Google launches Google Reader mobile version

ShoutBloger: Coinciding with the launch of a new design of Google +, Google also released news aggregator service applications for mobile devices. Users claimed to be more easily read by an application called Google Currents of this.

In essence, Google Currents as reported Ghack on Friday April, 13 2012, has a function similar to Google Reader on the desktop. But Google Currents has some extra features for maximum use in mobile devices.

Such a feature is one of them is the integration with Google Translate. Thus, users can more easily follow the news from different countries and different languages. Google Currents also been connected with social networking and Google Analytics.

If Google Reader mobile version to read RSS feeds, Google Currents provide more updates about the hot topics discussed on the Internet every 30 minutes.

Well, interested users can download the application using Google Current on Google's Android Play to the user device and the App Store for users IOS device.

Google Buzz finally closed

ShoutBloger: For those Google Buzz users, begin to say goodbye to the application made by Google it. Google certainly would eliminate the service.

As reported by PC World on Saturday October 15, 2011, Google Buzz launched in February 2010, was originally created to of rival the success of Twitter. Function was not much different, you can share your status, photos, videos and links with your friends through your Gmail account.

Unfortunately, Google Buzz is a nightmare for Google. Google Buzz shows all owner contact email users, so that strangers can see the contacts that have been connected with Buzz users.

While Google has apologized, but his reputation already damaged, Google's failure even to protests from the Federal Communications Commission, which requires Google to improve privacy concerns of users.

Even if the privacy of the Buzz is not problematic, it may not be very attractive interest, considering that this application is similar to Facebook and Twitter.

Google also will remove some of its projects in addition to Google Buzz, which is iGoogle and Jaiku, like Twitter service that Google acquired in 2007. Those services will be closed on January 15, while Google Buzz will disappear in a few weeks.

Google will open the MP3 store

ShoutBloger: Google plans to expand the Google cloud-based music service or cloud computing that previously were limited. The popular search engine is in talks with major record labels to realize this and immediately open the MP3 Store.

Google's negotiation efforts undertaken by several major record labels aims to increase the number of songs that can be stored in the cloud. It is also an effort to compete with Apple and Amazon.

As quoted by Ubergizmo on Friday October 14, 2011, the company also claims it will soon open a music store or Google MP3 Store. This is certainly very likely being realized, given that Google already have cloud services, namely Music Beta.

Google's cloud services owned it allows users to store their songs on the server and can also put it to your phone or other device.

The technology is owned by Google is already better and is expected to further improve the service music. But if Google can beat Apple's dominance that have made iTunes first.

Google Chrome release Remote Desktop feature

ShoutBloger: Google Chrome is finally releasing a feature that can connect two computers with each other using the Chrome browser.

Products that integrate the functions of the remote desktop on the Chrome browser is designed for its users, who do not trust third-party vendors who also already offer similar services.

Chrome is a free feature called Chrome Remote Desktop, launched in beta version and allows connecting two computers that have an existing Chrome browser on Windows, Linux, Mac and Chromebooks, as reported by Tech Central on Tuesday October 11, 2011.

Google Chrome Remote Desktop can access all data on the computer and to access the user's computer will give you the code to others. This is an authentication code that must be done each time access is granted.

In its release, Google said the feature is very useful for people who need technical assistance from IT technician’s far-flung location.

Other products that also provides access to a computer such as Chrome is TeamViewer Remote Desktop and a website that is join.me are also provided free of charge.

Google said the purpose of this beta release is to demonstrate the function of Google Chrome Remoting Technology and to see how the response from its users later.

Google Earth has been downloaded 1 billion times

ShoutBloger: Google Parties announced that one of their services, the Google Earth, have now been downloaded more than 1 billion times.

As quoted by Mashable on Thursday October 6, 2011, Google Earth, a service that was six years old, has been downloaded by one-seventh of the human being on Earth.

Google Earth maps to announce that the software has been downloaded one billion times. For your among the 6 billion people who have not downloaded Google Earth, then made haste, because the application is now offering navigation and satellite images of Earth that is now better.

Technology in Google Earth originally developed by Keyhole, a company Google bought in 2001. Five years later, Google Earth more and more popular, because of its ability to integrate with other tools and applications.

After considerable success in mapping the mainland, Google also had stated that they would focus on Google Earth to the marine field.

Google Earth will begin to focus to the field of maritime affairs, because there are a lot of information to be had there, said Michael Jones, Google's Chief Technology Advocate.

Michael says that expands to feature in Google Earth Ocean will help many in the field of marine science and in general.

