Google announced today that it will be shutting down its Goog 411 service on November 12th this year. The 3 year old service allowed people to call 1-800-goog-411 and reach a voice-activated directory service. With smart phones and wireless access becoming more prevalent, it's not surprising that Goog 411 is being retired. Some attribute the Goog 411 service as the reason … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Google Says Happy 70th Birthday to John Lennon With Animated Logo
I just learned that John Lennon and I share the same birthday, just 44 years apart. John Lennon, being the world famous singer-songwriter of Beatles fame, and I just being yours truly, Google has wished only Mr. Lennon a happy 70th birthday both today and tomorrow with an embedded YouTube video as the Google logo. The logo is static at first load but if you press the play … [Read more...]
Facebook Announces Groups and Other Upcoming Features
Facebook held a live-stream just moments ago on Facebook Live where Mark Zuckerberg highlighted two things coming up. He also explained the "lock-down" that the press has speculated about which gave the Facebook dev teams 60 productive days wrapping up projects. He also highlighted the recent changes to photos with Photozap, making things look more professional by trimming … [Read more...]
Adobe Releases Quarterly 9.4 Patch For Reader and Acrobat
To complement the September 20th patch Adobe released for Flash Player, Adobe has now patched Adobe Reader and Acrobat. This is the quarterly update that would normally have been scheduled for next week but it was accelerated due to vulnerabilities actively being exploited in the wild. With this large patch, it is addressing 23 vulnerabilities known in Reader and Acrobat. You … [Read more...]
MapCrunch – Travel the World in a Day
MapCrunch is a website that takes Google Streetview and makes it much easier to go exploring. Your globe-trotting can take you from the newest Antartica, Ireland, or Brazil locations to the ones that have been around for a while. You can teleport to random locations and explore for a bit and then teleport yourself somewhere completely different. MapCrunch is a one page site. … [Read more...]