Google buys ‘smart’ thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 bn (via AFP)
Google on Monday announced that it is buying smart thermostat start-up Nest in a deal valued at $3.2 billion. “They’re already delivering amazing products you can buy right now — thermostats that save energy and smoke/CO alarms that can help keep your…
Microsoft guns for Apple and Google in latest ads (via The Inquirer)
NEGATIVE ADVERTISER Microsoft is attacking its competitors at the moment with two more slurs, one for Apple and one for Google. Two Microsoft adverts for the Surface 2 tablet concentrate less on promoting its own product and more on ridiculing the new…
Google prevails in long-running book digitization case (via AFP)
A US judge Thursday threw out a long-running challenge to Google’s massive book-scanning project in a decision that could transform copyright law in the digital age. Federal Judge Denny Chin dismissed the case which dates back to 2005, saying Google…
Google launches ‘Helpouts’ commerce platform (via AFP)
Google on Tuesday launched a new online service called “Helpouts,” aiming to connect businesses and consumers to solve problems or get advice on a range of issues. The service is similar to Google’s “Hangouts” with live video for paid services in areas…
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If you’ve been keeping your ears open recently regarding the internet community, you may have been hearing some terms that don’t seem to make any sense. Panda, Penguin, Hummingbird—what do these animals have to do with surfing the web, and what is it about them that has some internet marketers so agitated? Well, for the average person who uses the internet for work, shopping, and play, these terms don’t have a whole lot of significance. However, if your curiosity won’t let you leave this one alone, we can help you figure out exactly what this zoo of critters means for the internet, and what it means for users such as yourself. Read on for enlightenment. [Read more…] about What Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird Mean to You
How NSA Hacked Yahoo, Google Datacenter Networks (via slashdot)
The National Security Agency secretly broke into the network connections between datacenters belonging to Yahoo, Google and other companies to drink data direct from the firehose, as well as collect metadata about the Internet use of U.S. residents,…