Information Technology News and Announcements for the Software and Services that matter.
If your native language is something other than English, you might have experienced some difficulty searching Google with a typical keyboard. As it turns out a lot of people have this issue and Google has done something about it! For 35 Language, Google has added keyboard functionality to search. This comes directly from their virtual [...]
Perhaps recently you’ve seen the ubiquitous news coverage of the oil spill southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico? In response to the crisis Google has launched it’s own version of the coverage in Google Maps… Using data and imagery from several sources Google has created an overlay for both Google Maps and [...]
For Verizon, the Nexus One might have been tempting but they decided not to bite. Instead Verizon is going it’s own route and releasing a new Droid, the Incredible. According to Bloomberg, Verizon has completely lost interest in the Nexus One despite the months of it being advertised as “coming to Verizon Spring 2010”. As [...]
Like any proper “geek” out there, I like probably most of you groovyReaders out there have been paying close attention of the Apple slipup that landed the next generation iPhone in the hands of Gizmodo who went ahead and did a full review. Once apple confirmed it was theirs and asked that it be returned [...]
Ever wanted to get a better idea of what a place looks like from the air but you lack the money to charter a private helicopter? That’s no problem with Google Maps’ latest update, Earth view. Now you can see all of the data from the Google Earth application in your web browser. All it [...]
For quite some time Google Docs has been dominating the online document sharing business, but now Microsoft is striking back. As announced by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during the Facebook F8 developer live conference Microsoft Fuse Labs has teamed up with Facebook to create an all new document sharing site, Docs.com. The URL is simple [...]
As high speed internet becomes more and more common, an increasing number of people have started watching Hulu and stopped watching cable TV. The problem is Hulu still doesn’t have enough features to lure everyone to the dark side, but with enough funding it just might be possible. According to the LA Times Hulu is [...]
If you own or are looking for a particular business that provides services outside of a storefront location then this Google Maps update will likely receive a warm welcome. Last Tuesday Google rolled out area of service maps as part of their newly revamped Google Places program, the idea is that now people will be [...]
After trying again and again to get Flash and Air onto the iPhone and iPad, Adobe has officially dumped the idea. The real push came to a shove in this direction when Apple updated their new developer license which stated that developers would be restricted to using API’s they personally chose. Here’s the terms from [...]
Share This afternoon Microsoft announced SQL Server 2008 R2 has gone RTM and will be available through it’s various channels (MSDN, Volume Licensing Site, Retailers etc..) over the next few weeks. Although this is great news for those of us waiting for the release of R2, even better news is that Microsoft has made available [...]
Roughly this same time last year Google launched country specific suggestions using IP-based geolocation. This year they’ve narrowed it down even further and will suggest terms appropriate for the major city closest to your determined location. Here’s a sample of some of the updates. Share Metro Area City Relative Suggestions Depending on where you [...]
Back in July Google launched its Favorite Places campaign to start indexing popular local stores. We’ve seen it mature and after 9 months Google decided this baby is ready now has it’s official place in the Google family. Previously known as the Google Local Business Center, you can now find all of the same information [...]
While I was out on vacation last week, Google added a cool feature to GMAIL which allows Firefox and Chrome users to Drag and Drop attachments onto emails rather than requiring them to click the attach a file link. I tested it out and it works for both Google Apps GMAIL users and standard GMAIL [...]
Earlier this week Google released two interesting updates. The first was an upgrade for Picasa web albums and the second was for Google Maps. Here’s the breakdown. Picasa Albums Grow By 9000 For some users, 1000 web albums just wasn’t enough for organizing their pictures. Because of this Google has increased the limit to [...]
