Todd R. Weiss

Google’s Android team has released a new version 4.2.1 Jelly Bean operating system update just in time to fix an embarrassing glitch—the month of December 2012 was erroneously left out of Android’s People App. That meant that Android users weren’t able to enter birthdays, anniversaries and other significant dates for their contacts on their devices […]

Google Street View is making it easier for avid skiers to prepare for the world’s greatest ski slopes before they ever leave home through a new collection of images which users can view online. The new images include more than 90 ski and snow resorts around the world, adding to dozens that were already available […]

Google has upgraded its Gmail services by enabling users to send much larger file attachments—as big as 10GB—directly through its Google Drive cloud storage service, without having to leave their Gmail accounts. The changes mean that sending files is now more seamless and flexible using Gmail, without having to toggle between Drive and Gmail. “Since […]

Google is taking on the German government with a new “Defend Your Net” campaign that aims to fight attempts there to pass a law that would allow German newspaper publishers to charge fees to Google for providing links to newspaper stories. In the new German language Google Website launched Nov. 27, the search giant is […]

The latest version 23 of the Google Chrome browser has been released, incorporating a fix for missing audio when viewing Adobe Flash content while using a quadraphonic speaker setting. The new stable channel release of the Chrome browser, number 23.0.1271.91, is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeFrame platforms, according to Karen Grunberg of the […]

Google will soon launch a 12.85-inch, touch-screen-operated Chromebook computer that will carry the Google brand and be available for sale by the end of 2012, according to a report from DigiTimes.com and the Chinese-language Commercial Times. The devices will be built by Taiwan-based Compal Electronics, while the touch panels will be supplied by Wintek, according […]

Google is using its power, influence and online might to sound the alarm for Internet openness and freedom to individual users around the world as leaders of many nations prepare to meet to discuss how the Internet should be regulated in the years to come. “Starting Dec. 3, the world’s governments meet behind closed doors […]

Google didn’t buy ICOA after all. A Nov. 26 press release on PRWeb.com purported to announce Google’s acquisition of a public WiFi vendor, but the “announcement” turned out to be a fabrication after being reported by a number of news sources. The press release touted Google’s alleged purchase of ICOA, which provides public WiFi access […]

After accidentally leaving December 2012 out of its Android People app, Google engineers are scrambling to fix the error and get December back into the app through a patch for Android 4.2. The missing month doesn’t affect Android’s calendar app, but makes it impossible for users to put birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates into […]

The Google Maps API always seems to be used creatively by application developers to create innovative, fun and fascinating maps apps for various groups to engage their audiences. On this long Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the United States, here are some of the latest Google Maps apps that are available for your perusal. Charity at […]