The branch announced its closure yesterday, after a series of clashes between the Russian authorities and the tech giant, including Google suspending its sale of ads in the country in March and its sister company, Youtube, blocking channels owned by Russian state-backed media. For the millions of Russians that depend on Google’s services, they will continue to receive access to its suite of tools, including Google search, Gmail, Youtube and Maps....
From wearable technology to medical apps to software designed for health care applications, technology is benefitting the industry in a number of ways, across departments and disciplines. In many ways, these advancements are being used for everyday, routine tasks – not just life-saving operations. Make no mistake though; these advancements ultimately benefit you, the patient. Wearable technology – Glass in surgery With the advent of Google Glass, and its open development platform, the promise of wearable computing is finally here....
The picture-in-picture mode (PiP) feature — which started rolling out June 16, allows users to see up to four video tiles in a floating window on top of other platforms — making multitasking easier. Meetings can also be joined directly through Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, allowing everyone to collaborate and communicate in real-time, all from the same tab. Plus, Google’s multpin functionality — also just released, will allow users to pin three items in Google Meet, including presentations and people in your team, making your meetings more inclusive and accessible....
One unofficial Squid Game wallpaper app installed a well-known Android malware onto the user’s phone. The app has since been removed, but was downloaded over 5,000 times beforehand. If this sounds like an app you might have installed, you should delete it from your device now. As of the writing of this article, there are no official Squid Game apps. Fans of the show should keep this in mind when looking for apps, as any game will be published by an unofficial developer, and may have more deceitful interests in mind....
Google made its debut within the virtual reality movie space with utilizing 360-degree video for the short film, Help.Help, a short monster film, which focuses on placing viewers in the middle of Los Angeles during a monster invasion. You can check out the film below via YouTube: This film is exciting because it marks the beginning of what’s possible with incorporating virtual reality to film to fully captivate audiences and merge mediums....
These defections are a huge blow to Microsoft, which threw its hat into the ring back in November with the announcement of Microsoft Mesh, a planned metaverse feature for Microsoft Teams users. The news comes just a few months after Meta announced it was hiring 10,000 employees inside the EU to work on the Metaverse. Windows of Opportunity According to the Wall Street Journal, “The LinkedIn profiles of more than 70 former employees on the HoloLens team show they have left Microsoft in the past year”, with over half now employed by Meta....
In response to this new surge, the US government has imposed a new vaccine mandate, this time aimed at businesses – any business with over 100 active employees must verify that each employee is fully vaccinated. The date for compliance is January 4, 2022. As soon as this mandate was announced, many people and businesses voiced their disapproval of the law, saying that the government is overstepping its rights, and that personal choice of both the individuals and the businesses is not up to the government’s control....
Next-generation cloud technology is helping developers build applications faster. This represents a new wave of technologies that enables new frontiers of scalability, portability, and developer productivity. What can Google Cloud Platform do for you? Whether you’re a business owner who needs to make important decisions about cloud computing, or an app developer who wants to build the next addictive gaming app, you’ve got to come hang out with the Google Cloud Platform team....
Those concerns all tie back to one thing: the financial bottom line. But what if business leaders, first and foremost, sympathized with user plight? What would that look like? An empathy-driven approach to innovation represents a fundamental shift in thinking, putting people at the center of the design process. Developing a piece of technology with empathy — already a powerful marketing tool — can speak to the consumer. Prioritizing customer convenience creates positive product buzz, establishes loyalty, and gives a founder and his product an even bigger forum to serve his target demographic....
The downside? The move creates broken links for a number of older resources that have been hosted online for years. Here’s why link rot is something to worry about — and what you can do to prevent any of your own links from being broken by the new update. Google Drive Security Changes Google Drive is getting a big update next month and it has to do with link security....
In 2017, tech trends are moving as fast as ever, and more than a few well-established bits of jargon aren’t quite as useful as they used to be. Speaking as a frequent tech trend writer,I’ve managed to isolate a few examples. Like our content? Subscribe now to get articles like this delivered to you weekly. Now back to your reading… Given that CES is this week, now seems like a great time to try redefining a few of the new year’s big tech concepts....
The goal is to create enough buzz about your startup in as many places as possible. And it must be fast, because most crowdfunding platforms have a time limit on campaigns, and you will need to generate the buzz, get funders to your campaign site, and get that money rolling in. Or, you can leave with nothing, as it is on Kickstarter. If you want to make sure you are making an impact with your campaign, here are some tips that will help you get that word out:...
Beneath the top 10 lists and featured apps, there’s a graveyard of apps with few downloads, that haven’t been updated in months or years, linking to websites that are no longer functional. Perhaps we could avoid the app wasteland if more entrepreneurs considered a third exit option: not get acquired or IPO, but just sell your app. Unlike a traditional acquisition, app acquisitions include the code and not the business or team....
Here we take a look at exactly how these two once separate realms of marketing can be merged, providing real world examples of how you can strengthen your next marketing campaign. 1. Remember to invite your consumers from offline over to online. All of your offline marketing materials should include references to the presences that you have online. This includes your email address, website address, and social media accounts....
Most of the thought and creative energy put into VR so far has been in the gaming and entertainment space. After all, who wouldn’t get a thrill out of putting on a head mounted display and battling aliens or orcs? Virtual reality videos are also extremely popular, as shown by the wild success of YouTube’s integration of 360 videos, supported by Google Cardboard and other displays. There is another area in which VR and its cousin, augmented reality, could really change the way we live: personal productivity....
Facebook Is Too Big to Curate Well “Fundamentally, our role is to help the people who use news feed get what they want,” is a line from Facebook’s product manager, Will Cathcart, that explains the company’s approach towards news. Hard-hitting stories that shake things up are considered bad, but stories that confirm an audience’s beliefs are good. That’s not an approach that anyone hoping to continue expanding their mind should be okay with....
Participants in the study were put through an exercise regiment lasting four weeks. Afterwards, the study participants “had greater positive well-being and personal accomplishment, and concomitantly less psychological distress, perceived stress, and emotional exhaustion.” The types of exercise varied – from cardiovascular exercises to resistance training – and looked at whether different activities would also have an effect on each individual’s health. While exercise, in general, improved the overall sense of being for participants, the study also revealed that different exercises can have different effects on the mind and body....
This is the premise behind SnapDash, a new app for iOS (Android coming soon) that prompts subjects with humorous scenarios to be acted out under a 5-second camera timer. The result is a quasi-Whose Line is it Anyway meets Instagram photo-stream of hilarity. SnapDash also features all the familiar bells and whistles with a variety of filters and photo editing options, as well as the option to share across Twitter and/or Facebook....
With the soon-to-be unsupported browser missing out on critical security updates, if businesses don’t update their devices soon, they risk leaving themselves vulnerable to cyberattacks. Luckily, if you’re one of the millions of web users still using Internet Explorer, there’s still time to take action. Internet Explorer Has Officially Been Axed Internet Explorer has been a staple of the internet since its earliest days. Love it or loath it, the browser has helped millions of users access the web since its inception in 1995....
Watch this great conversation about the future of connected devices as the CTO of SmartThings shares his perspectives. Hagins feels that we’re at a point where we have an opportunity for software to reinvent hardware. And as for security, it will be a must-have at every stage as we connect cars, homes, and devices to the internet. This year, be in the room to hear directly from the best company leaders – and meet with them directly at mentor sessions and office hours....
