Tag Archives: Google

  If you are planning to sell your Android phone for a new smartphone, chances are that your data might get extracted even after you delete all your data. A research by the Cambridge University shows that at least 500 million Android smartphones are flawed in the factory data reset function. Yes, you read that right! While some of you ...

Oculus VR is making lot of headlines lately. Be it the exclusivity of the Rift’s first version to Windows-powered computers or the company’s stand on allowing adult entertainment on the much awaited virtual reality headset, the latest one grabs the cake. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is facing a lawsuit for allegedly taking confidential information from a company he worked previously ...

Google has filed an interesting patent application for toys which watch moving objects and interact with other media devices in a room. According to the patent filed before the US Patent and Trademark Office, the toys, say rabbit and bear, fixed with micrphones, cameras, speakers and motors to move their heads, not only make an eye contact but also interact ...

  Google has announced that its prestigious and ambitious self-driving vehicle prototypes have been given green signal by the authorities in the US and that it would hit the roads of neighborhood in Mountain View, California soon. When Google started designing the world’s first fully self-driving vehicle, its goal was a vehicle that could shoulder the entire burden of driving ...

In its official blog, Google Vice President of People Operations Nancy Lee was at pains to explain that the global giant is, indeed, keen to diversify its workforce and working culture. The company fell short of diversity requirement when it released the composition of its workforce a year ago, and promised to fulfil the gap to do more on it. ...

Whenever earthquakes or natural disasters strike any part of the world, Google and Facebook have been upfront to offer their free “Person Finder” and “Safety Check” tools to locate stranded people but this time it was too late almost after 48 hours since the disaster struck the Himalayan nation. Moreover, these internet tools cannot be accessed unless the communications and ...

Search giant and Android owner Google has apologised for an image of its android mascot urinating on an Apple logo that went viral on social media this week, disowning it as a user’s imagination and not the company’s view. In a statement to the Washington Post, Google said the content was not created by them. “We are sorry for this inappropriate ...

The European Union has cracked its whip against Google for monopoly practices in its search engine results, after a prolonged five-year investigation into the company. The EU, which took similar action against Microsoft 10 years ago, has begun its probe into Google monopoly practices or anti-competitive behaviour following complaints from Microsoft, Tripadvisor, Streetmap and others. Google owns 90% of searche ...

With many Android phones opting for an upgrade to to Android 5.0 Lollipop, Android 5.1 Lollipop update, and the latest Android 5.1.1 update. The latest Android 5.1.1. Lollipop update is reported to have fixed the memory leak issue that hit the Android 5.0 Lollipop users and even some Android 5.1 Lollipop users. Available as an incremental Platform SDK update in ...

Searches for March Madness are still surviving and advancing, but this week brought with it a host of other stories to spur your search questions. Here’s a look at what people were searching for this week: Germanwings Flight 9525 On Tuesday, Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people who were onboard. In the wake of ...