Todd R. Weiss

Google and other organizations are joining together to provide Dart training for developers through a series of educational events being held around the world from February through March. The Dart Flight School training events were unveiled by Seth Ladd, a Dart developer advocate, in a Jan. 21 post on the Google Developers Blog. “We invite […]

Google’s Chrome Web browser stable Version 32 was just released to users last week, which means that the Chrome beta Version 33 is now in the development pipeline for eventual promotion and release to users. The Chrome 33 beta version has a host of intriguing new features that will help developers extend the browser and […]

Just in time for tax time, Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have some important hints for online identity safety as tax filers prepare to complete their 2013 tax returns online. “Once upon a time, Tax Day meant pens and pencils, paper forms, and long waits at the post office,” wrote Rob Mahini, […]

Two Google Chrome Web browser extensions that were recently converted into malicious ad distributors by new owners have been removed by Google from the Play store app galleries. The removal follows changes that Google made to its app user policies in December that allows the company to remove apps that are modified after users agree […]

Twenty grand prize winners from around the world have been named in Google’s Code-in 2013 open-source coding contest for 13- to 17-year-old pre-university students, as the fourth annual contest was completed. The Code-in ran for seven weeks, during which competing students worked with 10 selected open-source projects on a variety of tasks, including coding, documentation […]

Google has added a new “activity stream” to its Google Drive cloud storage service so that users can see whether files have been changed by others since the last time they accessed them. The activity alerts aim to make it easier for workers who share files with others on Google Drive to stay aware of […]

To help get K-12 students interested in studying computer science in college, Google has been organizing after-school programs to encourage young students to dive into technology and come out with useful skills and lucrative careers. Through a pilot program launched in July 2013 at Google’s South Carolina data center, Google has been working with students […]

Google is experimenting with special contact lenses equipped with miniaturized sensors that can analyze the tears in the eyes of diabetes patients to determine when their blood sugar levels need to be adjusted. The project, which could ultimately make the management of diabetes easier for millions of patients around the world, was unveiled Jan 17 […]

YouTube is giving viewers around the world the chance to preview some of the often clever, humorous and even serious advertisements that will broadcast during Super Bowl XLVIII through an online gallery that’s available to viewers. “The wait is over, football fans: from today you can get a sneak peek of some of this year’s […]

Wearing Google Glass while driving is apparently not the same thing as using Google Glass while driving, at least according to a California traffic court judge who on Jan. 16 heard what is believed to be the first traffic ticket case in the United States involving the futuristic device. San Diego Traffic Court Commissioner John […]

Google has released the latest version of its Chrome desktop Web browser—designated Version 32—to its stable, or generally available, channel for use by consumers and business users. Chrome 32 was announced by Karen Grunberg and Daniel Xie of the Google Chrome team in a Jan. 14 post on the Chrome Releases Blog. The latest version, […]

Google’s Chrome browsers for Android and iOS devices are getting some key new features, including data compression services that can help users reduce their data usage by up to about 50 percent. Also coming soon are Google Translate services for Chrome for iOS users, as well as the ability to create shortcuts to your favorite […]