Todd R. Weiss

Winter Olympics fans who can’t get to the far-off games in Sochi, Russia, this year can now turn to their computers and tablets to explore some of the host country’s fascinating and little-seen cities and towns using new imagery that’s been added to Google’s Street View online collections. “With the eyes of winter sports fans […]

Google is continuing to drive the development of its Chrome Apps concept by introducing the first beta preview tools to help developers build Chrome Apps for mobile users. So far, Chrome Apps, which run separately from the Chrome browser as offline applications and don’t rely on having always-on access to a network connection, are only […]

In selling its Motorola Mobility unit to Lenovo in a $2.91 billion deal announced on Jan. 29, Google is making a move that helps firm up its direction, cut its losses and set itself on a path that will be much more lucrative and game-changing than scrapping with competitors in the wild world of handsets. […]

President Barack Obama will use Google+ Hangouts Jan. 31 to communicate with people from across the United States about his plans for the nation as he visits several cities and towns following his State of the Union address Tuesday night. The event, which is being called the “first-ever Presidential Hangout Road Trip,” will be a […]

LEGO fans can rejoice because they can now build the most ornate, massive and detailed constructions possible without having a single LEGO brick in front of them, thanks to a new Chrome Experiment that allows them to build creations virtually using their computers. The Build with Chrome virtual project is a collaboration between Chrome and […]

Google Glass is nearing the finish line sometime in 2014 when it will be sold to consumers, and in the meantime, companies like APX Labs are creating intriguing apps that will let users experience a host of real-time adventures. In the case of APX Labs’ fledgling Skybox app, what that means in the future is […]

When Google Glass devices go on sale later in 2014, vision insurance vendor VSP Global will offer reimbursements for Glass frames and lenses under a deal announced by the companies. “The VSP/Google partnership includes developing and implementing a training certification for providers, high-quality and experienced manufacturing through the VSPOne Sacramento lab and reimbursement coverage for […]

A software bug was at the heart of the 30 to 60 minute Google services outages on Jan. 24 that affected users of Gmail, Google+, Calendar, Documents and other applications. A detailed technical explanation of what caused the problems, which affected users around the globe, was provided after the incident by Ben Treynor, Google’s vice […]

Google and Samsung, which have been close partners in combining Google’s Android mobile operating system and Samsung’s mobile device hardware in the last few years, have just signed a 10-year agreement to share patent licenses with each other for existing and future innovations. The deal for the patent cross-licensing arrangement was announced Jan. 27 by […]

Google is now testing its fledgling Google Shopping Express same-day ordering and delivery service in the Los Angeles suburbs, starting with a new pilot in Santa Monica that’s open for now only to Google employees. The pilot test in Santa Monica follows a program that launched in March 2013 in San Francisco’s Bay area and […]

Google’s Gmail, Google+ Hangouts and other services experienced shutdowns and slowdowns for many users today, starting about 2:12 p.m. Eastern Time and appeared to be ending within an hour or so. Reports about the Google service problems lit up social media Websites from many users who often complained vigorously about the disruptions. In an email […]

A network administrator from Columbus, Ohio, was removed from a movie theater last weekend and questioned by federal authorities over concerns that he was using the Google Glass on his head to film a bootleg copy of the movie being shown in the theater. The incident was reported by The Columbus Dispatch in a Jan. […]