After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters. Amazon will follow search giant Google, which attended another grilling by parliament's Public Affairs Committee (PAC) over its tax affairs on Thursday. A Reuters report earlier this month raised questions over Google's earlier assertions that its UK-based staff don't sell to customers. Over the past si
For Malaysia: Bringing Google Apps and Chromebooks to the classroom
As part of their plan to reform education in the country, Malaysia is providing 4G high speed Internet access, web-based educational tools, Google Apps and Chromebooks to primary and secondary school students nationwide.
Nasa buys into 'quantum' computer
It will be shared by Google, Nasa, and other scientists, providing access to a machine said to be up to 3,600 times faster than conventional computers. Unlike standard machines, the D-Wave Two processor appears to make use of an effect called quantum tunnelling. This allows it to reach solutions to certain types of mathematical problems in fractions of a second. Effectively, it can try all possible solutions at the same time and then select the best. Google wants to use the facility at Na
Google reveals Play Music All Access subscription service
Google Play Music All Access offers users the ability to listen to millions of tracks in addition to the ones they already own. The firm described it as 'radio without rules'. The facility is set to compete with Spotify, Xbox Music, Rdio, Pandora and other similar products. However, unlike several of its rivals there is no free-to-use option beyond an initial 30-day trial period. Instead users face a $9.99 (£5.60) monthly charge to access a library containing millions of songs via an Andr
Saiba como a Julia Jolie aprendeu inglês pela internet, assistindo filmes e conversando em chats
A metodologia da Júlia em aprender inglês é coisa de nerd mesmo, mas um método interessante que vale a pena assistir o seu vídeo e usufruir das dicas de como ela aprendeu inglês assistindo a filmes legendados em 'inglês' e conversando em chats com ajuda da ferramenta do Google Tradutor. Sinceramente muito bacana, vale a pena assistir.
Dicas de como ganhar dinheiro na internet com o Google Adsense com mais eficiência
O site 'Empreendedor Digital' do Bruno trás boas dicas de como explorar o Google Adsense, eficientemente, e ganhar dinheiro muito mais. Essas dicas estão na postagem 'Como Ganhar (Muito) Mais Com Google Adsense: O Guia Definitivo', e ssas dicas servem não só para quem é iniciante mas também para os mais calejados abrirem os olhos para pontos que não havíamos pensado antes. Vale a pena ler e refletir...
Tablet Nexus 7 da Google/ASUS uma análise detalhada do dispositivo - Preço R$ 999,00
O Nexus 7 da Google/ASUS o modelo em análise é o que está sendo vendido no Brasil é o intermediário de 16GB com Wi-Fi. O dispositivo contém processador Tegra 3 de 1,3 GHz, chip gráfico GeForce ULP NFC, 1 GB de memória RAM e roda o sistema Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. O tablet oferece apenas uma câmera frontal de 1.2 megapixels, suficiente para vídeo conferências. Nos Estados Unidos o mesmo produto pode ser adquirido pelo preço de US$ 199,00! o tablet da Google sairá pelo preço de R$ 999
Quem comprar o Google Glass não poderá vender, dar ou até mesmo emprestar óculos
Essa é a imposição radical do Google aos compradores dos seus óculos conhecido como Google Glass. Segundo os Termos de Uso dos óculos inteligente, os compradores não podem repassar o aparelho adiante, de qualquer forma, antes de pedir autorização do Google. O termo de uso é o seguinte: 'A não ser que autorizado pelo Google, você não pode comercializar o aparelho, revender, emprestar, transferir ou dá-lo a qualquer pessoa', afirma a empresa no documento. Quem infringir as normas d
A evolução do Nexus: veja como o Google projetou seus smartphones
O Google lançou, na última quarta-feira (27), o Nexus 4 no Brasil. Dono de um hardware potente e de sucesso em todo mundo, o aparelho se esgotou por aqui em seu primeiro dia de vendas. Porém, nem tudo foram flores no caminho da famosa linha com Android Puro. O TechTudo preparou um especial com a evolução dos smartphones Nexus desde o seu pr
Ganhe dinheiro com o Google Adsense: O guia definitivo de como ganhar dinheiro na internet
Sei que muitos aqui utilizam ou desejam utilizar o Google Adsense para rentabilizar o seu blog em busca de nosso sonho em ganhar dinheiro na internet. Eu pessoalmente já usei bastante o Google Adsense e sei que sim, ele pode apresentar um belo rendimento SE configurado corretamente - e é exatamente por cause deste 'SE' que estou escrevendo est
Chrome 26 é lançado e permite atalhos no desktop para múltiplos perfis
O Google lançou, nesta terça-feira (26), uma nova versão Chrome, que ganhou melhorias no corretor ortográfico e atalhos de desktop para múltiplos perfis do Windows. A verificação ortográfica inclui uma atualização de dicionários do navegador, além de suporte adicional para três idiomas: coreano, tâmil e albanês. Ao sincronizar as
Sergey Brin: Smartphones are 'emasculating'
