Category: SciTech » Computers and Internet
Unicode over 60 percent of the web
2:52 pm Eastern | World
Computers store every piece of text using a “character encoding,” which gives a number to each character. For example, the byte 61 stands for ‘a’ and 62 stands for ‘b’ in the ASCII encoding, which was launched in 1963. Before the web, computer systems were siloed, and there were hundreds of different encodings. Depending on the encoding, C1 could mean any of ¡, Ё, Ą, Ħ, ‘, ”, or parts of thousands of characters, from æ to 品. If you brought a file from one computer to another, it could come out as gobbledygook.read more »
AOL Selects Right Media Exchange as Display Advertising Platform for Ad Agreement
3 Feb 08:30 | SciTech
AOL Selects Right Media Exchange as Display Advertising Platform for Ad Agreementread more »
Mind the Gap: Encouraging women to study engineering
3 Feb 01:10 | SciTech
Women make up more than half the global population, but hold fewer than a third of the world’s engineering jobs. In the U.S., female students comprise fewer than 15 percent of all Advanced Placement computer science test takers. Even in high-tech Israel, few girls choose computer science. Not only is this a loss to companies like Google and everyone who benefits from a continually developing web; it's also a lost opportunity for girls.read more »
Roar of the crowd: Super Bowl on Twitter
2 Feb 16:38 | SciTech
From @TimTebow leading the Denver Broncos to a shocking overtime win (and a new record for sports-related Tweets per second: 9,420) to San Diego Chargers receiver @ericweddle1’s sideline Tweets from the Pro Bowl—we watched all of the NFL post-season’s most memorable moments come alive on Twitter.read more »
Roar of the crowd: Super Bowl on Twitter
2 Feb 15:14 | SciTech
From @TimTebow leading the Denver Broncos to a shocking overtime win (and a new record for sports-related Tweets per second: 9,420) to San Diego Chargers receiver @ericweddle1’s sideline Tweets from the Pro Bowl—we watched all of the NFL post-season’s most memorable moments come alive on Twitter.read more »
Facebook Not Such Good Thing For People With Low Self-Esteem
2 Feb 12:28 | SciTech
People with low self-esteem seem to behave counterproductively on Facebook, bombarding their friends with negative tidbits about their lives and making themselves less likeable, according to a new study.read more »
Mind the Gap: Encouraging women to study engineering
2 Feb 11:58 | SciTech
Women make up more than half the global population, but hold fewer than a third of the world’s engineering jobs. In the U.S., female students comprise fewer than 15 percent of all Advanced Placement computer science test takers. Even in high-tech Israel, few girls choose computer science. Not only is this a loss to companies like Google and everyone who benefits from a continually developing web; it's also a lost opportunity for girls.read more »
Facebook's 'Hacker Way' Described In Public Offering Filing
1 Feb 21:48 | Business
Facebook has made a regulatory filing for an initial public offering of stock, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg inserting a letter to potential investors describing the company's "Hacker Way" of doing business. read more »
Playbook for tackling the Super Bowl with Google
1 Feb 13:39 | SciTech
While thousands of lucky fans will brave the crowds at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. to fill the coveted seats at this Sunday’s Super Bowl, many more in the U.S. will enjoy the game from home—in front of the TV, with mobile phones and tablets at the ready. read more »
2012 global award winners RISE to the top
1 Feb 13:06 | SciTech
Our business at Google is rooted in STEM and CS, so we’re passionate about supporting organizations that are expanding access to these fields, especially for students who might not have the opportunity otherwise. The annual Google Roots in Science and Engineering (RISE) program supports organizations running innovative STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and CS (computer science) enrichment programs for K-12 and university students around the world.read more »
Quarter Of Tweets Not Worth Reading Say Twitter Users
1 Feb 12:38 | SciTech
Researchers have found that Twitter users believe only a little more than a third of the tweets they receive are worthwhile.read more »
Brain Capacity Limits Exponential Online Data Growth
1 Feb 12:22 | SciTech
Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic constraints - may constitute the dominant limiting factor for the overall growth of globally stored information. read more »
SB12-030: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 23, 2012
31 Jan 15:35 | SciTech
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 23, 2012read more »
Facebook Can Get Educators Fired
31 Jan 12:05 | SciTech
School administrators are facing a growing dilemma resulting from social networking that goes beyond preventing cyber-bullying among students. They're also faced with balancing the rights of privacy and free speech of educators with what should be the appropriate behavior of teachers as role models, according to new research.read more »
Online News Portals Get Credibility Boost From Trusted Sources
31 Jan 11:56 | SciTech
People who read news on the web tend to trust the gate even if there is no gatekeeper, according to Penn State researchers. read more »
HP to Commit webOS to Open Source by Fall 2012
30 Jan 21:05 | SciTech
HP today began executing its plan to deliver an open webOS by committing to a schedule for making the platform’s source code available under an open source license. read more »
Court Rejects Oracle’s Attempt to Use Fraud Claim to Undo Contract with HP
30 Jan 21:05 | SciTech
HP issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling in the ongoing litigation with Oracle relating to the Intel® Itanium® platform.read more »
