Google is testing out a new service called Shopping Express in the San Francisco Bay area. This service allows customers to purchase online from places like Walgreens, Target, and Staples without having to go to different website to do so. Customers will schedule their own time frame in which delivery should happen. Google is still looking for testers to try out the pilot program. Testers will receive a free 6-month membership for unlimited same-day delivery.
WTF?? Is The FBI WATCHING Your Searches?!?!?
Google Chrome released a new feature this as part of its update that allows for spell checking. The feature is called “Ask Google for suggestions” and it’s powered by the same technologies used for Google search. Users on Windows, Linux and Chrome OS will get the feature update soon. The only problem is your searches could be getting monitored.
So Ungoogleable Isn’t A Word???
Since last year in December, The Swedish Language Council and Google have been going back and forth over the word “ogooglebar”, when translated into English it’s “ungoogleable”. The Swedish definition for the word simply means something that cannot be found within any search engine. Well Google had a problem with that.
Google Slashes Prices For Popular Software!!
Google has slashed the price of Nik’s popular plug-ins. Now for just $149, users will get all plug-in bundled up together as the Nik Collection by Google. Also, its available for a 15-day free trial and if users have already purchased one or more the Nik plug-ins in the past, users can upgrade to get the entire Nik Collection by Google for free.
Google+ Revamps App For Smartphones!!
Today, Google announced it will be launching new versions of Google+ for iPhone and Android. The company made some improvements in photos, posts, and profiles areas of the app. Google will be adding Snapseed’s award-winning photo enhancements to the Google+ iPhone app.
Apple Buys WHAT Startup Company For $20 Mill?!?
Apple has acquired WiFiSlam, a company who makes a GPS app that lets smartphones locate themselves indoors using WiFi signals, for $20 million. WiFiSlam is two years old company that has already raised funding from investors and have a few ties with Google. The company’s co-founder Joseph Huang, who was a software engineering intern at Google and a current Google employee Don Dodge is also listed as an angel investor. Tasha
