Updated with work-around solution below. One of the best things about Google’s Chrome Web browser is that it allows you to search by typing keywords into the URL bar however, right now, large numbers of users from across the world are experiencing issues with the feature that has come to be habitual for them....
Daily Archives: July 2, 2012
Top Trends of 2012: Social Video Apps (Warning: Seedy Content!)
Continuing our review of the first half of 2012, we look at an emerging product type that became popular this year: social video apps. The two leading contenders are Socialcam and Viddy, each vying to be the breakout app. But at least one of those apps is using dubious seeding tactics to get ahead…...
Ice Cream Sandwich passes 10% of Android installations, as Jelly Bean launch draws closer
The latest distribution data from Android’s developer team reveals that the installation rate of its latest Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) flavour has passed 10 percent of active devices on the market for the first time. Adoption of ICS (Android 4.0) has continued to grow, and is up from 7.1 percent in June, but the ratio...
Nielsen Acquires Vizu To Measure Online Ad Effectiveness
Nielsen announced today that it’s acquiring ad tech company Vizu. This isn’t the kind of deal where you have to wait months for something to happen. Executive Vice President for Ad Effectiveness Scott McKinley says it’s a “plug and play acquisition,” and in fact, Vizu’s Ad Catalyst will be available immediately as part of...
Silicon Valley gets a patent office — but who will work there?
The US Patent Office announced it’s moving operations closer to America’s innovation centers by opening new satellite offices in Dallas, Denver and San Jose, California early next year. Here’s an overview of what this means and why the new offices may face a severe staffing shortage: So what’s so great about these new patent...
Google Nexus 7 Review: When Hardware And Software (Mostly) Become One
Little by little, Google is slowly piecing together a more cohesive and complete mobile OS. Having the right hardware to drive Android doesn’t hurt either. While the Nexus 7 isn’t quite what I expected Google to roll out last week at I/O given the Motorola Mobility acquisition, it’s arguably the first real Android tablet...
Facebook’s Cofounder Is One Of The First To Use Same-Sex Marriage Icon
See Also Apple Has New Gay And Lesbian Icons In iOS 6 You Can Use Facebook’s Ad Interface To Find Out The Sexual Practices Of People At Any Workplace A 28 Year-Old Facebook Cofounder Just Bought A 100 Year-Old Company Facebook has added new icons for couples in same-sex marriages—just in time for the...
If America Doesn’t Have Enough Entrepreneurs, It’s Because Society Has Failed
Wikimedia Commons See Also American Families Are Now Packing Up And Moving To China So Their Kids Can Learn To Speak Mandarin This Email With Mark Zuckerberg Started A Top Facebook Designer’s Six-Year Career How Chipotle Changed Fast Food Forever Carl Schramm, the former long-time president of the Kauffman Foundation, isn’t satisfied with the...
Apple Configurator updated with improved Volume Purchase Program app installs and more
Apple has released an updated version of its Apple Configurator tool, bringing enhancements to the app that allow for easier installation of apps purchased in bulk. The Configurator is a utility that is used to, well, configure multiple iOS devices at once with provisioning profiles, apps and more. Version 1.1 of the Configurator brings a few enhancements,...
Verizon slams the FCC’s net neutrality rules as unconstitutional
Today Verizon filed a brief as part of its lawsuit to overturn the FCC’s rules that pertain to ‘net neutrality.’ A 2010 ruling, Comcast Corp. v. FCC, laid much of the policy groundwork for current net neutrality rules that bind Internet service providers into giving all traffic equal berth, not slowing or speeding any specific...