Google had offered the ‘Hangouts on Air’ feature to a limited number of Google+ users. And now, the company has rolled out the feature to the entire user base of its social network. This feature is really cool and very useful in that it allows you to broadcast an event live from your YouTube channel as well as from the Google+ stream.
Google and Oracle have been locked in a bitter legal feud over the issue of Google’s use of Java APIs in Android software. Surprisingly, the case had proceeded at a fairly fast pace and now, the jury is out with the verdict. According to the verdict, Google did violate Oracle’s copyrights. However, the jury was unsure as to whether or not Google was entitled to this by making fair use of the Java APIs.
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To protect your Google account (Gmail, Calendar, Google+, Documents, etc.) against keyloggers and people who try to steal your password, you can enable validation in two steps. In addition to your regular password, a single-use code sent by SMS to your phone or generated by the Google Authenticator will be required. Without this code you or anyone else wont be able to access your account. With validation in two steps, you have several methods for securing your Google Account. In this complete tutorial I will show you how to setup this service in order to protect your Google account.
As people are getting busy day day by day and the life is getting harder and harder gradually, it’s really hard to communicate or co-ordinate with people in person. Thanks to internet and advanced technologies that has made our communication with one another easy. Normally people communicate with others using different social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Google etc. Among those social networking sites, Google And Facebook dominate the social logins.
In February, it was revealed that Google was bypassing Safari web browser’s privacy settings and was tracking users without their consent. Google quickly disabled its code responsible for the tracking and Apple then claimed it was “working to put a stop” to the issue. Now, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to fine Google for its activities and efforts to circumvent privacy restrictions in Apple’s Safari web browser to stop user tracking through ads on numerous sites across the web.
Receiving calls from wrong numbers, calls which aren’t originally meant for you, are quite a norm for anyone who has a cellphone. In fact, it is also quite common on landline numbers. Now, it seems that the trend seems to be coming to the realm of internet. Ever heard of a wrong number calls on Google Voice?
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Using Google Drive shortcut to upload your files to Google Cloud online is nothing complicate, but for some users using a drive letter can be more convenient and that’s why in this tutorial I will show you how to map one of your Google Drive accounts as a drive letter in Windows 7. Thanks to a small program called Visual Subst this procedure is quite easy and quick.
Google has been lambasted for violating Safari’s privacy settings to install tracking cookies on user’s machines. This was done without the knowledge of explicit permission of the users and naturally, was tantamount to violation of privacy rights. The case was brought into limelight when one such user decided to sue Google.