Tag: Google
Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI Lab
- By Charles Choi
- 05/16/2013
The Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab will use the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave Two.
Google’s Social Network Gets Smarter
- By Jessica Leber
- 05/15/2013
With dozens of new features, Google’s social network is becoming more like a photo service and a news site.
Google Wants to Help Apps Track You
- By Jessica Leber
- 05/15/2013
Google will help people who build Android apps follow their users around without draining too much battery life.
Treading Carefully, Google Encourages Developers to Hack Glass
- By Jessica Leber
- 05/15/2013
Breaking its own restrictions, Google will show developers how to build any kind of app for Google Glass.
With Personal Data, Predictive Apps Stay a Step Ahead
- By Tom Simonite
- 05/13/2013
Apps that proactively help people with their lives represent a significant departure from earlier approaches to software.
Apps for Finding New Tunes, with a Little Help from Your Friends
- By Rachel Metz
- 05/01/2013
Twitter #music, EQuala, and Piki help you share and discover new music with friends, but they’re not all winners.
Google Fiber’s Ripple Effect
- By David Talbot
- 04/26/2013
The threat of superfast Google Fiber is causing other Internet providers to crank up their own offerings.
A Simple Way to Turn Any LCD into a Touch Screen
- By Rachel Metz
- 04/24/2013
Electromagnetic interference can turn a plain LCD into a touch screen on the cheap.
Deep Learning
- By Robert D. Hof
- 04/23/2013
With massive amounts of computational power, machines can now recognize objects and translate speech in real time. Artificial intelligence is finally getting smart.
AT&T Researchers Set a Long-Haul Data Record
- By David Talbot
- 04/10/2013
New optical technology paves the way for more efficient ocean-spanning transmissions.
Facebook’s Real “Home” May Be the Developing World
- By David Talbot
- 04/09/2013
The new Facebook-centric Android app for smartphones builds on other efforts to court mobile users internationally.
Nuance Thinks Voice Ads Could Be a Mobile Hit
- By Rachel Metz
- 04/01/2013
Nuance hopes its voice-recognition tech can produce mobile ads that you actually want to have a conversation with.
Google Keep vs. Evernote: No Clear Winner
- By Rachel Metz
- 03/28/2013
Google’s Keep app copies key Evernote functions, but there’s plenty of room for both note-taking apps.
Predictive Smartphone Assistant Gives You a Heads-Up
- By Rachel Metz
- 03/25/2013
Startup Sherpa’s predictive intelligence offers valuable insights when and where you need them.
Facebook and Google Create Walled Gardens for Web Newcomers Overseas
- By David Talbot
- 03/21/2013
In some countries, “the Internet” is confined to certain sites as part of a strategy to help wireless carriers offer starter packages.
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