Chromezone the Google's first gadget shop

ShoutBloger: Chromezone Google opened its first store gadgets owned by Google. The popular search engine chose the British capital, London, as the location of a store called Chromezone store.

Chromezone held at the Tottenham Court Road, London. This store is tested Google to sell Chromebook, a laptop with OS Chrome homemade, made with several technology vendors such as Acer and Samsung.

Chromebook is a laptop that functions mostly rely on internet connection. Previously, these laptops are only sold online. Now, consumers can view it directly at the store could ask direct Google and its capabilities.

Google steps to make your own shop and follow the Apple Store Microsoft Store. However Chromezone not be compared with them because it is still testing and selling of goods is still limited. Google intends to open more such stores in the future.

Experts Chromebook will offer guidance and advice for buyers, the Google statement, as quoted by the Telegraph on Sunday October 2, 2011. Google is also opening stores indicates the seriousness of Google in the hardware market.

Google Docs changed the name into Google Drive

ShoutBloger: One of Google services reported that Google Docs will experience a rebranding. With that refresher action, Google seems to be reinforced cloud storage services.

This news blows when a blogger and social media consultant, Johannes Wigand took a screenshot in an event sponsored by Google.

In the screenshots it looks an interface similar to Google Docs. However, in the upper left corner, rather than printed name 'Docs', which is written 'Drive'.

So is the menu folder, found a different label in which he was not saying 'My Collections' but saying 'My Google Drive', as quoted by VentureBeat on Monday September 26, 2011.

If it's true Google Drive is present, then it could be a competitor of online storage services like Box.net and Dropbox. All of these services do have the ability to synchronize with a local file.

Google Docs itself been widely used as a virtual hard drive. Various kinds of documents can be stored here such as photos, videos, PDF files, and others. By changing the name, the user certainly would be easier to 'understand' the service.

For matters of pricing, Google Docs to fix prices more expensive than similar services.

By comparison, Google provides 1GB of storage for free with an option to purchase 20GB for USD 5, while Dropbox offers 2GB of free and 50GB per month with a price of USD 10.

Box.net service it offers more storage capacity that is a free 5GB and 50GB and costs USD 10 a month.

Google launches Google Wallet for Android

ShoutBloger: Digital financial transaction services, Google Wallet, finally released officially for Android. Google Nexus S 4G users in the United States that runs on the Sprint network, the first time will enjoy this service.

Google Wallet technology using Near Field Communication (NFC) is embedded in mobile phones. Previously, Google Wallet service has been tested extensively before it is now finally launched to the public.

Quoted from Computerworld on Tuesday September 20, 2011, Google Wallet application is available for your Citi MasterCard credit card holders. Then the user will be visited Visa, and American Express Discover.

To use, Google Nexus S users in U.S enough to find Wallet application, then download it. As a means of payment, users simply put the handset on the existing payment terminals in various locations of transactions, such as stores or supermarkets.

MasterCard itself has about 144 thousand terminals across the U.S. that allows transactions using Google Wallet Android. When using it, the payment will automatically be charged to your credit card.

This is just the beginning and although we are interested in this first step, we look forward to bringing Google Wallet on more devices in the future, said Osama Bedier, vice president of Google Payments.

Not yet clear when the Google Wallet will be visited areas other than the U.S. In the UK, Google Wallet will reportedly be released in the near future anyway.

The Godfather Five Families will released on Facebook & Google +

ShoutBloger: Hollywood's Paramount movie studios and game developers will evoke Kabam legendary Godfather films in the form of social games on Facebook and Google +.

The game, 'The Godfather: Five Families’ is the first film made by Francis Ford Coppola's legendary slide into the realm of casual gaming. Variety reports that quoted by TG Daily, Sunday August 28, 2011.

Previously, Electronic Arts (EA) has also created the Godfather game, but not received encouraging.

Coppola reportedly was not pleased with the making of this game, especially because of the Paramount as the owner did not ask permission to film herself.

One charge of casting Godfather game, Fred Roos, also deplored the presence of the game.

I think the game's launch plan is very cheap. Why do not they make the game 'Gone With the Wind' or Orson Wells movies alone? Is nothing sacred anymore thing? He said.

Google TV release in Europe early 2012

ShoutBloger: Google Inc. reportedly will begin to launch his own TV service in Europe, early 2012. This is expressed by Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt as reported by Reuters on Sunday August 28, 2011.

