Todd R. Weiss

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking a new look at longtime in-flight safety policies that have banned the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) aboard airliners, a move that would hearten the legion of business travelers who carry a widening array of devices with them when they fly. One key issue that won’t be […]

Since Google introduced “Google Instant” back in September 2010 to help Web searchers refine their searches and find relevant results more quickly, there’s been less need for users to click the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button on Google’s home page. With the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button, users, could click and let Google provide its best guess […]

With the ink not yet even dry on the California jury verdict Aug. 24 that gave Apple a $1 billion victory in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Samsung, an internal memo released by Samsung says that it is not giving up in its legal fight against the allegations. “The [U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]

It’s “Punch Buggy,” but without the pain. As part of a new marketing campaign, Google Street View is being used to bring the classic Volkswagen Beetle “Punch Buggy” game to online customers around the globe by displaying Street View images taken in Cape Town, South Africa, and asking viewers to click on the VWs that […]

You probably haven’t heard of the tiny hamlet of Cambridge Bay in Canada’s Arctic, but now you can explore it visually through the latest Google Maps Street View project, which is capturing images there for preservation in Street View’s ever-expanding global gallery. The project is being undertaken to continue to build the most comprehensive and […]

On the heels of a $22.5 million fine from the Federal Trade Commission in July for allegedly bypassing the privacy settings of Apple’s Safari Web browser, Google is looking to hire a new privacy engineer for its Privacy Red Team that adds an extra layer of scrutiny to its security practices. In a posting on […]

Three Websites that allegedly sell pirated copies of Android apps have been shut down and seized by U.S. government authorities as part of ongoing efforts to battle online software piracy and counterfeiting around the world. The seized Web domains–Applanet.net, Appbucket.net and Snappzmarket.com–all now only display a “seizure banner” from the FBI and the U.S. Department […]

Google is ending its stand-alone Postini email security offering and merging it into its Google Apps products as part of a consolidation move to simplify its services. The move comes almost five years after Google purchased Postini in September 2007 for about $625 million. Since the acquisition, Google has been integrating Postini’s products, personnel and […]

With its eagerly awaited iPhone 5 slated for release in September and its ongoing patent legal fight with Samsung nearing the home stretch, Apple already has a lot on its plate. So it needs a new patent lawsuit from Google’s Motorola Mobility unit like a hole in the head, according to IT analysts. But a […]

Though Microsoft’s search engine usage in the United States increased slightly by 0.01 percent since June, Google still dominates Web search with 66.8 percent of the U.S. market, according to the latest July 2012 figures from Web analytics firm ComScore. The latest monthly ComScore qSearch search engine rankings for July continue to be led in […]

Finding much faster ways to complete Hadoop queries for enterprise users is the aim of “Drill,” the latest open-source project being undertaken by the Apache Software Foundation. Drill has been established as an Apache Incubator Project, opening its continued development up to software engineers around the world, according to Tomer Shiran, director of product management […]

A spectacular new 360-degree panoramic photo of Mars is now viewable from NASA’s Curiosity rover through Google Earth partner, 360cities.net. The new image was taken during the Mars rover’s second full day on the surface of the planet and displays the gritty, bright, tan-hued soil and rocks. The photo is the latest panorama from Mars […]