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Google Adds Detailed Medication Info to Its Smart Search Results
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5965139/google-adds-detailed-medication-info-to-its-smart-search-results
If you’ve just come back from the doctor with a new prescription and want to know a little more about it—maybe you forgot what your doctor told you about the side effects—Google has added medications to its smart Knowledge Graph, showing detailed information next to your results.
Google’s data comes straight from the FDA Library of Medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a few other places. In fact, they’re probably quite similar to that sheet of paper you get with your medication, but it’s nice to have it right at your fingertips with Google. Hit the link to read more.
Look Up Medications More Quickly and Easily on Google | Inside Search
Google Shopper adds push notifications, new UI and more with 3.0 update
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/08/google-shooper-update-ui-push-notification-sales/
Google Shopper has just gotten the bump to version 3.0 with an update that brings a roster of fresh features, including a new UI with speedier navigation and larger images. In addition to the fresh coat of paint, the app sports a brand-new sales screen, image-focused search results and product ratings provided by GoodGuide. Page and Co. have also thrown in push notifications to keep users abreast of new features and content, and an area to showcase retail promotions. Itching to start penny pinching? Hit the source link below for the download.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Google
Google Shopper adds push notifications, new UI and more with 3.0 update originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google pulls back the curtain on its new voice search, sums it up in this graph
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/01/google-voice-search-predictions/
Google has revealed just how it harnesses your idle curiosity on every subject imaginable to supercharge its voice search. A database of 230 billion googled words was fed into a language model that can then work out the probability of what you’re going to say next. Mountain View researcher Ciprian Chelba explained that one example of this is if you say “New York,” you’re statistically more likely to say “Pizza” than “Granola,” regardless of any new year’s resolutions. If you’d like to learn more, you can find the algebra-packed original paper down at the source link.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Google
Google pulls back the curtain on its new voice search, sums it up in this graph originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nexus 4 boasts SlimPort support for tethered display sharing
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/nexus-4-boasts-slimport-support/
A lot of the hubbub yesterday was around the Nexus 4′s support of Miracast, courtesy of Android 4.2. If you don’t want to spring for a dedicated TV box or invest in a whole new set of gadgets to supersize your mobile experience, then you may be excited to hear that the handset also supports SlimPort. We haven’t heard much from the DisplayPort-based standard since January, but we’re happy to report it finally appears to be ready for primetime. Analogix, the company behind the tech, already has its first adapter up for sale on Amazon (at the more coverage link), which takes the Nexus 4′s micro-USB port and allows you to connect an HDMI cable to it — so long as that proposition is worth $30 to you. Eventually DVI, VGA and DisplayPort will also be added to list of output options, potentially making the this handset’s charging port the most versatile micro-USB jack in the smartphone market. For more, check out the PR after the break.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Mobile, Google, LG
Nexus 4 boasts SlimPort support for tethered display sharing originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Facebook opens mobile ads for apps to all developers, keeps them on the money train
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/17/facebook-opens-mobile-ads-for-apps-to-all-developers/
It’s no secret that Facebook saw FarmVille for iOS as writing on the wall: it had to either tap into mobile app revenue or risk losing income (and marketing-savvy developers) whenever someone left the web. Following a beta this summer, the company’s solution to its dilemma is now open to everyone. All developers on the social network can build ads that link from Facebook’s Android and iOS apps to either Google Play or the App Store — offering both an easy plug for their native apps and that all-important ad revenue for Facebook. The system currently takes a shotgun approach and may pitch social networkers for apps they already have or don’t want, but it should be refined in the next few months to where some curious purchasers won’t even have to leave Facebook to load that hot new title. Hopefully the increased recognition for mobile developers is worth sullying our once pristine news feeds.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile, Facebook
Facebook opens mobile ads for apps to all developers, keeps them on the money train originally appeared on Engad get on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win
HTML5 is a new technology that allows developers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a standard web browser.
Many think it will save the web, rendering native platform-dependent apps obsolete.
So, which will win? Native apps or HTML5?
A recent report from BI Intelligence explains why we think HTML5 will win out, and what an HTML future will look like for consumers, developers, and brands.
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Here’s why the Apps-vs-HTML5 debate matters:
- Distribution: Native apps are distributed through app stores and markets controlled by the owners of the platforms. HTML5 is distributed through the rules of the open web: the link economy.
- Monetization: Native apps come with one-click purchase options built into mobile platforms. HTML5 apps will tend to be monetized more through advertising, because payments will be less user-friendly.
- Platform power and network effects: Developers have to conform with Apple’s rules. Apple’s market share, meanwhile, creates network effects and lock-in. If and when developers can build excelle! nt iPhone and iPad functionality on the web using HTML5, developers can cut Apple out of the loop. This will reduce the network effects of Apple’s platform.
