Google on Monday has updated its terms of service that explicitly illustrates company’s email scanning practices. The updated terms of service includes a new paragraph that explains how Google’s software scans and…
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Google acquires drone-maker Titan Aerospace
Google announced the acquisition of New Mexico-based Titan Aerospace, the maker of solar-powered drones that are intended to fly nonstop for about 5 years. Titan Aerospace with roughly 20 employees would continue…
Samsung calls in Google executive to defend its stand in Apple lawsuit
Samsung Electronics has finally opened up its cards calling out the first of as many as seven Google witnesses in the latest round of $2bn patent trial with Apple. Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google…
BlackBerry to release Heartbleed patch
Heartbleed, vulnerability in the encryption code, is now the heart of headlines for major web companies. It all started with Yahoo, followed by various other websites. BlackBerry has now joined the club,…
Google adds an additional layer of protection to Android platform
Google is rolling out a new extension to its Verify apps service to check on the functioning of apps on Android devices. Though there are security checks and filters through which every…
Google: India ranks second in user data requests
Latest reports from Google reveal that user data requests that came from India in 2013 was more than those put forward by any other Asian country. Google’s latest Data Transparency report, which…
Google Glass to go on sale for one day
Google has announced a ‘limited’ sale offer of Glass in the US on April 15 for US$1500, as an extension of its Glass Explorer program. The voice-activated wearable gadget, which is currently…
Heartbleed bug turns into web’s security disaster
‘Heartbleed’ bug, the so-called security flaw in crucial encryption code, has made headlines this week as the most significant and dangerous vulnerability to ever hit the internet. According to security researchers, this…
Google offering heavy discounts on Chromebooks to Windows XP users
Google, in collaboration with VMWare, is offering as much as $200 (£120) off on its Chromebooks to business users who are still using Windows XP. Organisations using VMWare’s Horizon DaaS – a…
Google releases Project Ara ‘Module Developers Kit’
Just days ahead of Google’s first Ara Developers’ Conference, the company has taken the wraps off the Project Ara Module Developers Kit (MDK). Google has published the MDK documentation on the Ara’s…
Google I/O 2014 conference registrations delayed by a week
Google I/O 2014 developer conference registrations have been pushed back by a week at the last minute from its originally scheduled date. Registration for the Google I/O conference scheduled to be held…
Nokia-Microsoft deal gets Chinese regulatory approval
Nokia on Tuesday announced that it has finally succeeded in getting an approval from the Chinese government to sell its handset business to Microsoft. Back in September last year, Nokia agreed to…
Fake Virus Shield anti-virus app pulled from Google Play
Virus Shield, which managed to hit the no. 1 spot in the paid category, has been pulled from Google Play after it turned out to be a fake app that actually did…
Google Android TV ‘about to launch’
Google is reportedly prepping for another go at its TV efforts with the second time effort dubbed as ‘Android TV’ – something that is similar to Apple TV, Roku and recently released…
Google pays 1M euros penalty in Italy
Google has paid a fine of 1 million euros ($1.4 million) to the Italian privacy regulator, Data Protection Authority (DPA), over its Street View service, that gives a panoramic perspective of streets…