Google on TFTS - Page 4

Google wants to clean up the web, at least in terms of websites that have too many ads that tend to overpower content. In its latest update, Google’s “page layout” algorithm will reduce the ranking of sites that have too many above-the-fold advertisements.

Recently, we heard that that with iPad sales included, Apple’s market share in the computer business rises to 25% and that the company could sell 50 million tablets in 2012 alone, if not more. In other words the iPad still has no true contender out there, and the third-generation iOS [...]

We should all know that internet security and safety is a real issue. You know, things like using a unique and proper passcode for each and every site you visit that requires one. And well, lets just say that despite knowing better, even the best probably get lazy from time [...]

We have seen Google announce and begin to roll-out some fairly nice changes to Google+ recently. Some of the most recent came just a few days back when Google announced that Google+ would be getting a “visual refresh” for Hangouts. And well, it looks like they have since returned with [...]

In a bid to reduce the incidence of login fraud, Google is implementing yet another alternative way of logging in to users’ Gmail accounts from a Web browser. This time, the system uses a combination of QR codes and a smartphone with a QR code scanner app.

What’s in a name? If you consider the value of a brand, accountants and business people actually put an amount to a company’s brand name, especially if mindshare and goodwill can bring in business. Apple, for one, has jumped to the eigth most valuable brand in the world in 2011, [...]

Google has decided to make search even more personal for regular users by including personalized results based on their Google+ activity, a move that would clearly help the Search giant increase its Google+ footprint, potentially at the expense of other social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and others:

Amid regulatory concerns in China, Android Market is not likely to reach the region, even with serious push by Google to bring its official app repository to Android users in the country. Will Google agree to China’s censorship policies?

Google’s Android OS is not fragmented but differentiated, according to Eric Schmidt, and that’s a good thing, he said recently. And that’s the way Android will stay since it’s an open platform, one that lets OEMs and carriers customize it as they see fit to cater to their financial needs.

Gmail is arguably one of the more popular webmail services around. With offline functionality in Google Chrome, users can read emails, draft messages and search recent items even without an Internet connection. Google’s latest update adds some improvements to the offline Gmail app.