions.comand shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at:@shashib. A few days ago I posted I Don’t Have an iPhone, Here’s How I Survive and mentioned the Google Nexus. Just a few minutes ago Google unwrapped the Google phone Nexus One and opened it up…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. He blogs at: blog.networksolutions.com and shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at: @shashib. I don’t use any Apple products (That’s right, not even an iPod). I love what I have heard about Apple products and I would definitely recommend them to others, in fact my daughter has…
Read MoreThere has been a lot of buzz lately about the Android mobile phone platform by Google. Well it just so turns out Google is set to launch it’s own phone called the Nexus One on January 5th at a private event at Google in Mountain View, California. Keep in mind the timing as it appears…
Read MoreWith the curtain coming down on 2009, it is a time to look back at the best of the year. In the world of online videos YouTube currently reins as the online viral video king. So it only seems fitting that YouTube just released a list of the top videos of 2009. Earlier this year…
Read MoreI know Google has been making a few different announcements recently regarding integrating real-time search but I just encountered a new user interface in Google for the first time. They even released this video about the new real-time search: If you do a search for “tech cocktail twitter” or “frank gruber twitter” you will find…
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