Google announced its plans of going for a random a ‘lottery registration’ system this time to select the attendees for the 2014 Google I/O developer conference. Until now tickets for the developer…
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Amazon drops AWS pricing by 65% to counter Google
Amazon announced price cuts on most of its cloud computing services, marking the 42nd price reduction since its introduction eight years ago. Speaking at the Amazon Web Developers conference in San Francisco,…
Microsoft cleared of Google Scroogle ad controversy
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has cleared Microsoft of any wrongdoing over controversial Scroogled advertisement complaints that claimed Microsoft to be hypocritical and misleading. “Because the ad made clear that the privacy…
Google sued again over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video
Google has been dragged to court again over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video and this time by none other than the actress in the video, Cindy Lee Garcia. The ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video…
Google brings always-on HTTPS to Gmail; claims 99.978% availability in 2013
Google has announced always-on HTTPS for Gmail to protect users’ email from snooping when they check, read and send email. “Starting today, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you…
Google 8.9-inch Nexus tablet in the works
Recent reports claim Google is working on an 8.9-inch tablet with resolution greater than 2K and will be released later this year. According to DigiTimes Google’s new 8.9-inch Nexus tablet will feature…
NSA Lawyer: Tech giants knew about NSA’s data collection
The general counsel for the National Security Agency (NSA) dismissed criticism within the tech community on Wednesday, stating that Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other tech giants knew about the data collection. The…
Google Chromecast lands in the UK
Google announced availability of its much awaited wireless video streaming dongle, Chromecast, in the UK that too with Netflix and BBC iPlayer support. Chromecast’s UK launch was announced at an event held…
Google marks entry into wearable world with Android Wear
Google has finally announced its entry into the wearables world with its project Android Wear that extends Android to wearable gadgets. Google executive Sundar Pichai in a blog post on Tuesday, announced…
Google and Viacom settle YouTube copyright infringement lawsuit
Google and Viacom announced a settlement in a massive YouTube copyright infringement lawsuit, wherein the latter had sought more than $1 billion in damages. The companies have kept the terms of the…
Microsoft refutes claims that it pressured Asus to cull Android/Windows dual-OS hybrids
Microsoft has denied having pressured Asus into dropping its Android/Windows dual-boot hybrids claiming that it continues to invest with “OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] to promote best-in-class OEM”. Last week there were reports…
Google smartwatch to be manufactured by LG and other specification leak
Google will be sticking with LG as its manufacturing partner in case of its smartwatch, new leak claims. According to details provided by prolific leaker @evleaks, Google smartwatch may already be on…
Google Play Store update aims to curb accidental in-app purchases
Google has rolled out an update to Google Play store adding an option of password-protection for each of the purchases made within the store in a bid to curb accidental in-app purchases….
Dixons to sell Google Chromecast starting March 19?
Dixons is all set for sales of Google Chromecast starting March 19 through its retail stores, a new leak indicates. According to a screenshot obtained by Android Police, ‘a new product’ from…
Microsoft, Google pressurising Asus to shelve dual-OS PCs
New reports claims that Microsoft and Google aren’t playing along as far as dual-OS PCs are concerned and are pressurising Asus to shelve its dual-OS PCs. According to The Wall Street Journal…