Google TV service, which lets users access the Web and television content through a browser on the TV screen, has actually been introduced in the United States since late last year. Unfortunately, these services do not get a warm welcome as the initial expectations. Even a number of popular U.S. broadcast networks like NBC, Fox and CBS to block these services.

All three networks, as well as several other names in television and telecommunications industry, did not want Google to 'steal' their share of ad revenue without contributing to creating the program.

Some in the U.S. worry we will compete with the broadcasters and content creators. In fact just the opposite of our goals, said Schmidt.

We want to support the content industry by providing an open platform for the generation of a new TV in order to continue to grow, as Android becomes open platform for future phones, he added.

Hopefully, Google TV could be released in Europe early next year, said Schmidt.

Google releases Google Magnifier music search feature

ShoutBloger: Google search engine recently launched Google Magnifier music, music beta a feature to help users  to be more easily to find and obtain music.

Besides providing the songs for free, Google Magnifier music beta also displays live video performances, artist interviews, and channel to explore the various genres of music.

Additional features in this music beta feature aims to be none other than its users more comfortable using the online music storage service.

Quoted from Cnet on Friday August 19, 2011, this step is also Google's efforts to differentiate Music Beta of its competitors such as Amazon's Cloud Music and iCloud Apple released soon.

Google Magnifier music beta, which was launched last May, enabling users to upload their songs and play them anywhere, either via PC or mobile device.

Music Beta Debut at the time it begins by presenting two songs My Morning Jacket, a band that became a Grammy nominee.

Yahoo and Bing More Accurate than Google

ShoutBloger: Despite not having the equivalent of Google popularity, Microsoft search engine Bing and Yahoo was providing search results more accurate than the most popular search engine from Mountain View.

Similarly, claims research firm Hitwise Experian Digital Trends quoted as saying on Sunday August 14, 2011.

Based on Experian study, the success rate of Yahoo search during July reached 81.36 percent yesterday. While Bing recorded the success rate of 80.4 percent.

This figure is higher compared to Google which only 67.56 percent success record in July. That is, overall, Yahoo and Bing managed to display more relevant search results than Google

Microsoft and Yahoo apparently trying to keep pace with rival the popularity of Google's search quality. But apparently they still need more time to do that, because now Google still dominates the Internet search with 66 percent utilization ratio.

Meanwhile, Yahoo recorded controlled 15 percent of search and Bing master 2.98 percent, while six percent were controlled competitors are smaller.

Google Plus learning from the success of Facebook and Zynga

ShoutBloger: End of this month, Google plans to release a game application in conjunction with Google Plus releases final version of the Google Plus project. Game application running on this platform will allegedly be playable more quickly by gamers and more profitable for its developers.

For each application that is downloaded and purchased, 70% more than the revenue will be given to the developers. The largest percentage given to developers compared to those given by Apple and Facebook.

Social gaming market in the United States is currently worth $ 1 billion and continues to grow so prospective and lucrative. With the steady growth rate, estimated in 2015 its value will reach 5 billion dollars.

The majority of revenues derived from the social games on Facebook platform, which currently has 750 million users. The total number of social gamers across the world there are 250 million people where 50-75 million of them will pay to acquire the game's virtual goods or shopping (Premium model).

Seeing that there infografis, the United States is ranked first in the number of players with 53 million followed by England in second place with 17.5 million and Germany was third with 17 million. Interestingly, the majority of gamers are female users in the United States and Britain, with a percentage by 51% and 56%.

Meanwhile, in other countries, men dominate gamers with almost equal percentages ranged between 51% and 52%. From the age factor, the majority of gamers are aged 20-34 years by 40%, followed by gamers aged 34-49 years with 23% and 13 - 19 years with 19%.

Google and Zynga
Some time ago it seems that Google is looking for a figure to occupy the position of Product Manager of Games as stated in one of the job openings at one reputable website.

While Eric Schmidt, who last week visited Jakarta and a keynote speaker at the Regional Entrepreneurship Summit in Bali, plans to collaborate with Zynga, a social gaming application developers to create the world's largest social gaming application on the Google platform.

Last year Google has invested $ 200 million in Zynga who demonstrate their commitment to jump in the realm of social gaming. Most likely, given the allocation of social gaming will stream the game itself so that the status update will not disturb the overall existing stream.

Farmville clear success story has invited interest in the giants of cyberspace, conventional game development company and its competitors to acquire Zynga, Playfish.

Social Game on Google Plus
Platform games on Google Plus is expected to use Google's own technology from the Native Client is already introduced at the Google I/O Developer Conference in San Francisco last May. Using this technology, the game can be played directly using a browser Chrome and Chrome the operating system without requiring plug-ins.

