Rumor: Google Secretly Invested Over $100 Million to start Google Games

Rumor: Google Secretly Invested Over $100 Million to start Google Games

According to TechCrunch, Google has secretly invested anywhere between $100 to $200 million in the popular social games development company, Zynga. Apparently, neither Google or Zynga has officially confirmed this news but TechCrunch says that they have confirmed the story from multiple sources.

[ More ] By on Jul 12, 2010 in Business, Games, News, Social Media | Comment
Youtube Now Supports High Quality 4096p Super HD videos

Youtube Now Supports High Quality 4096p Super HD videos

Youtube has gone beyond the 1080 HD videos which is still not very common on many consumer electronics devices today. Youtube has announced at the VidCon 2010 conference that they will now support a massive 4096×3072 pixel resolution of super HD videos and content on their website.

[ More ] By on Jul 12, 2010 in News, Videos | Comment
Early Googler and White House Staffer Katie Stanton Heads to Twitter

Early Googler and White House Staffer Katie Stanton Heads to Twitter

White House and the State Department’s office of innovation staffer, Katie Jacobs Stanton has joined Twitter Management to manage company’s business and international strategy. 

[ More ] By on Jul 9, 2010 in News, Social Media | Comment
Youtube Hacked, Hacker targets Justin Bieber videos

Youtube Hacked, Hacker targets Justin Bieber videos

Today, Youtube got hacked by some members of 4chan and other other hacker’s community. The hack was mostly targeted at pop singer Justin Beiber’s videos.

[ More ] By on Jul 4, 2010 in News, Social Media | Comment
Is Google developing “Facebook killer” Social Networking Site with “Google Me”?

Is Google developing “Facebook killer” Social Networking Site with “Google Me”?

If rumors are to be beleaved, Google is developing a new social networking site called “Google Me” as a competitor to currently number one social networking site, Facebook.

[ More ] By on Jun 30, 2010 in News, Social Media | 2 Comments
Facebook snaps Google Chrome OS Architect and VMware VP

Facebook snaps Google Chrome OS Architect and VMware VP

Facebook has hired one of the key members of Google Chrome OS open source project, Matthew Papakipos  and VMware Vice President Jocelyn Goldfein into its engineering team.

[ More ] By on Jun 28, 2010 in Business, News | Comment
Google Voice Now Accessible to All in US

Google Voice Now Accessible to All in US

Starting today all users having US phone number can access Google Voice. Previously, Google Voice was available only to a limited users having invites.

[ More ] By on Jun 22, 2010 in News, Web Apps | Comment
Google TV Explained through a Video

Google TV Explained through a Video

There was so much buzz when Google TV was announced at the Google I/O event last month, but that time Google did not give much details like how the device works. Now they have fulfilled our dreams by releasing a two and half minute video which showcases Google TV features and how the device works.

[ More ] By on Jun 15, 2010 in News, Videos | Comment