Google urges fast adoption of VP9 video compression – Internet – Media

The computing industry has just begun taking the VP8 codec seriously, but Google wants people to adopt its brand-new successor. Read this article by Stephen Shankland on CNET News.   Original post on cnet.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Google Now iOS Download Now Available for iPhone, iPad

Google’s revolutionary Google Now service is finally available on iOS. After Google chairman Eric Schmidt mistakenly claimed Google Now for iOS had been submitted to Apple for review, it was unclear when the exciting feature might finally arrive on iPhones and iPads.   Original post on bgr.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Vermont Telephone Company’s gigabit internet service is live, half the price of Google Fiber

Remember how Google Fiber’s recent announcement for planned service in Austin by 2014 spurred immediate competition from AT&T? It’s safe to say   Original post on engadget.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Google Fiber: Rival data speeds increasing as Fiber forces competition

Google’s ultra-high-speed Google Fiber Internet service won’t be accessible to the bulk of Americans for quite some time, but the revolutionary service’s impact is already being felt even by those who don’t subscribe to the service.   Original post on bgr.com    Comments on reddit.com   

CenturyLink Whines About Google Fiber in Utah – Uses Sleazy Tactics for a Decade, Cries About Fairness – DSLReports.com, ISP Information

News: CenturyLink Whines About Google Fiber in Utah – Uses Sleazy Tactics for a Decade, Cries About Fairness   Original post on dslreports.com    Comments on reddit.com   

ISPs warned to ignore Google Fiber at their own peril

Remember how Time Warner Cable executives tried to claim that American consumers don’t actually want 1Gbps broadband connections? Well, InfoWorld’s Paul Venezia isn’t having any of it and says that ISPs who deny the challenge that Google Fiber represents are whistling past their own graveyards.   Original post on bgr.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Reddit Cofounder Calls on Google’s Larry Page to Oppose CISPA – Threat Level

The cofounder of the popular social news site Reddit has called on the leaders of Google, Facebook and Twitter to help defeat a controversial cybersecurity bill that would compromise the privacy of their users if passed by lawmakers.   Original post on wired.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Former Google engineer builds service to stop companies from tracking people online

As advertising companies continue to push the boundaries of online tracking in an effort to woo clients with eerily accurate ad targeting techniques, online privacy is seemingly becoming a thing of the past.   Original post on bgr.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Google: ‘Glassware’ developers prohibited from displaying ads – Google

Google releases its policies for third-party Google Glass developers. In the fine print: they can’t display ads or charge for the software. Read this post by Declan McCullagh on Google.   Original post on cnet.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Google has a single towering obsession: It wants to build the Star Trek computer.

I first came across Google’s interest in Star Trek back in the summer of 2010. A company spokesman wanted to show me the firm’s rapidly improving visual search and speech-recognition technology. At the time, those features were available only on Android phones, and, back then, Android was getting shellacked by…   Original post on slate.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Bing Delivers Five Times as Many Malicious Websites as Google

Searches on Bing returned five times more links to malicious websites than Google searches, according to an 18-month study from German independent testing lab AV-Test. Though search engines have worked to suppress malicious results, the study concluded that malware infested websites still appear in their top results.   Original post on pcmag.com    Comments on reddit.com   

The Economist explains: How might your choice of browser affect your job prospects?

THE internet browser you are using to read this blog post could help a potential employer decide whether or not you would do well at a job. How might your choice of…   Original post on economist.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Google Glass Already Being Banned from Strip Clubs

When preparing for your Las Vegas strip club romp, make sure to bring those bandz, but leave the Google Glass at home. NBC News reports that clubs are now prohibiting patrons from wearing the face computers inside, because the tiny cameras allow for covert creepshotting–a strip club no-no. Peter Feinstein, the managing partner of Sapphires Gentlemen’s Club,…   Original post on betabeat.com    Comments on reddit.com