Tag archive for ‘google.com’

How Google handles your private data when the government is requesting it

The company Google, ever since it started offering services like emails, YouTube and social media accounts has been receiving requests by the police, the court and even the government to hand over certain user information. Google receives those requests almost every single day and the demand has risen up to 70% over the last 3 years

10 Google Chrome Extensions for a Faster Browsing Experience

Google Chrome offered so much promise at the start and for a while it was running circles around its closest competitor, Firefox. The last few months has seen the two browsers locked in a battle for second spot and this has largely happened as a result of the chunkiness associated with Google Chrome. Somehow Google gave way to the temptation of its competitors and started fiddling with the architecture that made Chrome—for a time—the fastest web browser on the market

The Ad Blitz is Paying Off: Facebook’s Stock Soars Pass $30

For the first time in 6 months Facebook’s stock price is at the heady level of $30 a share.

Google Brings the “Singularity” One Step Closer: Ray Kurzweil Now Heading Up

“The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new

Android Facebook App Races Past Apple’s iOS: 192 Million Android Users Access Facebook

Facebook has over 1 billion active users and more than half of those users access the site via a mobile device.

The Power of the Lobby: Google Spends $25 Million a Year to Lobby U.S. Politicians

Companies spend millions every year to get favorable policies enacted by Washington politicians—that is no secret. What hasn’t been common knowledge however, is how much tech companies put aside for their yearly lobbying efforts. Tech juggernauts like Apple, Microsoft and Google spend a lot of their money to ensure that their products come to market without too much regulatory burden but every now and then, they all go too far—sometimes way beyond the favors their lobbying dollars are expected to deliver

Free Gmail Phone Calls for another Year: Google Extends Its Generosity

Google is accused of many things, but sometimes the search giant goes beyond general perception and does…well, something unbelievable.

Americans Went Wild on Christmas Day: 17.4 Million Device Activations on Android and iOS

Call it a post-election treat, but people in America went absolutely nuts with their spending this holiday season and invariably they were buying mobile devices.