Google announced that Google Cloud Storage now encrypts all data before it’s written to disk. It’s better and no extra cost In fact, you don’t even have to do anything extra or…
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Google Launches Tag Manager For Mobile Apps
Google showed off Tag Manager for Mobile Apps at Google I/O earlier this year, but now it’s available for you to use. Google Tag Manager product manger Russell Ketchum says, Mobile Apps…
Listen To Wikipedia Brings Music To Page Edits
The “Listen to Wikipedia” project, which was created by Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud Hashemi, plays soothing, ambient-style music whenever a Wikipedia pages is edited. The about page describes the process, which also…
Samsung Catches Up With Apple’s Brand Recognition
The TrendForce report shows that Samsung now trails Apple in smartphone brand recognition by 1% only. 80.6% of consumers surveyed said Apple, and 79.6% said Samsung. HTC and Nokia are far behind…
eBay To Start Selling A Firefox OS Smartphone
Today ZTE announced that it will start selling an unlocked ZTE Open through eBay for $79.99. The device is one of the first to run Firefox OS. The features are 3.5 320×480…
Android Almost Reaches 80 Percent Global Market Share In Q2
IDC shared total smartphone shipments from the second quarter of this year. Android came out way ahead of the competition with 187.4 million units shipped last quarter for 79.3 percent of the…
Instagram Update Lets Users Import Video From Their Device
Instagram announced that from their media library users can now import the video. Another feature is Automatic Straightening for iOS. There are few things more distracting than a crooked horizon in a…
Mozilla Integrates A Share Button Directly Into Firefox
Today Mozilla announced that the latest update to Firefox will include a social share button. The share button will allow you to share whatever Web page you’re currently on with your friends…
PC Manufacturers Are Jumping Headfirst Into Wearable Computing
DigiTimes is reporting today that “most” PC manufacturers are now developing wearable computing products, such as smart watches. The reports unnamed “sources from the upstream supply chain” state that Apple, Epson, Acer,…
Robin Rosenberg, “What is a Superhero” | Talks at Google
Psychologist Robin Rosenberg and comics scholar Peter Coogan explore the question “What is a superhero?” from a variety of viewpoints in a recent “At Google” talk, which the company has now made…