Why? Because the use Unity as a programming tool does not require Web Player to be installed prior to running the Unity content like other programming tools on other platforms.

Currently a web-based applications and games are still "little" compared with desktop applications so it is difficult to find web-based applications and games are quality. If you find any good game, gamers must download a plug-in before you can perform the installation in which the activity of these downloads often fail.

At the same event, Vikas Gupta, introduced the App Payments Application Programming Interface (API) that allows users to buy applications quite easily with just a click away and available for users and buyers in the application of more than 140 countries. Currently all web application developers already have access to the App Payments wherever these web applications are included as well when it is released in Chrome webstore.

Google will only take a percentage of 5% of every app sold. Unfortunately, for now, the new facility is available to developers in the United States.

With this technology, the performance of (social) game to be better than the performance of Flash games and Facebook. Unity development tool has the advantage of being able to safely execute the native code. This code will communicate with the Application Programming Interface (API) in order to access special audio files, video, input, 3D and others.

Expected number of gaming applications in Chrome webstore will skyrocket and the course can be played by Google Plus users who have reached 20 million people around the world.

For gamers and plusser, let us look forward with the first game Zynga collaboration and Google in Google Plus.

Social game on Google Plus is still a rumors

ShoutBloger: Social games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars may have been a game on Facebook, it seems the same title will be a major part of the Google plus as well.

Based on reports and screenshots, it appears that Google's help page Google plus already makes a line of code to Stream Games are designed to be part of the updates together to bring the game.

As quoted by TG Daily on Saturday July 23, 2011, Engadget found a code that refers to the new social network launched earlier this month. This code refers to the game known as Google Plus social game.

TechCrunch Games then find the Google logo and the code for the link features Application programming interfaces (APIs).

Google's Vic Gundotra then asserted that, The Company is currently working with a developer API for Google plus make the game on.

Something quite interesting is to see that Google plans to take a 30 percent stake in Facebook game developer, to go home to Google servers.

This can give game developers more profit. This could mean a big boost for social networking beta by attracting the attention of developers and their loyalty.

In any case, all the above is a guide, plus a list of product managers work on new business so-called 'social games on Google plus' pretty much confirms the presence of games in the future of social platforms are currently being developed rapidly.

Warning from Google for Malware Infected PC

ShoutBloger: If there is a sentence "Your Computer Appears to be infected", stop at your computer screen while doing a search on the Google search engine, do not be surprised.

As quoted from the site InformationWeek, recently Google was going to give notification when the encounter a computer that is ridden by malicious software (malicious software/malware) when searching the Internet.

Over the last few years, Google has always alerted the user when the results of its search engine Google index leads to a page containing harmful malware.

Now, for the first time Google will warn users when the computer has been infected with malware is detected. This step is taken after a Google search found a lot of unusual traffic on its search engine, while performing routine maintenance on its data center.

After collaborating with a variety of security experts from various companies, we concluded that the computers that show unusual behavior that has been contracted by a specific type of malicious software, said Damian Menscher, Google security engineer.

Typically, the computer has been infected, it will send traffic to Google through proxy servers. According to Google, millions of computers have been infected by this malware. Google itself has warned hundreds of thousands of people who have been infected.

The source of this malware infection is suspected one of hundreds of types of fake antivirus software. Because, now many malicious software that pretends to be an antivirus program with the goal of keeping the unsuspecting Internet users to install malware onto their computers. However, Google claimed not to know the specific name of fake antivirus programs that have responsibility in this regard.

Therefore, Google advises Internet users to use antivirus software that has been proven to scan their computers from this malicious program infection.

In addition, Google warned that Internet users be careful when they want to install an antivirus software, antivirus software and ensure that it is not fake.

Google Buy G.co for URL Shortener Service

ShoutBloger: Google has just bought the domain G.co to provide URL shortener services in the site.

These services will be provided to condense the links the URL universal resource locator of the various services of Google that can be distributed to various social networking and microblogging service.

We will use G.co to transmit web pages owned by Google. So whenever there is a link g.co, users can ensure that the link when clicked will only lead to Google services, said Google was quoted from PCWorld site.

The emergence of this G.co service will not affect services Goo.gl bypass the public URL for already operating. Not yet known how much Google spent to buy this domain. However, generally the domain. Co beginning with a letter sold for more than $ 1.5 million.