HP Helps Small Businesses Create Professional-quality Color Prints In-house
30 Jan 21:05 | SciTech
HP today announced new HP LaserJet printers and multifunction printers (MFPs) designed to help small to midsize businesses (SMBs) create professional-quality color documents while increasing productivity and efficiency. read more »
John Browett Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Retail
30 Jan 18:00 | SciTech
CUPERTINO, California—January 30, 2012—Apple® today announced that John Browett will join the company as senior vice president of Retail, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Browett comes to Apple from European technology retailer Dixons Retail, where he has been CEO since 2007. Beginning in April, he will be responsible for Apple’s retail strategy and the continued expansion of Apple retail stores around the world. “Our retail stores are all about customer service, and John shares that commitment like no one else we’ve met,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are thrilled to have him join our team and bring his incredible retail experience to Apple.” Prior to joining Dixons Retail, Browett held a series of executive positions at Tesco plc including CEO of Tesco.com. Earlier in his career he advised retail and consumer goods clients at Boston Consulting Group. He holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and anread more »
Oxford, Harvard Scientists Lead Data-Sharing Effort
30 Jan 12:56 | SciTech
Researchers at University of Oxford and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) at Harvard University are leading more than 50 collaborators at over 30 scientific organizations around the globe in creating a common standard that will make possible the consistent description of enormous and radically different databases compiled in fields ranging from genetics to stem cell science, to environmental studies.read more »
NASA Releases First Multi-Player Facebook Game 'Space Race Blastoff'
30 Jan 12:29 | Entertainment
NASA has launched its first multi-player online game to test players' knowledge of the space program.read more »
2012 global award winners RISE to the top
30 Jan 11:53 | SciTech
Our business at Google is rooted in STEM and CS, so we’re passionate about supporting organizations that are expanding access to these fields, especially for students who might not have the opportunity otherwise. The annual Google Roots in Science and Engineering (RISE) program supports organizations running innovative STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and CS (computer science) enrichment programs for K-12 and university students around the world.read more »
2012 global award winners RISE to the top
30 Jan 09:00 | SciTech
Our business at Google is rooted in STEM and CS, so we’re passionate about supporting organizations that are expanding access to these fields, especially for students who might not have the opportunity otherwise. The annual Google Roots in Science and Engineering (RISE) program supports organizations running innovative STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and CS (computer science) enrichment programs for K-12 and university students around the world.read more »
Tweets still must flow
27 Jan 17:43 | SciTech
See below for an update.One year ago, we posted "The Tweets Must Flow," in which we said,“The open exchange of information can have a positive global impact … almost every country in the world agrees that freedom of expression is a human right.read more »
Tweets still must flow
27 Jan 17:24 | SciTech
See below for an update.One year ago, we posted "The Tweets Must Flow," in which we said,“The open exchange of information can have a positive global impact … almost every country in the world agrees that freedom of expression is a human right.read more »
Tweets still must flow
26 Jan 15:57 | SciTech
One year ago, we posted "The Tweets Must Flow," in which we said,“The open exchange of information can have a positive global impact … almost every country in the world agrees that freedom of expression is a human right.read more »
Resources to support a new and open world for learning
26 Jan 15:23 | SciTech
Googlers are the types who never really leave the classroom. Guest speakers come to campus to give talks on subjects ranging from fiction to physics.read more »
Google Earth 6.2: It’s a beautiful world
26 Jan 13:30 | SciTech
We're taking bird's eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth, released today. With Google Earth 6.2, we’re bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with more seamless imagery and a new search interface. Additionally, we’ve introduced a feature that enables you to share an image from within Google Earth, so you can now simply and easily share your virtual adventures with family and friends on Google+.read more »
Hack Week @ Twitter
25 Jan 15:20 | SciTech
Hack Week is one of the ways we actively promote innovation through experimentation around the company. This week, a wide range of folks here are taking time away from their day-to-day work to collaborate and develop ideas that they are passionate about. read more »
Shoulder Pain From Using Your iPad? Don't Use It On Your Lap Say Researchers
25 Jan 13:08 | USA News
The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimize users' comfort and well-being, according to researchers.read more »
Twitter Translation Center adds Right-to-Left Languages
25 Jan 10:00 | SciTech
Beginning today, right-to-left languages are now available for volunteers to translate in the Twitter Translation Center, starting with Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu.read more »
Yahoo! en Español and People en Español Launch "Bello 51" in Search of the Most Beautiful Person
