Google Chrome to Include QuickOffice Productivity for Browser Users

Google has announced, that its Google Chrome web browser on its new premium version called Chromebook is to offer the popular (particularly among mobile users) the Quickoffice productivity tool suite app with its Native Client. 

This news arrives in a context where Google had previously acquired the Quickoffice productivity tool. This is a significant development in regards to incorporating a Native Client, as developers can build web apps with full access to the hardware.

Quickoffice for Chrome, will be able to also run on a client desktop, furthermore this development appears to be following a strategy, where the offer from the ChromeOS is incorporating new functionality.

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HP is Creating Handheld Devices Powered by Android, Dropping webOS

It is being reported that HP is creating new handheld devices which will be powered by Android. It was first stated on ReadWrite and later confirmed by Verge.

The HP webOS, has not proven to be successful rather a general lack of interest from consumers.

In this development context, the change strategy may be the work of HP CEO Meg Whitman where her target plan has always been to produce an own hardware HP based tablet device which was previously announced as being powered on the HP's open-source webOS, however now it seems there has been a change so that the new tablets will now be based on the popular Android instead.

This market segment of Android tablets, at the moment there is not yet a clear champion competitor that may challenge the popular Apple iPad, as a result the strategy for HP may be to try and gain some lost ground by creating a product that can be seen as innovative and as worthy cheaper replacement for the iPad.
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Yahoo To Compete With Google Hangouts Purchases OnTheAir

Yahoo has acquired OnTheAir a communication app that allows video chat broadcasting. It offers users the capability to chat in combination with live broadcasting with either a single or split-screens. As a result, it can envisaged that Yahoo will try now to compete a solution that is similar to that of Google Hangouts or even perhaps develop further the technology and then offer more solutions.

The differentiating factor on the OnTheAir app is that it offers the capability for producers to engage with viewers during a broadcast by having a split screen for chat conversations with users. Furthermore, the app allows producers to receive real-time requests from viewers that would like to join as guests during the broadcast thus enabling engagement and participation for viewers.

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Cartilage Can Now Be Printed on a 3D Printer

It was announced by American scientists from the Wake Forest University in North Carolina that they have developed a hybrid printer that is capable to print cartilage. It then follows that from this novel result, it may be assumed that the printed cartilage would be capable to be implanted into humans for medical reasons including re-grow cartilage.
The way scientists produced this result was by using a 3D tissue printer that consists of mixture of a typical ink jet printer combined with an electrospinning machine,  which was first seen in an article in the journal Biofabrication by the Institute of Physics.

Dr. James Yoo, author on the study stated: “This is a proof of concept study and illustrates that a combination of materials and fabrication methods generates durable implantable constructs”

PageWoo Presents Ads via Location Based Context

PageWoo is currently a beta service, that aims to be ground-breaking in terms of developing better interactivity and display of advertisements that are customized to users mobile location by contextual marketing including weather local awareness.  The way the platform works is on a content-generation engine, by utilizing multi-image testing platform that includes detailed analytics for a continuous performance improvement.
On its processing core it works by aggregating digital assets that are grouped or mounted together via ad units and later optimized based on performance. As a result, it allows marketing campaigns to be done at optimum levels, thus taking a lot of testing away for ideal results. By simply using location data, the system can predict demographics which allows for a better targeting based on user location activities.
Pagewoo is not available directly to publishers, rather is embedded into a variety of mobile ad networks,

YouTube Video Search, Results Now Ranked By Time Watched

The way video algorithm search works is by selecting individual videos to be displayed, however a new system to rank video results is changing, it then follows that YouTube will now display results by ranking videos based time watched metrics. The objective by YouTube is to present videos to users (or viewers) that are trending and engaging by the length of their individual viewing times.

This new changes comes in a context where ongoing efforts to streamline video search based on features such as watch time, furthermore it follows the changes made to Suggested Videos, and recent improvements to YouTube Analytics. Yesterday, it was also introduced a new Time Watched reporting to YouTube Analytics.

New iPhone To Be Compatible with LTE 4G Around the World

The new Apple’s iPhone, which appears will be unveiled next Wednesday will incorporate new wireless compatibility technology, capable to operate around the world with most LTE 4G frequency bands.

This follows a report on the Wall Street Journal. However due to practical technical limitations regarding the number of available frequencies worldwide, some experts believe that the new phone will not be capable to handle all LTE 4G networks around the world.

But Apple being a leader on technology innovation, this may be a great breakthrough of which will surely set apart this new product and ensure it longevity from competition.

New Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Trying to Gain An Advantage Over Apple

Yesterday, Amazon has presented a new Kindle Fire, labelled HD, this happened in a context where it is anticipated that Apple is preparing to introduce a smaller version it its iPad sometime next week.