Google Glass will help fight the antisocial and 'emasculating' habit of compulsive smartphone checking, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said in a surprise appearance at the TED Conference Wednesday. In his 10-minute TED talk, Brin didn't provide concrete new details on Glass, a cross between a smartphone and a pair of glasses. But he did confess that, having used Glass, he felt emasculated and isolated every time he checked his regular smartphone. 'You're actually socially isolating yourself
The 'One' is a huge step forward for HTC
HTC's new flagship smartphone, the One, is an impressive bit of hardware and a big step forward for the company in three significant ways. The One is a top-notch, beautifully designed handset packed with the best specs and a ton of compelling features. It also runs a unique, fresh take on Google's Android operating system. And it's available in exactly the same configuration across the three major U.S. carriers. This is the phone that could close the gap between HTC's flagship and those from
Women In Tech: How 3 Googlers Work To Correct The Imbalance
Women In Tech: How 3 Googlers Work To Correct The Imbalance. Here are some lessons from three Google engineering managers, who also happen to be women, about how to build and preserve social power for outnumbered groups... Monday is Ada Lovelace's 197th birthday. You can thank her for the idea of reprogrammable
Browser Wars Flare Again, on Little Screens
Sundar Pichai of Google, which is hoping that its mobile Chrome browser can continue Chrome's personal-computer success. SAN FRANCISCO - When Google took a video camera to Times Square in 2009 and asked passers-by what a browser is, most of the answers were hilariously incorrect, from 'a search engine' to 'broadband' to 'Yahoo.'
Google shifts a record $10B to Bermuda shell firm, avoids billions in taxes
Bloomberg has uncovered new financial filings by a Google subsidiary in the Netherlands, showing that the company avoided $2 billion in worldwide taxes in 2011 by moving $9.8 billion to a Bermuda-based shell company. The news organization has been conducting extensive investigations into the world of shady—albeit legal—financial
Upgrades that make Google Drive better
Takeaway: Kevin Purdy shares a few clever tricks and workarounds he uses to get more out of Google Drive. Google Drive actually launched last week, giving every Google account holder, and every Apps system that enabled Drive, access to at least 5GB of storage space on their servers. You can sync files on Windows and Mac, browse and grab
Nexus 4 Is a Great Value With Small Improvements
Google's Android operating system is used on hundreds of smartphones and tablets. But the flagship Android devices, the ones the company calls 'the best of Google,' are labeled Nexus. They are meant to show the world all that an Android device can be, and are designed and sold directly online by Google. Next week, the company will begin
Dual-GPU AMD Radeon HD 8990 specifications leak online
Spanish website BitDreams.se (Google translated) has posted what they claim is information on AMD's next generation Radeon HD 8000 Series GPUs. Of particular interest to hardcore gamers is the indication that AMD will be launching a dual-GPU card sometime in the second quarter of 2013. The purported leaked roadmap reveals that two 8800
Eric Schmidt: Apple vs. Android is the defining fight in tech
In an interview in New York, Google's executive chairman says Android could be on 1 billion devices in a year. Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher from AllThingsD interview Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, at New York's 92nd Street Y. The world has never seen a platform fight like the one now under way between iOS and Android,
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Yahoo buys video chat startup OnTheAir
Yahoo has snapped up video-chat startup OnTheAir. Yahoo just snapped up video-chat startup OnTheAir, with Google+ Hangouts and other similar services in its sights. Financial terms were not disclosed. The planned acquisition is the latest for Yahoo in the mobile market, a key area targeted by new CEO Marissa Mayer. Last month, Yahoo
Google Chief Page Said to Meet FTC Over Antitrust Probe
Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page met with U.S. Federal Trade Commission officials today in Washington as the agency moves to wrap up its 19-month investigation of the company's business practices, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Google is seeking to persuade the FTC it hasn't broken antitrust laws and
Google Play now requiring Google+ names for user reviews
Google Play now requires Google+ names in order for users to write reviews. Google has begun asking users wishing to leave reviews on Google Play to start using their Google+ names. Previously, users could leave anonymous reviews for content sold on the digital store, including apps, movies, books
Google UK boss Matt Brittin fights back over tax payments
Matt Brittin said it was down to politicians to legislate if they wanted to force change as he fought back against suggestions that multinationals are 'immoral'. The Google boss said that while he did not mind the 'belligerent' grilling he had received from MPs on the Public Accounts Committee two weeks ago, the public debate was
