Google has developed a medical-grade wearable device that can stream patient data like pulse and heart rate to doctors. The device is designed for use in medical settings and won’t be geared toward consumers looking to track fitness activities The wearable can measure a patient’s pulse, activity level, skin temperature and heartbeat rhythm. It’s also…
Google is launching a free ad-supported music service that pits it against Apple, Pandora and Spotify. The company today unveiled a free, ad-supported version of its service, Google Play Music. U.S.-based customers will be able to stream music based on genres, their mood, decades and even activities like working out, chilling and studying – all…
Think you can stop Facebook from automatically tagging photos of you by covering your face? Think again. The New Scientist reports that Facebook is developing a new facial recognition algorithm so powerful that it can identify individuals even when their faces are hidden or blocked off. Instead the experimental algorithm gathers information based on other…
Google has added an “undo send” option to Gmail from a browser, letting users retrieve messages they wish they’d never sent. Google yesterday added an “undo send” option to Gmail from a browser, letting users retract messages they wish they’d never sent. The feature must be enabled by the user from Gmail’s Settings screen, where…
Content owners allowed to apply to take down copyright infringing sites. The Australian Senate today voted through legislation which allows rights holders to apply to a court to block overseas websites facilitating copyright infringment. The legislation passed despite strong opposition from the Australian Greens and a number of independent and minor party MPs, the telecommunications industry, technology companies…
New domains have recently been released! These include .COACH, .MONEY, .LEGAL, .MEMORIAL, .WALES & .CYMRU. .COACH is for anyone who trains or tutors. .MONEY is ideal for financial institutions .LEGAL covers everyone from law schools to attorneys and solicitors .MEMORIAL gives a dedicated extension for sites in memorial of friends or family .WALES and .CYMRU…
.SYDNEY is now live. Australia’s newest web domain .SYDNEY is in General Availability, and eligible New South Wales residents and service providers can register theirs for the first time. (This domain has some restrictions.)
Did you know? Sydney was settled in 1788, but has been inhabited for at least 30,000 years: and has a rivalry with the inhabitants of what is now Melbourne dating back even further. Melbourne beat Sydney to be Australia’s first city web domain back in November, and the demand for “city” related online real estate…
We’ve been busier than a a dingo scratching fleas this week, with a whole raft of new web domains launching any day. Please see below for a complete list of what’s new! There’s not the space to explain them all here, so a list will have to do. .REPUBLICAN .LAWYER .ATTORNEY .AIRFORCE .ARMY .NAVY .VET…
The Pro version of everyone’s favorite virtual globe used to cost $399 — per year! Now it’s free! Google Earth has been around for years, yet it still makes my jaw drop. I mean, seriously, for centuries the only way to get a “bird’s-eye” view of our planet was to spin an actual globe. Now…
