Todd R. Weiss

Almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, new images of the recovery and continued rebuilding have been posted by Google Street View as part of its work to bring fresh images to its extensive map operations. The new set of powerful images “helps […]

Microsoft has apparently repaired a “hiccup” with its newly rebuilt Windows Phone Dev Center that prevented the publishing of new phone apps to the site for about two days. App publishing was temporarily put on hold during the glitch, which was originally reported Aug. 14 in a post by Microsoft’s Todd Brix on The Windows […]

Google has made it easier for people to use its Voice Search feature for Android in native languages around the world by adding another 13 languages to the more than two dozen it already supported. “Voice Search is already available in 29 languages, and today, we’re bringing support to 13 new languages for Android users-bringing […]

There’s no way that developers who are seething about Twitter’s newly announced API changes could keep their comments to only a Twitter-friendly 140 characters. Instead, some developers quickly took to the Web to post much longer attacks about the new Twitter API policies, including a key provision that will now require permission from Twitter if […]

Starting Aug. 15, mobile Android 4.0 users will no longer be able to download Adobe’s Flash Player from Google’s Play Store, as Adobe continues its efforts to wind down the existing Flash app for mobile devices. Android users who already have the Flash Player installed will still be able to use it for now and […]

Google is updating its search engine algorithm to help copyright holders better protect their works by ranking Websites lower if they’ve been reported as infringing on the copyrights of others. The move comes as part of an evolving method to better protect copyright holders from having their content reused by others who don’t pay for […]

The competition in the today’s tablet computer market may be hot and heavy with the unveiling of new rivals such as Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, but Apple’s iPads continue to lead and grow their global market shares, according to a new study from market intelligence firm IHS. In the second quarter of 2012, Apple shipped […]

Google is laying off 4,000 workers in its Motorola Mobility unit, or about 20 percent of its 20,000-member workforce, just three months after acquiring the company for $12.5 billion in May. The job cuts, which will also include about 30 Motorola facility closings, were announced in a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and […]

Frommer’s, a name well-known and beloved by consumers for its travel guides to destinations around the world, is being acquired by Google as the search giant continues to seek richer troves of content that can help it increase online local search ad revenue. The deal means that Google will get the Frommer’s name and all […]

Since its successful landing on the surface of Mars Aug. 6, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been busy taking spectacular photographs, checking its internal systems after its 354 million mile voyage from Earth and preparing itself for its exploratory missions to come on the red planet. “Curiosity awoke from her ‘beauty sleep’ today to the […]

When the latest Version 21 of Google’s Chrome Web browser was released July 31, one big development got little notice at the time: Chrome 21 now finally includes an updated Flash integration that means improved security, stability and performance for Microsoft Windows Chrome users. More than just a minor tweak, Chrome 21 now includes a […]

Siri better watch out-Google Search’s own enhanced version of an Apple Siri-like voice-recognition system will soon be ready for iOS users on Apple iPhones and iPads so they can conduct more accurate Google Web searches using voice commands. The new capability was unveiled in a Google Blog post Aug. 8 from Amit Singhal, the senior […]