Todd R. Weiss

SAN FRANCISCO—When consumer products company Philips introduced its Hue line of special customizable LED light bulbs in October 2012 for home users, the innovative bulbs allowed owners to change the light colors to match their moods using simple commands from an Android or iOS smartphone or other mobile device. But there were limitations. The Hue […]

With new iPhones and other feature-laden smartphones and tablets coming soon, T-Mobile is launching a new program aimed at luring consumers to trade in their old smartphones and tablets by guaranteeing higher trade-in values than those being offered by its major competitors. The trade-in price guarantee was announced by the company on Sept. 8 as […]

It’s apparently not just a 9-to-5 job being a Google intern. Instead of a mundane workplace with routine tasks, low energy and a “can’t wait until 5 o’clock” mindset, Google interns have a wide assortment of unique things that seem to keep their internships from being anything but ordinary. That’s the conclusion of Isabel Baylor […]

The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto died in May 1976 at age 78, but the spectacular designs he left behind in architecture, furniture, glassware and even textiles remain, inspiring new generations of designers and showcasing clever and innovative products. Now more people around the world will be able to see Aalto’s work virtually through a partnership […]

Google Street View Offers a Look at Iceland’s Natural Wonders by Todd R. Weiss Gullfoss Waterfall The Gullfoss Waterfall is part of Iceland’s “Golden Circle,” which is a famous tourist route in the southern part of the country. The waterfall is on the Hvita River. Falls From Behind Here’s another view of the Gullfoss Waterfall, […]

A first-ever Google for Education Blog has been created by Google to provide school teachers with a place to get information about new technologies, products, apps and services that are available from the company to help them and their students. The new resource was announced by Megan Smith, a vice president of the Google X […]

Fresh after the latest Stable release of the Chrome 37 Web browser in late August, Google has taken the wraps off the Chrome 38 Beta version—the beta edition of the next version of the browser—and shared more details about some of its upcoming features. One of the key new features is a “guest mode” that […]

Google has announced the winners of 110 summer Google Research Awards that will fund the research projects of 110 applicants who sought the company’s backing in a wide range of computer science fields. The winners were unveiled by Maggie Johnson, the director of education and university relations for Google, in an Aug. 20 post on […]

Google will hold another Google Cloud Platform Live event for developers this year on Nov. 4 in San Francisco, following up on the success of its first such event this past March. The event is aimed at exposing cloud developers to a myriad of hot topics in cloud computing, while also teaching them how to […]

Google has now launched the iOS version of its Slides app, which will allow iOS users to do work on Slides files on their mobile devices on the fly. The Android version of the app was unveiled back in late June, with the promise of an iOS version in the future. Also released were updates […]

Google has acquired Zync Render, a visual effects cloud rendering vendor that has been involved with movie hits including Star Trek Into Darkness, American Hustle and Flight, and will integrate it into Google’s Cloud Platform. The Zync Render deal was announced by Belwadi Srikanth, a Google Cloud Platform product manager, in an Aug. 26 post […]

Google has improved its Android app for Google Search to allow users to perform tasks using five different languages without having to manually change the language settings in the app each time they want to use a different language. The new feature was announced by David Eustis, an Android software engineer, in an Aug. 21 […]