Some companies also have top domains. Co. Besides Google, Overstock has purchased domain O.co. While Amazon has purchased the domain A.co, Z.co, K.co, and Cloud.co. Twitter did not want to miss, has purchased T.co as a URL Shortener service.

Actually, the domain. Co originally intended as a domain for the Republic of Colombia. But with the permission of that country, commercialized as an alternative to the domains that becoming full. Now, the domain registration. Co reported to have exceeded 1 million names.

Facebook blocked Google Plus export tool

ShoutBloger: Facebook and Google's rivalry heats up. Facebook blocked Google Plus tool exporter, one of which allows users of Google plus update his Facebook status from Google.

Previously, Facebook has blocked third party applications that can export contacts to other sites such as Facebook to Google Plus. Although the application called Google+Facebook has not closed, Facebook is busy stopping the action of other tools that allow users to export Facebook friends list to other sites.

For example, Open-Xchange, a service that allows Facebook users to export the details of his friends into other products and services. Although, the owner of the tool claims that it has followed the terms and conditions of Facebook.

As disclosed ZDNet, Facebook sends an e-mail to the owner of the Open-Xchange and stated that the Open-Xchange has violated the provisions. Open-Xchange mentioned should not use the friends list of Facebook users outside the application of Open-Xchange.

Open-Xchange expressed disappointment. Not only because Facebook has blocked what they believe to be legitimate, but also because of the Open-Xchange rate up too much control of personal information users.

If you want to see what happens when a company controls your personal data to their advantage, this is for example, said Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange.

Facebook also blocked the Google Chrome browser service named Facebook Friend Finder, which allows users to export Facebook contacts via e-mail address, a feature that is now popular with the launch of Google Plus. A matter of time access is also blocked Google+Facebook and Facebook and Google Plus never collaborated.

This week Google Plus reaches 20 million users

ShoutBloger: High enthusiasm of Internet users to Google Plus, many observers predict the social networking site owned by Mountain View based company that will reach 20 million at weekend.

The predictions did not seem so impossible to remember last week Google has recorded 10 million users. In fact, there were approximately 7.3 million accounts Google Plus activated on July 10.

Popularity very quickly creates a successful Google Plus invite so many new users even launched early last July. Not surprisingly, social networking is claimed as a serious threat to Facebook.

After noting the impressive achievements last week, Google Plus was allegedly going to solve a new record in the near future. That's according to Paul Allen from Ancestry.com that has been watching the developments carefully the Google Plus.

I think Google will be able to exceed 10 million in the near future, even reaching 20 million users at the weekend if they continue to provide Invite Button, Allen said as quoted by T3 on Wednesday July 13, 2011.

Google Finally Released E-Reader

ShoutBloger: Google has demonstrated its seriousness in the realm of digital books (e-book) in the past year. Now, Google has finally released his first e-reader, iRiver Story HD.

Produced by the South Korean electronics company iRiver, iRiver will be priced at $ 140 will be marketed starting 17 July. E-reader allows readers to access collections of digital books in Google library of high resolution screen and equipped with e-ink and qwerty keyboard.

iRiver Story HD is a new achievement for us, where iriver became the first manufacturer to launch an e-reader which is integrated with Google's ebook, said Google Product Manager Books Pratip Banerji as quoted in Straits Times on Tuesday July 12, 2011.

E-reader provides access to over the air to hundreds of thousands of paid and millions of digital books are provided free of charge by Google, said Banerji.

The presence of e-reader last owned by Google is definitely making the competition between the two other major players, Amazon (Kindle) and Barnes & Noble (Nook), increasingly fierce. Google itself launched an online electronic book store his eBook store, December 2010.

Mark Zuckerberg Join to Google +

ShoutBloger: Google + touted as a major threat to Facebook. No wonder if Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook co-founder and boss watch Google's presence. In fact, he reportedly helped become members of the inaugural Google +.

As reported, Google + has released limited to a few users who were invited by Google. Well apparently, Zuckerberg including one who received the invitation.

Some people who currently can try Google + may find Mark Zuckerberg profile. Zuckerberg had some profiles that are likely false, but there is one that he made the original assessed.

One of the marker, your profile picture on account Zuckerberg reportedly not found in any internet source. So it's possible, he himself is stapled, possibly via a laptop webcam and upload them.

Later, friends Zuckerberg is in the profile part is the employees of Facebook. These include Facebook CTO, Arjun Banker or the Product Manager Justin Shaffer.

Excerpted from the Geek on Friday July 1, 2011, seen in profile photo of Zuckerberg unpleasant facial expression. Does he feel Google + Facebook is a threat to glory?