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Google Is Turning Evil; Advertisements Push Actual Search Results Below Fold!
Way back in the year 2005, when Marissa Mayer (who is the CEO of Yahoo right now) was the VP of Search Products and User Experience at Google, she had written a blog post wherein she had emotionally declared that Google will never place any…
Bots Beware! Google Updating reCAPTCHA To Make It Tougher For Bots!
Whenever we pass through a site where we have to book a ticket or perhaps we are creating an account, we all go through a small question- “Are you a human?” This question is supposed to be answered by giving a correct answer to probably one…
$10 p.m To Access Youtube? Expect These 4 Features For Paid Premium Users
By the end of the year, Youtube will most probably announce the launch of its paid subscription services, wherein users can pay $10 per month to access advertisement free streaming of music and videos.
Insiders are claiming that this…
Hindi Handwriting Input Comes to Gmail & Google Docs
Google has now introduced hindi language input for Gmail as well Google Docs. While multiple language support was always there on these platforms, the users needed to have the keyboard supporting that language or then use a separate…
Google Launches Media Tools – Aims To Put Journalists Ahead Of The Curve
Media is the new King today. Whether it is pure economics or brand equity, different forms of media are continuing to rule the roost in today’s age. And media is always powered by journalists. And journalists by information and data.
To…
Doodle 4 Google India Is Back – This Time It’s “Celebrating Indian Women”
The yearly Doodle 4 Google India contest is back – It is once in a year opportunity for school going doodlers and artists to showcase their creative side to world!
For those who are not aware of what Doodle 4 Google is, here is a quick…
Google Hotel Finder Now Aggregates Indian OTAs; Great For Users, Not Great For OTAs!
This was on cards – Google’s hotel finder service, which allows users to search hotels across geographies has now started aggregating hotel data from Indian Online Travel agencies (OTAs).
Google’s search results are not only getting…
Google Brings Chromebooks To India With Broadband Bundles. Will You Go For It?
Finally, much hyped ultra-portable ultra-light Google Chromebooks are available in India.
In a blogpost released today, Google announced availability of 2 variations of Chromebooks in India, Acer C720 Chromebook for Rs. 22,999 and the HP…
Youtube On TV Through DTH Cable Providers May Usher New Era in Television!
Since I got my Smart TV a year back, I have found myself consuming more multimedia content from Internet on my television set as compared to from my cable provider. And, it would have been even more if my internet connection speeds would…
Google Street View Is Back In India, Monuments Only For Now
Google Maps and Google Earth has changed our perception of what can be achieved with technology being used at a macro level. And then came Google Street View, a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic…
Advertisements Are Coming To Gmail For Android!
Ads are the bane and the boon of the technology industry. Where on one hand, they help generate revenue due to which many companies have been able to offer their services for free; on the other hand, they reduce the desirability of any…
Indian Govt To Ban Use Of Gmail For Official Purposes!
The reports of cyber spying carried out by US Government seems to have woken up Indian Government officials. They may soon ask all Indian Government officers to stop using gmail for official communication purposes.
Though Indian Govt…
Google Brings Native Hindi Support For Android Phones!
This is big – Google has now bought a completely Indian-ized version of Android. They have released a native hindi mobile search feature along with fully native Google interface for Android.
India has a large English speaking population,…
Google Announces New Nexus 7, Android 4.3 & Chromecast [Overview & Specs]
Google made quite a few announcement yesterday, one of which was the much anticipated nest version of Nexus tablet. The new Nexus 7 is a definite upgrade on its previous offering and has a new price tag as well.
Along with the new Nexus…
Bharti Airtel & Google Join Hands To Bring Internet Services Free To Mobile Users
Telecom Operators in India are going all out to increase the popularity of Mobile Internet. There have been many such instances previously where operators have tied up with popular internet messaging & social media companies to bring…
Google Search Pages Get Richer, Integrates Indian Flights, ATM & Weather Info
Google wants its search pages to offer maximum information to users with minimum of clicks – What used to be plain simple textual search results pages till couple of years back are now becoming rich aggregators of sort.
Here is an…
Google’s Project Loon: Internet To Everyone Using Balloons In Sky!
WOW! Imagine this – Every individual on this plant can access internet simply by connecting through a network of balloons floating in Earth’s Stratosphere. As audacious as it may sound, it may soon be possible.
Google’s new initiative…
Milind Deora Comes on Google+ Hangouts to discuss Future of IT & Communication in India
Google+ Hangout is now becoming popular channel for Celebrities and Politicians to interact face to face with common citizens.
In 2013, there have been many prominent personalities who have successfully done it which includes Indian…
Google Translate adds 5 New languages, including Marathi!
Google Translate, web’s most popular translation engine has added 5 new languages to its stable taking the total tally to 70 languages.
As far as Indian languages go, there is yet another new language added – Marathi – a language spoken…
Nexus 7 32GB arrives on Indian Play Store for Rs. 18999
Google is gradually bringing more devices to India via its Google Play store. Last month they launched Google devices in India with introduction of 16GB Google Nexus 7 priced at Rs. 15,999. Now, Indian users can buy Nexus 7’s popular 32GB…