It was stated by Carolina Milanesi, from Gartner  "It's very clear today that there are two names in the market for tablets. One is Amazon and one is Apple", research based in the U.S. The new Amazon Fires,  run on a customized version of the Android operating system. Furthermore, the Kindle does not have a rear camera to enable users to take photos or video. The new Kindle HD will be available on the 14th September in the U.S.



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New Security Palm Recognition for Smartphones Developed

In a context where smartphones current security features are based around password protection on the screen, SIM lock pin, cloud backups, remote location and data wipe security. It then follows that switching on security is not the best, as a result a new mobile technology implementation from the Japanese Softbank Mobile Corp in partnership with Universal Robot Co Ltd allows for palm recognition security on smartphones.

This idea is not new, however in the past many attempts have been unsuccessful as the technology and human palm characteristics combination features, were never quite small enough to be used in mobile phones.

This new implementation and solution is based on utilising software pattern recognition in combination with built-in smartphone cameras thus streamlining the amount of the required data analysis or pre-processing.

The way users will be able to use the security recognition logging in feature, is by simply showing their palm over the camera, in the case where a user is using the mobile phone in the dark or under low light conditions, then it is anticipated that the flash camera will automatically turn on in order to scan the palm. This new technology will be available soon towards the end of the year starting in Japan. Source 

Payleven Expanding Mobile Card Payments to Many Countries

The investment internet technology group Rocket Internet, from the Samwer brothers has high hopes for Payleven, as a result today has announced that the solution is now available in the UK, Netherland, Poland and Brazil.

It appears that pay mobile technology is striving to to increase market share, particularly as smartphones are gaining ever more popularity among consumers. Furthermore, from a business perspective, in the supermarkets, shops and other pay point locations are looking for cheaper solutions that offer lower rates than the traditional terminal transactions pay at till services.

Many shops do not accept card payment for less than £5 already, and the news that in some countries such as Portugal, where a large supermarket chain announced that will not be accepting payments for less than €20 at the till when customers use card payments.

Nevertheless, following on today's news how other solution providers such as  iZettle and mPowa, how they will react is not yet clear, however we should see interesting expansion plans coming up soon, not forgetting  Square expansion.

The solution currently accepts Mastercard with Visa and American Express credit cards support coming shortly, with the "Chip & PIN” technology.  The way Payleven works is that it is on a fee per transaction, without subscription fees and no minimum turnover or fixed fee.

IBM Brings High Power Intelligence to Mobile Devices

IBM is attempting to provide mobility usability to its high power somewhat perceived intelligent business machines by providing its Watson to be implemented on smartphones or at least a mobile small version which would connect to the big brother for data analysis and complex processing. In this context, it then follows that mobile capabilities will in some ways help users and technology interact in a more understandable communication and interactivity by increasing current capabilities and data complexities.

Interesting developments will follow, nevertheless it can be anticipated that science analysis will gain and benefit with a larger testing field and implementations such as described in Bloomberg reports.

The Watson is capable of operating is by searching many of sources in real-time and recognizing patterns, with some preconceived interpreting rules that can provide good results. Thus, even in the cases where the user feels that an answer or conclusion would be difficult to reach, a good example is here.  The next stage will be the Watson 2.0, which is currently in development, so that it can perform at more energy-efficient levels as a application. source San Francisco Chronicle

Windows 8 and Phone 8, Official Launch Dates Announced

Microsoft has been quietly preparing Windows 8, however some details have emerged recently, such as Windows 8 date is October 26. Furthermore, a new standard design visual named Metro style has been implemented and thus revamping most of its consumer and cloud solutions user interfaces, such as skydrive and outlook in preparation for the big launch event.

With regards to the new Windows Phone 8, today there was an interesting development with the presentation by Samsung of the first Windows Phone 8. Furthermore, Nokia soon will within the next week or so, showcase its new devices in the US and  HTC Windows Phone 8 is scheduled to also showcase sometime in mid-September.

Following our sources, we can now provide some detailed dates:

October 25, Microsoft's big launch event for Windows 8 and the Surface RT, with the available products after midnight.

October 29 Windows Phone 8 Official launch, and devices available within a week.

Google Apps Enterprise Users Now Have Google Plus Functionality

Great news for Google Apps business customers, despite some already having had the new functionality of Google+ available on their app dashboard.

Nevertheless Google today has provided the full functionality of Google+ features available for Google Apps Enterprise users.

As a result, Enterprise users now have enterprise-grade functionality and controls using Google+ on their accounts.  The new functionality for businesses now includes:

• Post Sharing Control using Filtered Privacy.


• Google+ Hangouts.


• Controls for Google Apps administrators, capability to control set sharing defaults for posts on different teams, among others.

Google+ will also be included for standard users of Google Apps, it will become available next year.

Now Available Microsoft Skydrive on Android

Microsoft keeps innovating its current solutions, following the recent upgrade from hotmail to outlook, now is the turn to its file cloud storage  SkyDrive. As a result, there is now also a new user interface design, of which it standardizes with the current look and feel of outlook, but most importantly with the new Windows 8 Metro style.

