Todd R. Weiss

Google Reader died a tragic death at the end of the night on July 1 as Google pulled the plug on the eight-year-old service, citing a lack of users, but if you hurry, you can still move your account files and preferences to another RSS reader. In a July 1 post, the Google Reader development […]

Google Glass is getting improved and expanded voice command capabilities under a new monthly software update being sent out to early Google Glass users. The update will allow Glass users to do more things without having to touch any Glass controls, and it will allow users to communicate more easily with family members and friends […]

Google has just unveiled new Android bring-your-own-device (BYOD) management tools for enterprise IT teams to help them improve and tighten their management of user devices in the workplace. The new tools are being added based on requests from enterprises that are seeking improved ways of securing and managing the devices in the field, according to […]

The AltaVista Web search engine, which gained millions of users and great fanfare in the mid-1990s, is being shut down by Yahoo on July 8, as the company continues to pare down its non-core products and services under CEO Marissa Mayer. The demise of AltaVista was announced by Jay Rossiter, Yahoo’s executive vice president of […]

Google’s Street View program has unveiled the collection’s first-ever photographic contributions taken in the Arab world and from the top of the world’s tallest skyscraper, which is located in Dubai. The Street View cameras captured amazing images from inside the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and are presently capturing new images at […]

Google wants your organization’s help in collecting additional images of the world for its Google Maps Street View collection, so now the search giant is offering to loan out its innovative Trekker 360-degree cameras to qualified organizations to add to the spectacular online photo collection. “We’re working to build the very best map of the […]

Google is again adding features to its Google Now service, which displays real-time, as-you-need-it information on your Android smartphone or tablet as you need it through pop-up “cards” that display the information. The latest additions are a TV cards feature, which gives users instant facts and data about the television shows they are watching at […]

Google Groups has launched a more feature-filled user interface for all users after first announcing the coming changes back in May. “If you haven’t tried Groups in a while you’ll notice improved options for managing your groups and longtime users may be surprised by all the features we have added along the way,” wrote Ryan […]

Google has created a new Cloud Playground environment where developers can quickly try out ideas on a whim, without having to commit to setting up a local development environment that’s safe for testing coding experiments outside of the production infrastructure. The idea, according to a June 24 post on The Google Cloud Platform Blog by […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is going after search engine companies such as Google, Yahoo, Bing and others to remind them that all sponsored online advertisements in search must be clearly marked or delineated as paid ads to avoid any deception of consumers. The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection had established such rules back in […]

Google should not have to delete information from its search results when old information is pulled up that is damaging to individuals who claim to be harmed by the content. That’s the early opinion of a special advisor to the European Union’s highest court, who has apparently sided with Google in a case involving a […]

OwnCloud is releasing an updated version of its ownCloud Enterprise Edition file-sync and file-sharing software, which includes a host of new features such as improved Active Directory and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) integration to enhance user authentication processes. The updated version, which will be available in July, will extend the existing product with deeper […]