Internet / Social Media
Zerg Rush Easter Egg: Did You Beat the Zerglings?
Other than its leading search engine, Google is well known as a tech prankster. Google has a tradition of playing pranks and giving unexpected surprises to its users. To know about the new secret of Google search engine, just search "zerg rush" on Google and see the magic.
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Social gifting: the new buzzword in e-commerce
Last year, the buzzword in e-commerce was Groupon Inc and its myriad of competitors that offered daily online coupons to entice shoppers in a down economy. Now, the latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts.
Google Drive Versus SkyDrive Versus iCloud: Cloud Storage Battle Hotting up
Cloud computing became popular in 2008, after the launch of Dropbox. Realizing the demand for cloud backup solutions, world's top tech giants like Apple, Microsoft and Google have stepped into the cloud storage business with their own cloud platforms - iCloud, SkyDrive and Google Drive. Numerous options are available and consumers are finding it difficult to choose the best.
Dropbox Auto-Upload Feature, 5GB Free Storage Takes Battle to Google Drive, SkyDrive
As Google revealed Google Drive, the company's cloud storage service, Dropbox found it has another competitor to deal with, alongside Microsoft's SkyDrive service. Not surprisingly, Dropbox has made some changes to its service, notably offering 5GB of free storage, to stay in contention.
Zerg Rush Easter Egg One of Coolest Google Tricks Ever: Why?
Google Doodles are very popular worldwide, but this time Google has a new surprise, bound to be a treat at least for gamers. On Friday, April 27, users who looked up the term "Zerg rush" (without the quotation marks) found the latest in a series of cool, geeky Easter eggs the Google team planted.
Twitter Update for iOS, Android Brings Major Changes: What Are They?
Twitter has updated its app for iOS and Android devices, bringing improvements to search, notifications and discovering content. The update reflects the redesign the Web version of Twitter experienced.
U.S. brings in big gun to Google antitrust probe
SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Trade Commission has turned to a former prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing trial to help run its antitrust investigation of Google Inc, escalating the stakes in the months-long probe into whether the Internet giant promotes search results that favor its business.
Mass Effect 3 Operation Exorcist Weekend Event: Kill 1,000,000 Cerberus Phantoms, Win Bounty
It's payback time. BioWare has announced another multiplayer challenge weekend for its Mass Effect 3 game. The multiplayer challenge event, dubbed Operation Exorcist, is themed for N7 players seeking revenge on Cerberus.
Facebook Phone Rumor Surfaces Again (Like an Ugly Zit)
Rumors that Facebook will roll out a phone have been circling for at least two years now, but such a device was never actually developed. The rumors, however, never stopped, and now there is speculation again about a Facebook phone, one that will allegedly arrive sometime this summer.
Google Maps: 3D Photo Tours of Famous Landmarks Now Possible
Google Maps now allows users to visit landmarks around the world from a computer. The feature was added Wednesday, April 25, and allows for 3D tours of famous landmarks.
Google Drive Owns All Your Uploaded Data: Should You Worry?
Google barely managed to launch its cloud storage service - Google Drive - without coming under heavy criticism for its terms of service. The service was revealed to "own" users' files, even going as far to say the company could "create derivative" works. However, is the service that different from its competitors?
Google Drive Threatens DropBox, Faces Threat from SkyDrive, iCloud and PlayMemories Online
With the launch of Google Drive, there's one more cloud storage service available to consumers. Along with the established Dropbox, Microsoft's SkyDrive service, Apple's iCloud, and the newly launched PlayMemories Online from Sony, there's plenty to choose from. Let's check them out.
Google trial docs show plans for growth past search
Google Inc projected in 2010 it would get more than 35 percent of its 2013 revenue from outside its flagship search operation, anticipating three non-search businesses, including commerce, would generate more than $5 billion each, according to internal company documents filed in court.
