Todd R. Weiss

Google’s Compute Engine is moving to Debian as its default operating system after a round of recent enhancements to Debian, including improved 32/64-bit compatibility. “Today we’re adding Debian images for Google Compute Engine,” wrote Jimmy Kaplowitz, site reliability engineer and Debian developer for the project in a May 8 post on the Google App Engine […]

Google’s YouTube online video service will now start charging viewing fees for some content under a program that aims to reward video creators for their labors while encouraging the development of better video for the huge online audience. “Starting today, we’re launching a pilot program for a small group of partners that will offer paid […]

Google is continuing to unleash more details about its upcoming Google I/O 2013 Developers Conference, including a special “Google Maps: Into the Future” session, which will describe where the project has been and where it is heading. The details about the Google Maps announcements at the conference appeared in a May 8 post by Mano […]

Google is again expanding the number of languages that can be translated using its Android mobile and Web-based tools, making it easier for Web users to understand the information they find, even if it’s in a foreign language. Google Translate for Android has added 16 more languages to its camera-input feature, which allows users to […]

Google Glass devices are hitting the streets slowly, but the demand for apps that run on the head-mounted computers is just starting to take off. That’s the belief of the organizers of the inaugural community-led, non-profit GlassDevCamp, which will be held sometime this summer in the San Francisco Bay area as a two-day Glass development […]

The present Google Maps on-screen interface will soon get a freshened look that will provide users with easier-to-find information as they search destinations and routes on the popular online map service. That’s the first of what are likely to be a string of rumors surfacing this week in advance of the opening of the Google […]

Google has unveiled a host of changes in several of its online services, including a new chat experience in Google Drive, a new look for the Google Groups user interface and the ability to add events to a user’s Google Calendar from their Gmail account. The updates were unveiled in a series of posts on […]

Google Glass users are starting to get their first software updates for their head-mounted computers, including a dozen new features that Google hopes will make the devices even more useful. The new Google Glass XE5 software update is being rolled out to Glass users as their devices are connected to their chargers, according to a […]

Google is seeking to patent a technology that would allow electronic documents, including email, to be scanned for phrases or words that refer to illegal or improper conduct so that the offending language could be red-flagged for some kind of punitive action. In a May 2 application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Google […]

Google’s Gmail app for iPhones and iPads just received some slight tweaks that now allow users to select Google default apps for viewing videos and maps or to surf the Web, rather than using Apple’s built-in apps. For iOS users, that means that they won’t be automatically locked in to using the Apple apps if […]

Google’s Motorola Mobility unit could be facing antitrust charges from the European Union after the agency notified the company that its conduct in seeking a court injunction against Apple last year in Germany “amounts to an abuse of a dominant position prohibited by EU antitrust rules.” According to a May 6 report from the European […]

Google’s YouTube video sharing unit is putting the finishing touches on plans to create new subscriptions for some YouTube premium content that would charge users $1.99 a month to view the videos. The affected content would include about 50 popular specialized YouTube channels, and would help the company bring in a new revenue stream, according […]