Todd R. Weiss

Google has upgraded its incoming email image filters so that message recipients will now get attached images automatically without having to click on them to view them. The Gmail upgrade was announced by John Rae-Grant, product manager, in a recent post on the Official Gmail Blog. “Have you ever wondered why Gmail asks you before […]

Website owners and bloggers who want to incorporate a quality map image in their online posts can now take advantage of a new Google Maps service that will let them embed and use maps images for free. The new capability was unveiled recently by Ken Hoetmer, the product manager for the Google Maps API, in […]

As a Windows computer user and an iPhone 4S owner, I had no real expectations as I arranged to borrow a new HP Chromebook 14 from Google for a hands-on review for eWEEK. I also wasn’t overly excited to simultaneously test one of Google’s new $35 Chromecast television dongles since I don’t watch a lot […]

Small art galleries around the world can now get some free help from Google to show off the lovely artwork within their walls by using Google Open Gallery, an online service that lets gallery owners display their collections to online visitors. The new Google Open Gallery capability was announced recently by Robert Tansley, the product […]

Google has revamped its Sheets spreadsheet application, making it speedier, giving it the ability to handle larger data sets and giving it offline capabilities that make it more flexible for users. The updated version of Sheets was announced recently by Zach Lloyd, a Google software engineer, in a post on the Google Drive Blog. “Whether […]

The image of Santa in the United States is quite different than the image of Santa in China, France, Russia and other nations. To highlight those varied views of old Saint Nick, GIS (graphical information system) and mapping vendor Esri has created an intriguing and colorful Website featuring photos and descriptions of Santas in a […]

Google is working hard to make it clear to developers and corporate IT departments that its powerful Google Compute Engine platform ties in well with a wide range of open-source applications in the enterprise. Google’s latest educational effort was unveiled recently by Eric Johnson, program manager for Google Compute Engine, in a post on the […]

With the millions of mobile devices out in the marketplace, Website developers need to be sure that the sites that they build and maintain are always optimized to work well on mobile devices so that sales can be closed and revenue can be generated. That’s the advice Maile Ohye, the tech lead for Google’s developer […]

Google’s Santa Tracker tools are set to begin tracking the big red-suited holiday gift-giver in real time starting at 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 24 as St. Nick prepares to head out on his annual gift distribution run around the world along with his reindeer friends, including the famous red-nosed Rudolph. This year, Google created […]

Google’s Cultural Institute recently gained more artworks for its online collections, including a new assortment of pieces that challenge the visual perceptions of viewers. “At the Cultural Institute we’ve been taking a break from our holiday shopping to feast our eyes on a different kind of gift—the gift of ingenious art that plays tricks on […]

When Google celebrated its 15th birthday in September, it held a media event in the Menlo Park, Calif., garage that was originally rented in 1998 for $1,700 a month as the company’s first headquarters. Things have certainly changed for the company in the intervening years since its garage days. The company’s history so far has […]

Google Glass just got another cool collection of new capabilities, including the ability to take a photograph with only a wink of a user’s eye. The updates, which also include the arrival of Google+ Hangouts for Glass and easy sharing of Glass-shot videos onto YouTube, were unveiled in a Dec. 17 post on the Glass+ […]