25 Jan 10:00 | SciTech
Yahoo! en Español and People en Español Launch "Bello 51" in Search of the Most Beautiful Personread more »
Follow the State of the Union on Twitter
25 Jan 00:20 | US Politics and Govt
“He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”–The Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 3Every year, the President of the United States delivers a kind of “status update” and his proposals for new initiatives to a joint session of Congress.read more »
HP Helps Create “Storybook” Beginning for New York’s Pinhole Press
24 Jan 17:04 | SciTech
To meet fast-growing demand for personalized keepsakes, online photo products boutique Pinhole Press used the superior printing quality of HP Indigo digital presses to create its new Storybook product. read more »
Updating our privacy policies and terms of service
24 Jan 16:30 | SciTech
In just over a month we will make some changes to our privacy policies and Google Terms of Service. This stuff matters, so we wanted to explain what’s changing, why and what these changes mean for users.read more »
Apple Reports First Quarter Results
24 Jan 16:30 | SciTech
CUPERTINO, California—January 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 44.7 percent compared to 38.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue. The Company sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.43 million iPads during the quarter, a 111 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 5.2 million Macs during the quarter, a 26 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 15.4 million iPods, a 21 percent unit deread more »
Yahoo! Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
24 Jan 16:05 | SciTech
Yahoo! Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Resultsread more »
Follow the State of the Union on Twitter
24 Jan 14:56 | SciTech
“He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”–The Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 3Every year, the President of the United States delivers a kind of “status update” and his proposals for new initiatives to a joint session of Congress.read more »
HP Virtualizes Storage for California State University to Support Scholastic Research
24 Jan 10:04 | SciTech
HP today announced that California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) selected HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA) to deliver around-the-clock data access to its students and faculty, as well as increased storage capacity in support of scholastic research applications. read more »
Your Interview with President Obama
23 Jan 2012 | SciTech
If you could hang out with President Obama, what would you ask him? Would your question be about jobs or unemployment? The threat of nuclear weapons? Immigration reform? Whatever your question is, submit it on YouTube for the opportunity to ask the President directly in a special interview over a Google+ Hangout from the White House.read more »
SB12-023: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 16, 2012
23 Jan 2012 | SciTech
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 16, 2012read more »
HP Board Declares Regular Dividend
23 Jan 2012 | SciTech
The HP board of directors has declared a regular cash dividend of 12 cents per share on the company’s common stock. read more »
HP Provides Hutchison 3G Austria with Mobility Solution for LTE Network
23 Jan 2012 | SciTech
HP today announced that Hutchison 3G (H3G) Austria, one of the country's largest communications service providers (CSPs), deployed the HP Home Subscriber Server (HSS) as the core of a new, long-term evolution (LTE) network that will bring much faster speeds and a better mobile internet experience to its 1.2 million customers. read more »
Jagriti Yatra: a journey of entrepreneurship through India
20 Jan 2012 | SciTech
As part of our ongoing commitment to entrepreneurship around the world, we recently took part in a worthy experiment crisscrossing India.read more »
Renewing old resolutions for the new year
20 Jan 2012 | SciTech
As we head into 2012, we’ve been sticking to some old resolutions—the need to focus on building amazing products that millions of people love to use every day. That means taking a hard look at products that replicate other features, haven’t achieved the promise we had hoped for or can’t be properly integrated into the overall Google experience. read more »
U.S. Venture Investment Rose 10% in 2011
20 Jan 2012 | Business
Venture capital investment slowed in the fourth quarter of 2011 as investors put $7.4 billion into 803 deals for U.S.-based venture companies, a decline in both capital invested and deal activity from the third quarter, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.read more »
Leaders of Megaupload.com Charged With Widespread Online Copyright Infringement
20 Jan 2012 | USA News
Seven individuals and two corporations have been charged in the United States with running an international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy of numerous types of copyrighted works, through Megaupload.com and other related sites.read more »
Data Journalism Awards now accepting submissions
19 Jan 2012 | SciTech
Last November, we announced our support for a new Data Journalism competition, organized by the Global Editors Network. The competition is now open to submissions and today we hosted an event at our offices in London to share details on how to compete and win a total of six prizes worth EUR 45,000. The European Journalism Centre is running the contest and Google is sponsoring.read more »
Discover: Sundance
19 Jan 2012 | SciTech
Every year at this time, film buffs from around the world converge on Park City, Utah to see more than 200 documentaries, dramas and short films at the Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest).read more »
