Google Aims To Compete with Social Networking Service with The New Google+ Project (Video)

Google just opened fire on Facebook, Skype and who knows who else. The company has tried for years to properly get into the social networking field, and it has become somewhat of a running joke at this point. There's Wave, Buzz, and lots of other dead Google dreams, but the Google+ Project may be the one that finally takes off in a major way. It's a new service that's launching this week in the form of a limited field trial. If you don't have an invite yet, either ping someone that has one, or just wait patiently.

For the First Time Globally Google Launches +1 button Through Their Web Search Engine

Finally Google has launched its new +1 button which has been revealed before to be one of the challenges which faces the popularity of Facebook’s “Like” button, so from today +1 button will be available through Google’s Search and the search results.

Google Reached A Score Of 1 Billion Unique Visitors

According to Internet market research company comScore, Google websites welcomed more than a billion unique visitors around the globe in the month of May 2011, becoming the first Web property in the history of the Internet to reach such a milestone.

Approving Driverless Car Law

Earlier, it was noted that Google was lobbying the state of Nevada to get driverless cars approved, and it appears they have been successful. The State of Nevada has passed Assembly Bill No. 511 which, among other things, provides that the Nevada Department of Transportation "shall adopt regulations authorizing the operation of autonomous vehicles on highways within the State of Nevada."

Chrome And Firefox Browsers Improves their PDF Integration capabilities.

Better PDF functions are being built into Google's Chrome browser and Mozilla's Firefox. Beyond user convenience, avoiding the PDF plug-in from Adobe Systems removes a favorite hacker target. Chrome 13 beta saves web pages as a PDF file for reading away from an Internet connection. Firefox is getting a pdf.js spec to render web pages as PDFs.

Google Is Planing to Retire its Google Health and PowerMeter Services

Google said Friday that it would retire Google Health and Google PowerMeter, neither of which achieved the critical mass that Google felt would be necessary to continue it. In the case of Google Health, the site will remain operational until Jan. 1, 2012. From then until Jan. 1, 2013, users will not be able to use the site but will be able to download their data. Google PowerMeter, on the other hand, will be retired on Sept. 16 of this year.

Google Bought Sage TV

Google TV hasn't exactly been lighting up living rooms with Internet-enhanced television goodness, but an influx of fresh new software might be in store. Google has just obtained Sage TV, which has been producing its own proprietary DVR software since 2002.

Google Invests 280 Million Dollar in Solar Power For Homes.

Google announced that it is investing $280 million in a rooftop solar power company, California-based SolarCity.

Of course, this is just the latest announcement of many demonstrating Google’s tremendous investment and belief in truly clean, renewable energy.

Facebook Is Eventually Making an App for Apple's iPad

An elusive iPad app appears to finally be coming from Facebook, which already has an app for Apple's iPhone. Like other social-media companies, including Twitter, Facebook appears to be following the better-late-than-never strategy and adding extra features. The trend for social networks appears to be taking back control of the user experience.

Google Starts Online Reputation-Management Tool

Managing your reputation online just got easier with Google's new reputation-management tool, dubbed Me on the Web. Rather than a privacy tool, Google's Me on the Web tracks postings about you and offers ways to control that information. Google hinted at more tools, and an analyst said it's past time for Google to respect individuals.

 Google Relevant Products/Services on Wednesday launched an online reputation-management tool for the masses. Dubbed Me on the Web, the tool is part of the Google dashboard Relevant Products/Services amid analytics and account information.

 "In recent years, it's become easier and easier to publish information about yourself online through powerful new platforms like social-networking sites and photo-sharing services," explained Andreas Tuerk, a product manager at Google.

Google revealed two new ways of search by image and by voice (video)

Google announced through Inside Search Event for the two important new properties for the Google search engine users from pc computers, which includes search using voice and the ability to search through an image.

The first property may be considered looks a lot like voice search property existing in android application, although it initially only supports English language but it is a very featured property and could make a lot of Google search engine happy, it is expected that Google will supports the rest of language in the future after the it proves its worth and popularity among users.

Crazy Lawsuit Wants to Cancel Chromebook Launch!!!

In just one short day (June 15, 2011), Acer and Samsung will launch the long awaited Chromebook based on Google's Chrome OS software, which potential buyers will be able to purchase from Amazon.com and Best Buy. Or at least that's how the script is supposed to go. Trying to throw a cog in the wheel is ISYS Technologies and subsidiary Xi3 Corporation, who filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that the search giant is infringing the trademark for its ChromimumPC Modular Computer.

The suit not only wants all companies involved to stop marketing the Chromebook and Chromebox PC products, but also seeks an expedited temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Google and its partners that would delay the launch.

Les Paul Google Doodle Gets Standalone Site

Music fans, rejoice! The popularity of the playable Les Paul Google doodle has prompted the search engine to create a standalone site where users can play to their hearts' content. "With all the great tunes you've created, we had to give the #LesPaul doodle a permanent home. Keep on rockin!" Google tweeted Friday night.


You can find the site at google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html. Play the logo just as you did on the Google.com homepage; U.S. users can record and share their masterpieces.

The Thursday doodle, in honor of musician and electric guitar pioneer Les Paul, features the strings of a guitar in the shape of the Google logo. That logo is actually playable—strum it with your mouse and it plays a song. The concept is arguably now one of the search giant's most popular homepage creations. The company even left it up an additional day in the U.S. due to popular demand.

Android: The Smartphone OS with Multiple Faces

Many manufacturers have decided to make use of the open-source mobile operating system Android, but everything can change from one Android-operated smartphone to the next: interface, functions, options available. The one thing that stays the same: With an Android-enabled smartphone, you're only a click away from the Internet.

 Android is not always the same. About 170 different smartphones run the mobile Relevant Products/Services operating system, but there is no one single standard.

Google Chrome 12 gets a stable release

The Google Chrome web browser got a new stable release – version 12 – which brings along a safer browsing experience and faster graphic performance.

The Chrome browser got safer with the enhancements added to its Safe Browsing technology. It will warn you if you’re about to enter a site with malicious content or a phishing site (a site, which tricks you into sharing personal and secure information) and will also warn you while trying to download malware.

ChromiumPC will be the first desktop to run Google’s Chrome OS

The creator of the Modular computer, Xi3 is going to be the first company to bring the Chrome OS to the desktop realm, using a revamped version of it, called ChromiumPC.The Xi3 Modular computer can easily fit in your hand as it’s really small and houses three interconnected modules – one for the processor as well as primary and secondary I/O modules. The whole thing is encased in an aluminum body, which might to us bears slight resemblance to a toaster, but is certainly among the world’s smallest desktop PC.
The ChromiumPC should hit the shelves on 4 July, but there’s no saying how much it will cost just yet.

Android 3.1 on the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

In a sea of clones, ASUS managed to produce the first Honeycomb tablet that was truly different in more than just styling and software preload. As the first PC maker to build a Honeycomb tablet, ASUS brought some new perspective to the game - which had previously been dominated by players from the smartphone industry.

YouTube Adds Stereoscopic 3D Video Support (And 3D Vision Support, Too)

For those of you with a 3D TV or a 3D Vision kit, this will likely be of interest to you.
 Today Google will be officially activating stereoscopic 3D video support on YouTube. Google has been experimenting with stereoscopic 3D support as early as 2 years ago, but the feature never left the dark depths of alpha testing. Since then Google has worked out the kinks in the system, and along with some new features in HTML5 is formally launching it today.