Todd R. Weiss

For years, Eric Kimberling, the managing partner and founder of ERP consultancy Panorama Consulting Solutions, had been hearing from clients that the business-critical Enterprise Resource Management systems they were trying to deploy and manage were making them crazy. The ERP systems were incredibly complex to operate and required specialized knowledge when it came time to […]

At the peak of World War II, a key ingredient that contributed to the success of the Allied powers was the critical help of Allied codebreaking techniques, which provided information on the movements and activities of the Axis powers. Bletchley Park was the home of the historic World War II codebreaking center in England, and […]

Google Drive users on mobile iOS devices can now share files more easily with others by inserting them directly into a Gmail message and sending them. The new capability, which was previously available to Android and Web users, was announced by Simon Forsyth, a Gmail software engineer, in a July 24 post on the Google […]

Twice a year, Google’s Faculty Research Awards program seeks out research proposals in 23 study areas for a wide range of new ideas and innovations from faculty members at top universities around the world. As this fall’s Oct. 15 deadline for submissions approaches, Google is putting out a call for great research ideas, this time […]

To celebrate the first birthday of its Chromecast television dongle, Google is offering U.S. customers a free 90-day subscription to its Google Play All Access music streaming service. The gift for Chromecast owners was announced by Mario Queiroz of the Chromecast team in a July 24 post on the Google Chrome Blog for device owners […]

Google is now offering a new online course on how to build scalable apps on the Google App Engine platform to help Java developers increase their skills and development toolkits. The class, “Developing Scalable Apps with Google App Engine,” is being offered through the online education service Udacity.com, according to a July 22 post by […]

For five months, a proposed antitrust settlement deal between Google and European Union regulators has been on the table, but critics have continued to argue that it is not tough enough on Google. Now EU officials may be moving to ask more of Google to settle the case in response to such criticisms. The potential […]

How to Use Google Maps to Find Weather, Environmental Data by Todd R. Weiss Seismic Hazards This map shows the seismic zones across the United States, which reveals that not all of the earthquake zones are in California, where they might be expected. Note the zone in the center of the nation south of St. […]

Google can now be sued in connection with complaints that the company failed to adequately warn and protect consumers about additional add-on credit card charges that could be incurred after the initial purchase of an app. That’s the decision of a California judge, who is allowing a California mother to file a class-action lawsuit against […]

Two months after rumors surfaced in May about Google’s YouTube unit buying video game streaming vendor Twitch for a reported $1 billion, the deal might actually be happening. Entertainment trade publication, Variety, originally reported the Twitch acquisition rumor May 19, but it didn’t immediately occur, according to an eWEEK report at the time. Google at […]

Google Maps apps for Android and iOS are getting a new “Explore” button that can be tapped to help users find places to eat, shop, visit and more as they work, travel or relax near home. The new Explore button feature was announced by Taj Campbell, Google Maps product manager, in a July 23 post […]

Google has acquired DrawElements, a Finland-based company that specializes in software used for GPU benchmarking and testing. The acquisition was announced July 23 in a brief statement on the DrawElements Website and was confirmed by Google in an email reply to an inquiry from eWEEK. “We’re excited to announce that we’re joining Google,” the statement […]