Google’s Self-Driving Car project is getting closer to creating a vehicle that can drive itself with no human intervention. By refocusing its efforts from the freeway to mastering city street driving, Google’s autonomous car is now prepared to recognize and respond to hundreds of distinct objects simultaneously, including jaywalking pedestrians, cars reversing out of hidden… Continue reading Google’s Self-Driving Car Gets Closer to Going Mainstream With Nearly 700,000 Autonomous Miles Driven
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Now You Can Group Video Call on Skype – for Free
If you’re a Skype user, today’s news from Microsoft should thrill you. In an effort to please users and make its service more competitive, Skype has made group video calling free for all Windows desktop, Mac OS X and Xbox One users, with more platforms coming soon. Group video calling has been available to Skype… Continue reading Now You Can Group Video Call on Skype – for Free
A Digital Time Capsule: Google Maps Now Lets You Travel Back in Time
Google Maps has long given us a quick and easy way to explore the world without the hassle or costs of travel. Now, Google Maps lets you travel back in time at some of your favorite virtual vacation spots. Google announced today, April 23, that Google Maps Street View for desktops will now allow users… Continue reading A Digital Time Capsule: Google Maps Now Lets You Travel Back in Time
6 Ways to Get More Social Shares
Whether you’re linking to your latest blog article on Facebook or posting your latest thought on Twitter, it’s clear that you’re sharing with others. And, while it’s easy for you to compose tweets and status updates, it’s more difficult to craft social media postings that have the potential to be shared and re-shared. Below are… Continue reading 6 Ways to Get More Social Shares
That’s All, Folks: Google Glass Sells Out within Hours of One-Day Sale
When Google offered a one-day sale to Google Glass admirers, we knew their drive to get their hands on one would be fierce. So fierce, in fact, that the one-day promotion on lasted only a short while. Within mere hours the white “Cotton” model of the Glass sold out and by Wednesday the entire inventory… Continue reading That’s All, Folks: Google Glass Sells Out within Hours of One-Day Sale
Now Attach Photos from Your Smartphone Straight into Gmail
Have you ever wanted to attach photos from your phone into an email you were composing on your desktop? Now Gmail makes this process easier than ever with its new Insert Photos button. Gmail announced yesterday that users can now insert photos from Google+ directly into messages composed in Gmail on the Web. For users… Continue reading Now Attach Photos from Your Smartphone Straight into Gmail
Google Acquires High Altitude Drone Company Titan Aerospace
Google has come one step closer to making its balloon-powered internet initiative, Project Loon, a reality. The tech giant recently acquired Titan Aerospace, a New Mexico-based company that builds drones for high altitudes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though the price of the acquisition hasn’t been released, Business Insider estimates that it must be higher… Continue reading Google Acquires High Altitude Drone Company Titan Aerospace
One Day Only: You Can Buy Google Glass
If you are a gadget addict itching to get your hands on Google Glass, you are in luck. For one day only, Google will be giving people who want a Google Glass the opportunity to purchase one for themselves. Tuesday, April 15, the dreaded tax day, will now be known to Google Glass enthusiasts as… Continue reading One Day Only: You Can Buy Google Glass
