Categorised as: Search & News
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Google unveils Chrome for Android Beta News
07.02.2012 Internet giant Google has launched Chrome for Android Beta that will bring the browser to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones or tablets. -
Google X Labs: HUD shades and taking pictures of mind’s eye News
07.02.2012 What is the big mystery technology that Google’s X Labs is working on? Well, it’s a number of things that include sunglasses that include heads-up display (HUD) information and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Search, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Operating Systems, Internet, Hardware, Green Tech, Education, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
Google, Facebook remove content in India on court order News
06.02.2012 Facebook and Google have said they will remove “objectionable” material in India after a court said it would block the sites in the region if they did not comply. -
Dylan Collins gets into the green game News
04.02.2012 We hear that successful games entrepreneur Dylan Collins – the supremo who sold Demonware to Activision for US$15m and whose subsequent venture Jolt was snapped up by GameStop –... -
New EU data rules: fines of up to 2pc of turnover for privacy breaches News
25.01.2012 Tough new EU data protection rules revealed today confirm penalties of up to 2pc of the global annual turnover of a company can be applied for data breaches. The EU estimates...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Search, Internet, Data Management, CRM -
Megaupload founder denied bail in New Zealand News
25.01.2012 Kim Dotcom, otherwise known as Kim Schmitz, the founder of the file-sharing site Megaupload, that the FBI swooped in on last week, has been refused bail in New Zealand as he has...Categories: Web 2.0, Software, Search, Online Business, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, eCommerce, Consumer Tech, CIO -
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace devise ‘Don’t be evil’ tool News
24.01.2012 You have to wonder what Google was thinking when it launched ‘Search Plus Your World’ that has left many in the internet and social networking worlds aghast. Either way, it...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Internet, Engineering -
YouTube achieves 4bn daily views News
23.01.2012 Video website YouTube – essentially the second-largest search site in the world after Google – is streaming 4bn videos every day, up 25pc in the last eight months. A key factor...Categories: Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Multimedia, Search, Search Engines -
Google Q4 revenues hit US$10.5bn – Google+ has 90m users globally News
20.01.2012 Internet search and advertising player Google reported Q4 revenues of US$10.5bn, up 25pc on the previous year. Its Android and Gmail divisions are going from strength to... -
New website reveals travel times to 24-hour emergency hospitals News
19.01.2012 Travel times to the nearest emergency hospital is a hot issue in Ireland right now, thanks to hospital closures, but a new website should be able to at least provide citizens... -
Google to educate consumers about cyber crime News
18.01.2012 To combat the growing problem of cyber crime, Google has decided to take matters into its own hands. Yesterday in the US, it started Good to Know, a consumer education campaign...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Internet, Global CIO, Education, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Google+’s takeover of Google search invites Twitter's rage News
11.01.2012 I have to admit I thought it would be Facebook that would be all sound and fury at Google’s blitzkrieg tactics that have seen it fuse its social network Google+ inextricably to...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Online Business, Internet -
Reddit to black out on 18 January to protest SOPA News
11.01.2012 Popular news-sharing site Reddit has said it will be blacking itself out on 18 January for 12 hours in protest of the controversial Stop Online Piracy (SOPA) and Protect IP Acts... -
Google decides that search has lacked the personal touch News
10.01.2012 Google has just socialised search. It seems search lacked the personal touch and in one deft move effectively Google has revealed its ace hand in the social wars. Google+ will...Categories: Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Entrepreneur labels 561m pages of sexually explicit content News
10.01.2012 An Irish tech start-up with offices in Ireland and San Francisco has labelled more than 561m web pages in a single data set, in an effort to protect young web users online. The...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Search Engines, Search, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Dublin tech firm’s CCTV tech to lead in global war against crime News
05.01.2012 Irish and UK police forces have become the first customers to utilise an innovative new CCTV technology developed by Dublin technology firm Kinesense, which allows them to... -
Yahoo! confirms Scott Thompson is its new CEO News
04.01.2012 Former PayPal executive Scott Thompson has been confirmed as Yahoo!’s new CEO. The web portal clearly aims to capitalise on Thompson’s ability to grow user numbers and expand... -
Google demotes Chrome in ‘browser’ searches News
04.01.2012 Funny that, Google has moved to ensure that searches for ‘browser’ no longer bring up the Google Chrome page after a storm of criticism when it emerged the search giant had...Categories: Software & Web Development, Search Engines, Search, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing -
Do SEO poisoners seek to ban Chrome from Google searches? News
03.01.2012 UPDATE: It seems an attempt by Google to push Chrome by sponsoring blogs with links to articles about the 'business benefits of Chrome', has blown up in its face. It seems the... -
Google Easter eggs you may have missed - They're not all 'Let it Snow' News
23.12.2011 In recent months, Google has thrown up some very popular Easter eggs through its search engine with “Let it Snow” and “Do a Barrel Roll” proving to be instant hits with internet...