Archive for the ‘Tech News’ Category
Human-Powered Gamera II Helicopter Hovers In Air For 50 Seconds, Breaks Previous Flight Record
Human-powered helicopters are a very fascinating thing and while they are not a mainstream concept yet, they may gain traction in the future, some day. To this end, students from the Clark School of Engineering at University of Maryland will definitely have a huge role. That’s because these students were able to make their Gamera II helicopter hover in the air for full 50 seconds.
Ethiopian Government Denies Banning Skype, Google Voice
Ethiopian authority said, the bill is aimed to discourage illegal use of VoIP services, not PC-to-PC or PC-to-Phone VoIP services like Skype, Google Voice or likes.
Apple May Be Changing Search Algorithm At App Store
Apple acquired the app discovery start up, Chomp, a piece of news which was revealed to us back in February. Naturally, the only use Apple could put this acquisition to, was to revamp the process of app searching in the App Store. And now, it seems that finally Apple is doing so by tweaking the search algorithm of the Store.
CEO Of ‘Make Love Not Porn’ Concerned About Proper Sex Education And Future Payment Methods
Porn is a widespread phenomenon on the internet. And youngsters, who do not get proper sex education, find it as an alternative to seek learning of different things. However, getting their sex education from such a source can really mess up things for people. And to counter that, Cindy Gallop has created ‘Make Love Not Porn.’
LinkedIn Stops Pealk From Accessing Its API
Pealk is a very creative app which allows basically made use of LinkedIn APIs, yet introduced a whole lot of new features for the common users. Pealk is based in France and is basically a headhunting app that makes use of data from LinkedIn. The app has been praised by many for its creativity and innovative and helpful features for recruiters.
Interesting Facts About Apple’s Retail Stores
Apple has been under fire from New York Times over claims that Apple somehow doesn’t pay its retail employees as well as it should. While that remains a normative discussion, we can still give a look to what Apple does pay its employees at Apple Stores. Given below are these interesting facts.
Google Shuts Down Dedicated Mac Blog
Google announced, it will discontinue support for the Official Google Mac blog. Support to Apple users will be provided through individual product blogs now on.
‘Amazing Google Maps Experience’ Will Soon Land On iOS Devices
Apple has been trying to sideline Google’s influence in iOS devices. A solid step by Apple to this end was the introduction of its own maps in iOS 6. However, Google is the long-time king of the mapping domain and obviously, isn’t going to give up so easily. This was manifest in the words of Google SVP who has now stated that ‘amazing Google Maps experience’ is soon coming to iOS devices.
Google Says It Is Not Preventing Anti-Competition Investigations
A Texas investigation is going on in which it is being determined that whether or not Google has indulged in anti-competition practices. Google had been asked to submit documents which the attorney general says are an important part of evidence. In total, these comprise of 14,500 documents, according to AG Greg Abbott.
HTC Closing Offices In Brazil
Taiwanese smartphone and tablet manufacturer HTC announced on Friday that it will close its offices in RTP.
Concerns Rising Over The Health Of Google CEO – Larry Page
Google CEO Larry Page has lost his voice and will not be present in public events as long as July. He will, however, continue to lead Google as CEO.
ThisLife, A Digital Photo Organizer, Raises $2.75 Million Courtesy Of Madrona
There are literally a whole plethora of platforms in the social media where users upload their pics and share them. While this has made photo-sharing a quick process, it has also made it somewhat cumbersome. That is because it becomes increasingly hard to keep track of all your photos across all these platforms and have them organized in a neat way.
Shareholders Approve Google’s Stock Split
The two Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, own a mass chunk of Google’s shares which ensures them virtually a complete control over Google’s stock-related decisions. Google has been prepping up for a stock split for some time and since Brin and Page wanted this to happen, the stock split proposal has been approved.
Apple’s App Store Comes To 32 New Countries [Full List]
Apple’s App Store has been a wild success on the web, prompting a number of other tech giants to launch similar online stores. Given its immense success, Apple has been steadily expanding the influence and availability of its App Store to newer locations. Now, Apple has announced App Store for 32 more countries.
Supreme Court Sides With Fox And ABC Over Issues Of Broadcasting Nudity And Explicit Language
FCC had been warning Fox News over its use of explicit language. For instance, during the course of a program, the celebrity Nicole Richie stated, “Have you ever tried to get cow s*** out of a Prada purse? It’s not so f***ing simple.” Similarly, ABC News was not only warned but rather a fine was levied against it by FCC for displaying the bare bottom of an actress on TV.




































