Google Caffeine Brewed and Served for...

Google’s new technology in web search is made public. Caffeine, as they call it is the brains behind the Google Search since yesterday. It provides 50% fresher results which is great news for information crazy public who dwell on getting new information from the net. Illustration : Suppose I wanted to search for an event that took place a few hours… Continue »

Happy 30th Birthday Pacman!

One of the most popular games of my generation, Pacman, has indeed made the cut above everything else that came after it. Today is the day when the game Pacman celebrates its 30th birthday, and this is perhaps the only game that has survived all odds. Google commemorated this event in history by replacing their logo with a flash based Pacman… Continue »

Google Nexus One Trademark Rejected

Not everything is smooth sailing for Google. Their recent hype with their new phone Nexus One maybe short lived. The trademark office has rejected Google’s application claiming patent on Nexus One. The reason – a small telecom firm, Integra Telecom based in Oregon owns the trademark for the word “Nexus”. The company makes around $60 million a year based on the… Continue »

A Village Named ‘Google’ In North...

The birth of the cyber company Google was sometime in the 90s and the name was patented around the same time too. But, you would be shocked to hear that a village named Google has existed for centuries now. Google is a tiny hamlet in North Karnataka, around 530 kilometers from the cyber capital of India, Bangalore. Around 1000 people inhabit… Continue »

Facelift for Google Reader with...

One of the biggest complaints against Google’s applications across the board is its lack of austere beauty. The company believes that an application is supposed to do what it is built for and external appearance takes the last priority; rightly so. But, some geeks don’t like to compromise and they re-jig the wheel to suit their convenience. The outcome of… Continue »