Todd R. Weiss

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.—When it comes to technology, it may not be a stretch to call the Amish high-tech. True, they don’t typically use computers, have high-speed Internet connections in their homes or maintain Facebook and other social media profiles. But what they are doing is modifying and using such things as kitchen blenders that run on […]

Google is now offering its Google Maps Engine API to developers so they can build consumer and business applications that incorporate the features and flexibility of Google Maps. The new capabilities were announced June 5 in a post by Jen Kovnats, product manager for Google Maps for Business, on the Official Google Enterprise Blog. “Maps […]

Google’s DoubleClick digital advertising and marketing platform for online sellers is getting some key upgrades, including a new ad campaign manager and social media integration with Wildfire. But there’s more to come, too, with a planned new Google Web Designer tool that’s being built to make it easier for users to create alluring content and […]

Google’s latest Chrome Web browser just received a number of security patches and fixes as part of the latest Version 27.0.1453.110 stable release for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS operating systems. The new stable release was unveiled in a June 4 post by Karen Grunberg of the Chrome Team on the Chrome Releases Blog. […]

Google Glass just got a big upgrade for its camera, with the release of new software that now better detects low-light situations and includes automatic High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) photo-taking capabilities. The updated software release, which is being rolled out to the Explorer developers who received the first Glass devices, was unveiled by Google in a June […]

Google has banned adult-oriented, sexually explicit apps from being offered by developers for its Google Glass devices, just days before what appears to be the first such app was announced by a vendor. The Google Glass ban on adult content is found in Google’s Glass Platform Developer Policies, which now specifically states that the company […]

Google is making it simpler for developers to build and sell their apps by essentially automating the back end of apps development so developers can focus on adding cool and useful features and innovative marketing. That’s the idea behind the new Google Mobile Backend Starter, which is designed to remove some of the complexity and […]

Google has a leading part in the brand-new comedy movie “The Internship” and that starring role could help the search giant bring in many excited, enthusiastic and well-qualified prospects to its own corporate internship program in the future. So far, the film, starring actors Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, is already helping build excitement among […]

Google Glass has been a hit so far for Google, but some critics argue they continue to be worried about the privacy implications surrounding the use of Glass, which is an eyewear-mounted computer that features a still camera, a video cam and other real-time recording features. In answer to some of those critics, Google has […]

Google’s latest voice-interactive Google Search app now can help users get nutritional details for more than 1,000 food items and meals, all by asking Google Search for help. The new feature was unveiled in a May 30 post by Ilya Mezheritsky, the product manager for the app, on the Google Inside Search Blog. “Figuring out […]