It might not come as a surprise that Google has taken over a large number of firms since 2001, but it still makes fascinating reading.
The company made just 2 acquisitions in 2001, and interestingly made no purchases in 2002. But the next year they really seemed to get their wallet out; over this twelve month period they grabbed a grand total of 6 companies. These firms included sectors as diverse as weblog software, blogging services and the web search engine Kaltix. Two of the firms were online advertising specialists.
Software giants Apple have recently confirmed the release date of their new operating system, Snow Leopard. The update, set for release on 28th August 2009, is the biggest Apple update since the move from Apple’s Classic OS in 2001.
The Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, an update to the previous 10.5.7 Leopard operating system, is focused towards improving the performance and reliability of the OS rather than adding new features. It is set to increase the performance of a 64-bit process architecture with increased RAM, improving performance and security whist remaining compatible with 32-bit software applications – a challenge which Microsoft are yet to master!
On my recent visit to Brighton with some friends, I had found that having a plan of action is absolutely imperative to actually getting to our desired destination. For some people this may be a route to the place, however for us it was simply making sure that our SAT NAV had enough battery power to last for four hours of driving. As none of us had a car, we decided to approach an affordable car hire company, who could offer us the best car to last us for a long drive starting from the early hours of the morning of Friday until late at night on Sunday.
In a recent update Google have modified their Insights for Search algorithm to include a Forcasting Feature allowing users to see how their searches are likely to progress over a 12 month period.
Insights for Search is a powerful tool which allows users to view statistics of specific search criteria over time, allowing them to gain valuable information about their relevant search queries.
As well as revealing their crystal ball of search statistics, Google have also added more visualisations to the Insights for Search via the use of an animated map. This feature allows users to visualise how their search queries change over time in various geographic locations.
Chris is loving the summer weather & wishes his office had a wireless range long enough for him to sit in the park & work via the laptop!
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Microsofts latest operating system, Windows 7, is currently available for pre-order for the bargin price of just £65.
Online retailers have cut prices on the new operating system by up to 57% in the latest attempts to encourage people to upgrate in October 2009 then the product is released in the UK.
Windows 7 is a brand new operating system which designed to faster that previous versions and run on machines with less processing capability than required for XP and Vista.
Microsoft has announced that the dinosaur of Internet browsers, Internet Explorer 6, will receive continuing support until 2014. Internet Explorer 6, first released in August 2001, has been nothing but a pain for web developers worldwide due to bugs within the software infrastructure. Now after 8 years and two browser upgrades Microsoft have extended their support for the software by an extra four years beyond their original cut-off date.
Although this specific version of the browser dates back to the original launch of Windows XP in 2001, it is still used by a wide range of users across the globe. In fact it is said that 15-20% of people still choose to use IE6 over newer versions of the browser.
I can’t believe I’m even mentioning it in August, but Christmas is slowly and surely creeping in on us. Now I know I am not the only one out there than simply cannot stand shopping, especially on the run up to Christmas. I worked in retail for 8 years whilst I was in education therefore I know exactly not manic it can be. Hundreds of people rushing around to get the perfect gift for their loved ones…why bother?
Well, yet another new thing to do on the internet is upon us. It’s called FriendFeed. But what’s it for?
You may well have seen the brand name in the news recently, as it has been bought by the owners of Facebook for 15 million dollars in cash as well as an estimated 32 million dollars worth of Facebook shares. It must be pretty good then right?
Google has anounced today that it is set to take over a shriving company providing video technology compression for around $106.5 million.
On2 Technologies provide a video compression technology allowing video files to be deliverd over the internet in a minimalistic formal. With this technology on board the search engine giant Google can help to deliver an improved quality of video via an internet search.
Sundar Pichai from Google stated:
“We believe high quality video should be part of the web platform. We are committed to innovation in video quality on the web, and we believe that On2’s team and technology will help us further that goal”