- Functionality: Right now, native apps can do a lot more than HTML5 apps. HTML5 apps will get better, but not as fast as some HTML5 advocates think.
In full, the special report analyzes:
- What HTML5 is, giving an overview of how it is a technology done by committee.
- Why the HTML5-vs-Apps debate matters, breaking down its impact on distribution, monetization, platform power and network effects, and functionality.
- The pluses and minuses of HTML5 vs. native apps, comparing each by cost, user experience, features, distribution, and monetization.
- How and when HTML5 will take over, laying out how it has all the hallmarks of a disruptive technology.
- The success of an HTML5 pioneer, The Financial Times.
- What an HTML5 future will look like, with the promise of richer and more interactive experiences.
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5948948/facebook-is-reading-your-messages-and-liking-things-for-you
You might think clicking “Like” is the only way to stamp that public FB affirmation on something—you’re wrong. Facebook is checking your private messages and automatically liking things you talk about. Without asking you.
The scanning, which is either an oversight on Facebook’s part of a deliberate effort—we’re waiting to hear back from FB—increases the Like count for a given page just by you talking about it. Auto-scanning is nothing new: Gmail has done it since day one to serve us ads. But there are serious potential personal consequences here—what if I’m talking about something disgusting, loathsome, and offensive with a friend? Do I want Facebook to automatically chalk that up as a Like? No. And I doubt you do either.
The auto-liking could also be a big deal for those who want to artificially inflate their popularity online—say, people with something to sell. “Yeap, it won’t drive any traffic to your website. But if your [sic] visiting an online store and you see a lot of likes under the product then this might cloud your judgement,” notes one commenter on Hacker News, where the mechanism was first reported.
To test the auto-scanning, message this link to a friend—it should increase the like count by two. I was able to independently verify the same effect by messaging a link to singer The-Dream’s official page to a friend. It increased his Likes without me ever clicking the button. As much as I truly to Like (and love!) The-Dream, this isn’t how it’s supposed to work, Facebook.
So uh, yeah, in the meantime, hang tight, and maybe don’t send that private message about incest and Al-Qaeda. [Hacker News via Forbes]
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Is Pushing IntoNow Hard (YHOO)
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoos-marissa-mayer-is-pushing-intonow-hard-2012-9
Yahoo’s board hired Marissa Mayer because she is a product visionary.
This has left those of us on the outside wondering which Yahoo product Mayer will put her weight behind first.
Turns out it’s IntoNow, the TV-watching app for iPhone, Android and iPad.
We just clicked on a Yahoo News link from Twitter. Check out the floating banner we found on the page:
What’s funny is that IntoNow is a mobile app, and I am on a desktop computer.
What’s the point of showing me this banner?
Also, does asking people to download an app with a banner ad actually work? We’d have figured the only way for apps to really grow is through organic growth. You know: people hearing about a great app from their friends and then installing it because they think it sounds useful.
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Google Fiber Launches with Google Fiber TV
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/google-fiber-gets-formal-launch-adds-google-fiber-tv/
Google just kicked its Google Fiber efforts into overdrive. The company’s Kansas City effort is getting a full launch and now includes Google Fiber TV — a “real” TV service with recognizable channels and its own, fully searchable interface that mixes DVR results with Netflix and YouTube. As many as 500 shows can be stored in full 1080p HD, and several TVs within the home can tune in at the same time.. Not surprisingly, there’s also a major mobile component taking advantage of that 1Gbps fiber link, as users will have the option of browsing, sharing and eventually watching live TV directly from tablet apps. The company is also promising an ever-evolving service that includes Google+ video hangouts. For hardware, Google has its own dedicated Network Box with a four-port gigabit Ethernet router and 802.11n WiFi, a TV Box with live viewing and a WiFi access point as well as a Storage Box DVR with 2TB of data and the ability to record eight shows at once. Your remote control? A free, bundled Nexus 7 tablet, naturally.
The overall service will come with 1TB of Google Drive space, although it’s expensive to get started: there’s a $300 “construction fee” (currently being waived) to wire a home for the fiber optics. Three packages will be on offer, starting with a Gigabit + TV package that includes the essentials, all major channels and “hundreds” of fiber channels (plus on-demand content) for $120 a month. Skip traditional TV and it costs $70 a month — and if yo! u’re a l ocal resident willing to pony up the construction free, you can get 5Mbps internet access for free for “at least” seven years. Key institutions are getting the full gigabit access for free, as well. Only small slices of Kansas City in both Missouri and Kansas state should have access at first, but Google is conducting a six-week “rally” where the most people paying a $10 pre-registration fee dictate where Google Fiber goes next. Now if only other cities would go the same route.
Update:The full event replay is available for your inspection after the break.
Gallery: Google Fiber July 26 event
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Google Fiber gets formal launch, adds Google Fiber TV (update: event video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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