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Google Earth Image Shows Strange White Lines In Chinese Desert
Google Earth uncovers strange white lines in China
Google Maps is famous for finding all kinds of interesting phenomena.
The most interesting to date have been crop circles.
Now, in China, there are enormous white lines clearly visible using the Google application. Designed in a strange pattern, these lines, uniquely drawn, cross the Chinese desert.
The lines expand three thousand feet wide by...
Google Has Fixed The Android Security Glitch
Google has stated that they have indeed fixed the security issue that was affecting 99% of devices that are Android based. The security flaw allowed people that were not supposed to have access, the ability to gain access to information in calendars and in contacts that were on androids based devices.
The flaw affected android based phones and tablets that were running version 2.3.3 of the Android...
Google Set To Launch New Web-Based Chromebook Computers
On Wednesday in San Francisco, Google announced June 15 as the release date for their new laptop computers. Their new computers will be called Chromebooks and will be priced from about $350 to less than $500. Samsung and Acer will manufacture the Chromebook computers.
One of the top selling points of the Chromebook is how fast they are ready for operation. Chromebook computers start up in less than...
Google Honors Dancing Legend, Martha Graham With Animated Doodle
If dancing legend and modern dance pioneer Martha Graham were alive today, she would be 117 years. Today, Google is honoring her with a dancing doodle. The word “Google” is spelled out by the movements of the animated dancer. The animated doodle was created by Ryan Woodward who is famous for his animations.
Graham was very influential to dance and was a well respected and skilled dancer. Today,...
Nook Color Introduces Android 2.2 Update
The Nook Color is a mix between a tablet and an e-reader, and for customers some new features are being added. The newest being the Android 2.2 update.
Android is software for mobile devices and is currently the world’s best-selling Smartphone platform.
Some other great features the Nook Color will be adding are full support of Adobe’s flash player, new email applications featuring all major email...
Google Doodle To Celebrate John James Audobon’s Birthday
To mark the 226th birthday of John James Audobon, the artist and naturalist who made a record of the birds in America, is celebrated with Google doodle.
Images of the 19th century prints are featured on the search engine of the world-famous website. The logo of Google is replaced with various songbirds, an owl, and birds of prey.
John James Audobon is the son of a French owner of a sugar plantation...
Sony to launch Android tablets
Sony Enters Tablet Market
The tablet market is about to get a little more crowded. With products like the Apple iPad and the Motorola Xoom already in production, Sony has announced its entry into the market with two tablets of its own, currently code-named S1 and S2.
Although Sony is late to the game, given that companies like Apple have already been producing their tablet devices for over a year,...
Google buys Canadian Company PushLife
Google Ready to Expand in Music?
Spectators are expecting a major expansion in Google’s music platform, raising rumors that the internet giant is ready to take on favorite online jingle providers such as iTunes and Amazon MP3.
Google’s newest acquisition was the purchase of PushLife, a mobile media company from Toronto. The $25-million purchase seems a sure sign that Google is ready to start fighting...
Google’s Motorola Xoom Selling Poorly
Google’s latest attempt to take a bite out of Apple has so far been unsuccessful. The Motorola Xoom tablet has sold only about 100,000 units. Compare this to Apple’s iPad2, which has sold about four to five times that amount, and you will notice that the future for the latest Android tablet does not look good.
There are several reasons why the Xoom is suffering, foremost among them being...
Google Goes Shopping For Patents
Internet search giant Google is aiming to fight back against the barrage of lawsuits such as the one filed against them for Chrome, their Internet browser, alleging patent infringement.
Their latest move to become one of the ‘big kids on the block’ is their bid to purchase 6,000 patents from the bankrupt Canadian company Nortel. The current bid from Google is $900 million but industry...
