Todd R. Weiss

Google is once again expanding the availability of early Google Glass units to more users by sending emailed invitations to some subscribers of the Google Music All Access streaming music service. The existence of the latest round of invitations was unveiled Dec. 31 in a report by Gizmodo, which stated that some Google Music All […]

Google is again sharing a new collection of what it sees as beautiful app designs to help Android app developers integrate more creativity and beauty into their projects, making them even more striking. The latest design examples were unveiled by Marco Paglia of the Android Design Team in a Dec. 26 post on the Android […]

Google is discontinuing the Bump data transfer app in the Google Play store only four months after the company acquired Bump in a $40 million deal last September. The shuttering of the project was unveiled in a Dec. 31 post by David Lieb, the CEO and co-founder of Bump, on the Bump Blog. “Back in […]

After 100 years of baffling clues, intriguing themes and head-scratching word use, crossword puzzles are still beloved by legions of fans around the world. And this month, as crossword puzzles celebrated their 100th birthday in December 2013, puzzle writer and editor Ben Tausig commemorated the occasion with his recently published book, The Curious History of […]

As 2013 comes to a close, Google is working to remind enterprise organizations and their business users about the security safeguards and options that are available to them if accounts are hacked or if mobile devices are lost or stolen. “Most businesses these days rely on technology to get their work done,” Eran Feigenbaum, director […]

Google has for some time been working with automakers to provide and develop in-car maps and navigation systems, but now the company is preparing to unveil bigger plans to create an in-car infotainment system based on Android in partnership with German automaker Audi. The plans for the joint development project are to be unveiled at […]

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 […]