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Google finally brings Chrome browser to Android

Google finally brings Chrome browser to Android

Incognito browsing, bookmarks now available The Google Chrome browser launched in 2008 for desktops and in 2012, the company is announcing the long awaited launch of the browser for Android devices running the latest operating system (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), bringing all of the functionality of Chrome to mobile users. Often when a desktop feature becomes available on a ...

AGBeat | 2012/02/07  | 2 Comments Browsers

Google working on two ultra secret futuristic tech products

Google working on two ultra secret futuristic tech products

Two secret products Google is famous for experimenting. With the depth of their funding, the company can invest in secret projects, some of which come to fruition, others of which never do. Google’s deep pockets have funded driver-less cars in a futuristic move, while investing in a mobile operating system without the original intent being to dominate half of the ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/02/07  | 11 Comments Tech News

Google rumored to have nabbed top Apple talent

Google rumored to have nabbed top Apple talent

Google’s new hire Google has broken the long-held “no poach” agreement between Google and Apple by hiring an Apple senior director of product integrity for a secret Google project, according to VentureBeat. Simon Prakash has been at Apple for over eight years, and while his LinkedIn profile still says he is at Apple, we consider this rumor to be credible. ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/02/06  | 13 Comments Business News

Google takes steps to remove malware in Android Market

Google takes steps to remove malware in Android Market

Android security In the last year, Google has taken heat for their Android Market being vulnerable to viruses and malware as their open attitude towards app developers sharply contrasts the closed door, approval-required Apple app environment. According to Google, device activations rose 250 percent year over year and the total number of app downloads from the Android Market surpassed 11 ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/02/03  | 11 Comments Operating System

Google Docs for Android updated, offline access added

Google Docs for Android updated, offline access added

Google Docs looks a bit different Android users that open their Google Docs on a tablet app will notice a few changes, and although minor, the aesthetic changes alongside the function updates make the app extremely useful for anyone who relies on their phone in the field while working, especially in rural areas that drop signals frequently. First, Google has ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/02/01  | 10 Comments Smartphones

Google testing out free digital media training pilot program in India

Google testing out free digital media training pilot program in India

Women Entrepreneurs of the Web Without much fanfare, and so far, no press, Google has launched “Women Entrepreneurs on the Web,” a community they have launched and are currently being pilot tested in India to offer women-owned business the equivalent of free web and social media coaching. Associate Manager, Pooja Srinivas at Google India is one of the women behind ...

AGBeat | 2012/01/31  | 22 Comments Entrepreneur

Public safety alerts added to Google Maps search results

Public safety alerts added to Google Maps search results

Helpful new Google Maps feature Google announced that they have launched a new alert system that adds public safety alerts to your Google Maps search results to help track severe weather, earthquakes or other warnings in the area you are searching. Now live, users who search for directions or a company in an area under any sort of watch or ...

Tara Steele | 2012/01/26  | 23 Comments Tech News

Google unifies, updates terms of service and policies

Google unifies, updates terms of service and policies

Updates to Google The title sounds geeky, but this is important information for all Google users from Gmail to YouTube. Google announced today that they are not only updating their Terms of Service to be more easily understood by common people, but the policies will be consistent between their services and will take effect on March 1st. This update comes ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/24  | 12 Comments Tech News

Ask.com users are wordier than on any other search engine

Ask.com users are wordier than on any other search engine

Search behavior of web users Comparing the top five search engines, Chitika set out to analyze one major search behavior – how many words consumers use to reach their search results, revealing that Ask.com has the highest word count per search across all of the engines. How consumers search is critical knowledge for any company that relies on their web ...

AGBeat | 2012/01/24  | 25 Comments Social Media

Google+ finally allows for nicknames, maiden names on profiles

Google+ finally allows for nicknames, maiden names on profiles

A slight, yet relevant change to G+ VP of Product at Google+, Bradley Horowitz announced today that Google+ has slightly reversed their decision to only allow peoples’ real life names to be used as their profile name, excluding people who go by pseudonyms or single names (poor Cher). Google’s social network is designed to function just like offline interactions where ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/23  | 20 Comments Social Media

Picnik photo editing tool to shut down, but the party is not over

Picnik photo editing tool to shut down, but the party is not over

Picnik to shut down After acquiring online photo editor, Picnik.com, Google is shutting down the company as a separate entity but Picnik staff will remain and all premium users will be refunded their annual premium fee as features of the product are said to be rolled into Google+ as a native photo editor. “As we head into 2012, we’ve been ...

AGBeat | 2012/01/21  | 39 Comments Tech News

Google launches consumer education campaign for digital literacy

Google launches consumer education campaign for digital literacy

Google’s Good to Know project As the word “Google” has become a noun and a verb in American culture, the nation simply accepts the company as a part of daily life, an information source, a map provider, an email provider and most blindly trust without understanding that there are privacy issues at hand. In response to said privacy issues, Google ...

Marti Trewe | 2012/01/20  | 14 Comments Tech News