Internet News
Who Is Texting While Driving?
Jul 16th
Here’s an interesting infographic that shows who’s out there texting while driving and the states that don’t like it. Texting has become a ubiquitous form of communication and we do it everywhere we go. Do you do it on the road, or don’t think people should?
Google Redesigns Image Search on Android and iPhone
May 20th
When you do an image search, we find that it is typical that you will look through many pages of search results. So in the redesign of Google Image Search for mobile, available today for iPhone 3.0+ and Android 2.1 devices, we focused on making it easy to quickly see as many image thumbnails as possible:
- The thumbnails are square to maximize the number of images we can get on the screen at one time so you can scan them quickly
- You can swipe to see the next or previous page of results, or tap the large, stationary ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ page buttons
- We optimized for speed so that the images appear quickly when you browse
When it comes to viewing the images, we now make them as large as possible by introducing a special image viewing page:
- The black background emphasizes the image and the buttons fade after a few seconds so you can just see images with little distraction
- Easily browse through the images by swiping from picture to picture
Yahoo!’s New Ad Aims At Google
May 20th
Yahoo start’s new ad campaign to point out what it thinks Google isn’t enough of.
Google Is Working On A Tablet
Apr 18th
It’s been confirmed by Google that they working on a tablet to compete with the Apple iPad. This new tablet will be running on the popular Android Operating System. They have already announced plans for an e-book store to launch within the next few months.
We are also expecting later this year that the Chrome OS will be released on several netbooks.
iBookstore Launched by Apple
Apr 2nd
The e-doors are open. Apple has just launched an online store full of digital iBooks made for use on the iPad. Users can browse, preview, and download a wide variety of books, but only iPad users will be able to use iBooks. A complimentary digital version of A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is being offered to celebrate the grand opening. Watch your back Amazon.
Google Launches Predictive Search
Mar 31st
Google has been monitoring the web and what you do for the last 12 years. Recently Google announced they will be integrating Predictive Search. Google believes they know what you are going to search before you even search for the keyword.
Later today when you visit Google, you will just be presented with a simple “Go” button. No search box. No Google Search button. No I’m Feeling Lucky button. Just GO.
Take a look below at what Google has said about this project.
Most people have predictable surfing habits. The average user will start the day checking their Facebook inbox. At lunchtime, they’ll update their Facebook status and send messages to friends. They’ll then play FarmVille or Mafia Wars in the evening. On Facebook.
Our system has a 98.4% accuracy rate. We know who you are, where you are, what you’re doing, what you want, and when you want it.
New Twitter Homepage
Mar 30th
Today Twitter reveals their new homepage. Go to twitter.com to check it out.
Steve Jobs On His Liver Transplant
Mar 21st
Steve Jobs talks about his life saving liver transplant at around the 13:00 minute mark.
What Type of Sites Get The Most Traffic?
Mar 16th
To get a rough estimate of how the Internet is actually being used, the BBC charted the top 100 sites by unique users in January 2010. The study involved the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Brazil, U.S., and Australia.
Among the Top 100 sites, here’s what’s getting the traffic…
And among the Social Networking sites…
And for the Shopping Sites…
Office 2010 Coming May 12. iPad Available April 3.
Mar 6th
A couple of product launch news items for you…
Microsoft Office 2010 Available May 12
Business users will be able to get Office 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010: May 12. Consumers will have to wait until June to buy the product online and at retail, Microsoft officials said on March 5, via a post to the Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering blog. Microsoft also began offering users who are purchasing Office 2007 a free upgrade to Office 2010, as of today, March 5.
iPad Available April 3
Apple officially set the release date early Friday, after months of speculation about when the device would become available to the public.
Wi-Fi models will be available in the U.S. on April 3 and models with Wi-Fi and 3G will be available in late April.
Customers can pre-order any iPad, for a starting price of $499, from Apple’s online store beginning March 12, and an iBooks application for the iPad will be available as a free download on April 3, according to a company statement.