Google+ has encountered its second security vulnerability since October. The most recent issue may have leaked up 52.5 million account credentials, including information that was set to private within the platform. The social media platform has been underutilized for years and in the light of ongoing security concerns, Google has announced that it will shut [...]
Google is seeking FCC permission to test a new form of wirelesses technology that could combine the speeds of Google Fiber with wireless service. Google Fiber is a relative new comer to internet providers and offers vastly superior download and upload speeds at a fraction of the cost of other internet companies. The only problem [...]
A recent study by Incapsula reports that 61.5% of all website traffic is now generated by bots. The findings from the security firm show this as a 21% rise over last year. While some of the automated programs are malicious, Incapsula reports that the largest growth in traffic actually comes from “good” bots which are [...]
Earlier this week Google released the latest version of Gmail, which features a substantial interface overhaul. The biggest change is that Gmail will now sort your inbox into categorized tabs such as Primary, Social and Promotions. Many users will likely find the new interface a welcome addition but marketing firms and in-house business promotions are [...]
Google announced late Thursday that they will no longer offer the free version of their Apps for Business software suite. Clay Bavor, Google’s Director of Product Management stated that businesses were outgrowing the free version of Google Apps too quickly, which resulted in growing pains for the businesses down the line. As a result, Google [...]
Google launched a service on Thursday that it hopes will allow millions of people in developing nations to access the internet for free. The new service, named Free Zone, will facilitate the use of Google Search, Gmail and Google + through a special domain entry point. The service launched in the Philippines and allows users [...]
Google has started testing a new feature that will allow personal emails from a user’s Gmail account to show up in search engine results. The idea behind the feature is that a user’s search query will not only contain the results from the public web, but also from their personal Gmail account. This means that [...]
Project Glass is Google’s newest pet project that brings a bit of science fiction into reality. The hybrid glasses combine the functionality of cameras, microphone, Web browser, and speech recognition with a hands free miniaturized video display. The New York Times broke the story yesterday and already message boards and various news sources have lit [...]
Lately it seems like Google adds a new service to their lineup just about every week and the trend will continue with their new web host service. Hosting user content is nothing new for Google; they already host millions of gigabytes of data for services such as Blogger, Picasa and Google Sites but now they [...]
If you're like most people you're curious to see what Google has to offer in the way of its new social networking platform. However, there is a problem. Facebook scammers have set up a way to use this curiosity against users and hijack their accounts. The most recent version of the scam consists of a [...]