The news today is however, that skydrive is now available on the Android mobile platform, at its Google Play store. The Skydrive Android app follows on its availability also on iOS apps with equal features. The recommended Android version to run Skydrive is Android 4.0.

SkyDrive solution, competes directly with SugarSync, Dropbox, Google Drive and Apple’s iCloud.  However, the main advantage of SkyDrive is that it offers up to 7GB of storage, with possible additional storage cheaper.

Tech Disputes on the Rise due to Domain Names Registrations

It is expected that domain ownership disputes will continue to rise, and towards the end of this current and the first part of next year, we will see a record high of disputes.  A big concern by some companies, is the Chinese market where some people register domain western names so that they use those domains for less transparent activities.

In a recent battle Apple, back in May won the case for the domain iphone5.com, even though its iphone5 is not yet available at their stores.

The best advice for businesses is that in particular for online retailers, their brands should be protected at all times. As a result, brands should make sure they own their own brand domains or file a complain so that they do not lose reputation, trust or their brand is misrepresented in any way so that it affects their sales.

Next year the new domain extensions will be available, where it can only be deduced that many more domains will be registered, so it is essential for brands to be aware that they need to secure their domains in order to save any potential damage to their reputation or financial costs with court claims over domains.

Hello Late Labs, to Recruit Software Programmers in Return for Equity

An interesting new company called Late Labs offers software programmers opportunities to participate in projects which can be outside their main working activities, to collaborate and contribute to projects where they can earn equity for startup businesses. For futher information, it can be read on the company website a published a summary on mission page.

This new interesting site, can be a great a opportunity for many developers looking to expand and have new challenges, where a list of projects can be found here. The way is works for developers, is that when a registration is completed they are given specific coding tasks, it then follows that as a result, the completed tasks count as equity in the selected project.  Furthermore, interested developers with work to be submitted can do so on the GitHub.

The founder Justin Elof Johnson stated: “It’s not like a 99 designs for coding,”. It is however, inspired on  social ideation, nevertheless in this site the site emphasis is on the recruitment of coders, as opposed to Ahhha where it crowdsources a product development process.

Twitter Will Join Next Week Linux Foundation

In an overall context, the web technology services currently active over the internet, there is an understanding by almost all and accepted that it is important to have dependencies based on Linux operating technology.  Furthermore, many technology businesses continue to join the Linux Foundation, which is a “nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux.”

The Linux Foundation purpose is to provide a neutral base where businesses and users can interact, collaborate and contribute to Linux’s development, as a result it includes many important Linux Foundation members such as IBM, Intel, Google, HP and Oracle.  The big news today is that Twitter will be join next week.

Chris Aniszczyk, Manager of Open Source (will present at  LinuxCon), Twitter stated “Linux and its ability to be heavily tweaked is fundamental to our technology infrastructure... By joining The Linux Foundation we can support an organization that is important to us and collaborate with a community that is advancing Linux as fast as we are improving Twitter.”

New members also include Inktank and Servergy.

Microsoft New Logo Arrives

Microsoft has today unveiled its new logo design, this is an interesting and expected development for a few weeks now, since it started shipping new hardware without its traditional logo.

"It’s been 25 years since we’ve updated the Microsoft logo and now is the perfect time for a change. This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of nearly all of our products. From Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8 to Xbox services to the next version of Office, you will see a common look and feel across these products providing a familiar and seamless experience on PCs, phones, tablets and TVs. This wave of new releases is not only a reimagining of our most popular products, but also represents a new era for Microsoft, so our logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning."  Source.

Now You Can Skip Video Ads on a Mobile, from YouTube

From today YouTube videos that are played and viewed on a mobile device, will have the TrueView in-stream advertising campaigns embedded. These campaigns can be accessed and set on the AdWords For Video dashboard.  Until now, this technology was not used on mobiles, due do the screen size limitations and concerns for the User Experience.

It follows, that YouTube nevertheless will keep studying data usage and patterns from users interactivity with ads.

If this miniature feature gets the full support and acceptance from users, then it will follow new features for the advertisers on their dashboards which will include dedicated optimization settings for a multitude of mobile devices.

In this context, YouTube ads can be envisaged that its mobile market will grow and this new feature of embedded ads on mobile video plays, will complement and enhance its mobile strategy for monetization without the requirement to have pre-built custom apps for users to download.

Kred Story, A New Visual Stream of Your Social Media

It has just been launched a new visual display for social media content producers, it is called Kred Story and the it works by displaying a personal, visual stream.  On this new visual display, it can be seen social media posts, pictures, links and achievements that measured by Kred.

It is also possible to explore social streams from anyone, favourite brands and popular publications. As an example by typing @name like @CNN, @Wired or @BoingBoing produces a scannable overview of their most influential content.

Furthermore, a hashtag can be entered to display users that are trending and engaging on an event, etc .  It seems that kred is following on the rebelmouse visual displays innovation.