Google specializes in internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. Beyond its core search engine, Google offers online productivity software including email (Gmail), a cloud storage service (Google Drive), an office suite (Google Docs) and a social networking service (Google+). Desktop products include applications for web browsing, organizing and editing photos, and instant messaging. The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system and the browser-only Chrome OS for its netbook offering, Chromebook. Its mission statement from the outset was “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”
Since Google spent $3.2 billion to purchase Nest back in January, I’d say it’s about time for the company to integrate the smart thermostat with other devices. It did just that on… Read more »
Verizon and Google on Tuesday announced a global patent cross-licensing agreement that will cover a broad range of technologies. The companies say it will lower the risk of frivolous patent litigation in the future… Read more »
Even though in-store retail transactions for Apple Pay are only available for two handsets and rolled out in the past two months, Apple’s digital wallet is building momentum quickly. The company told… Read more »
Google has been threatened with yet another fine in Europe over its cavalier approach to EU privacy laws. However, while previous fines levied by national data protection regulators have maxed out… Read more »
Starting in January, new EU tax rules will force many businesses offering online services across the Union to take on a load of new administrative responsibilities. The changes have caused particular consternation… Read more »
The past several years have presented an interesting time for CIOs, their staff and the companies they work within. In many ways, the changes are significant shifts how companies have operated… Read more »
Starting this week, Vonage has added a new feature to its Mobile App on Android Wear watches: the company claims to be the first to offer users the capability to select to… Read more »
Projects like Apache YARN expand the types of workloads for which Hadoop is a viable and compelling solution, leading practitioners to think more creatively managing data. Read more »
If you weren’t already worried about the security of your company’s internal memos and other documents, the recent Sony hack probably fixed that (and reinforced the message that if you don’t want egg on… Read more »
Having lobbied hard for a Spanish law that forces Google to pay royalties for using snippets of articles in its News service, and having since seen the company say it would… Read more »