Finally, Google’s fabled entry to the cloud storage race is coming to internet town. Google Drive, according to The Next Web, will be launching next week. Read more
Google Drive to Launch with a 5 GB Drop Box of File Storage
April 17, 2012
Yahoo Purging 2,000 Workers in Latest Round of Layoffs
April 4, 2012
According to a an AP report, Yahoo is cutting off 2,000 jobs as new CEO Scott Thompson is weeding out jobs that doesn’t fit his plans for the struggling Internet company. Announced Wednesday, the cut represent around 14 percent of the 14,100 employees under Yahoo. Read more
Facial recognition web app Face.com announced recently a new feature in its API – age detection. Just enter a URL of an image to the URL box and it analyzes the face returning with these values: minimum age, maximum age, and estimated age. And the creepy part is, it could tell if you are happy or not. Read more
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Internet Explorer Gets More Market Share, Chrome Slips
April 3, 2012
For the first time since September 2011, Internet Explorer has gained market share, thanks to a sheer amount of PC’s shipped with the browser pre-installed. Gaining a percentage point in March this year, the browser from Microsoft brought in a total share of 53.8% of the market, according to Net Applications. Read more
Real-Time Traffic Estimates Arrive in Google Maps On Time
March 29, 2012
Google Maps can be very helpful if you’re planning on a trip to see that Craigslist apartment listing in the depths of the ‘hoods but what’s been missing is real-time traffic data. Great thing the big G has quietly returned real time traffic estimates as a feature, so the next time you hit the road, you can estimate your travel time and come up with more tangible excuses like bridge construction two blocks to your destination is a 30-minute detour to your punctual dreams. The feature may not have been widely rolled out at the moment but Google promises to expand it over time. via
For a while, the iPhone 4 enjoyed an uncontested reign at Flickr’s list of popular cameras in terms of usage. But move over iPhone 4, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR is now the King of Flickr. Read more
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Rdio Continues to Expand Worlwide, Next Stop: Europe
March 29, 2012
Right after launching in Germany, Spain, Portugal and Denmark, streaming music service Rdio plans to continue its Euro invasion in the coming months. Scott Bagby of Rdio tells paidContent:UK that Europe is an immediate focus and admits that it is a couple years behind others in terms of expansion. Existing services like Spotify has been in the online airwaves in Europe longer than Rdio, so Rdio plans to launch its services in the next few months bringing in a fuller music library which it considers critical for a successful launch. via
Is Google Drive Finally Coming Out on April?
March 28, 2012
It has been rumored longer than any of the iPads and Kindle Fires of this world, but the elusive Google Drive cloud storage from the search giant never seems to get it to primetime. But according to anonymous sources, GiGaOM reports that the service is finally on the cusp of a launch, and it will finally reach computers everywhere this April. Read more
Facebook Paints A Massive QR Code on its HQ Roof
March 28, 2012
In case you happen to hover over Zuckerburg’s lair at Menlo Park, on a chopper or your favorite flying broomstick, you’ll see a 42-square feet QR code painted over one of it’s rooftops. QR codes or Quick Response codes provides a quick way and readable way to store data compared to standard UPC bar codes. Applications on Android, Windows or iOS devices can read these QR codes and in case you happen to scan Facebook’s rooftop code, it will point you to the new Facebook page called FB QR Code page. via
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Hulu video player bigger by 55%
March 16, 2012
Video streaming site Hulu just got bigger. This is good news for those who trust the site for their video fix as its user interface has just been updated with a bigger screen courtesy of a new video player. Read more
