Stories by Zach Miners

At Google I/O, developer services hogged the spotlight

Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week.

By Zach Miners | 17 May, 2013 23:37

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Pandora, Google I/O, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Apple, Android OS, Spotify, Google, Mobile OSes

At Google I/O, Glass wearers say 'trust us'

Google is facing some tough questions from Congress over the privacy concerns raised by Glass, its fledgling augmented reality system for recording and receiving information on the fly. But on the ground at the company's I/O conference for developers, attendees are largely enthusiastic about the technology.

By Zach Miners | 17 May, 2013 02:50

Tags: peripherals, Internet-based applications and services, consumer electronics, Google, social networking, internet, search engines, digital cameras

Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass

While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device.

By Zach Miners | 16 May, 2013 19:25

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Tumblr, Google I/O, social networking, mobile, Path, social media, internet, search engines, Facebook, mobile applications, consumer electronics, Google, twitter

Google to boost speed, cut data use on mobile devices

Google has shown off new features that can reduce data consumption and improve Web performance on Android-powered mobile devices, drawing partly from capabilities already supported in the Chrome desktop OS.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 23:45

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mobile OSes, Google I/O, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, search engines, Internet service providers, mobile applications, Google

A soft-spoken Larry Page makes surprise appearance at Google I/O

Google CEO Larry Page made a surprise appearance Wednesday at the Google I/O conference, where he overcame problems with his throat to take questions from developers in the audience for almost an hour.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 21:52

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, Google I/O, internet, search engines

Google brings voice-enabled search to the desktop

Just by saying "Okay Google," people will soon be able to search using voice commands on their Chrome-powered desktop and laptop computers, Google said Wednesday.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 18:54

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, internet, search engines

Google launches multiplayer Android gaming API

Google has introduced new APIs to help developers build better games for its Android OS.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 17:09

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, consumer electronics, Google, games, Mobile OSes, mobile, internet, search engines, mobile applications

At Google I/O, attendees compete to save the world, virtually

Google I/O has not officially started, but the developers' show is already seeing some action. Two warring factions, the Resistance and the Enlightenment, are vying for control of various "portals" at key landmarks throughout San Francisco, which are leaking dangerous amounts of radioactive energy, to determine the fate of the city and ultimately the world.

By Zach Miners | 15 May, 2013 01:35

Tags: Mobile games, games, Mobile OSes, online services, mobile, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Niantic Labs, Android OS, Google

Hours before I/O, Larry Page opens up about his hoarse voice

Less than 24 hours before Google kicks off its annual I/O developers confab in San Francisco, Google CEO Larry Page is revealing why his speaking voice is so soft.

By Zach Miners | 14 May, 2013 19:46

Tags: business issues, personnel, Google

Twitter buys big-data analyzer Lucky Sort

Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a data analytics company, in a move that could give the social network deeper insights into its users' tweets and how to best place advertisements on its site.

By Zach Miners | 13 May, 2013 22:31

Tags: analytics, Internet-based applications and services, social networking, twitter, social media, internet, Lucky Sort

Feds looking to make health data more user-friendly to tech developers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants health tech developers in Silicon Valley to make greater use of its data to help make advances in the field and aid entrepreneurs in the region.

By Zach Miners | 13 May, 2013 19:37

Tags: peripherals, mobile applications, Internet-based applications and services, consumer electronics, smartphones, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, mobile, internet

At Google I/O, expect Android, Chrome, and some privacy questions about Glass

Google kicks off its I/O developer conference next Wednesday and if there's one thing that could steal the limelight from Android, Chrome and all the other Google projects, it's Glass.

By Zach Miners | 11 May, 2013 01:34

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, smartphones, Mobile OSes, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, search engines, mobile applications, Android OS, consumer electronics, Google

Bing brings more of Facebook to search

Bing is adding some new social features to its search engine, by letting users comment and "like" their Facebook friends' posts directly on the site.

By Zach Miners | 10 May, 2013 18:22

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, bing, social networking, twitter, social media, internet, search engines, Facebook

Twitter buys Ubalo to speed up its back-end

Twitter has acquired Ubalo, a company that provides various services aimed at speeding up the coding process, the social network announced Thursday.

By Zach Miners | 10 May, 2013 00:59

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, social networking, twitter, Ubalo, social media, internet

YouTube rolls out paid subscription channels

Not everything on YouTube is free any more. The video-sharing website will now charge users a monthly fee to view certain content offered through subscription channels, the Google-owned site announced Thursday.

By Zach Miners | 09 May, 2013 23:13

Tags: advertising, Internet-based applications and services, social networking, mobile, social media, internet, search engines, video, youtube, entertainment, Google

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