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Google unveils restructuring under new parent company Alphabet Inc
Search engine giant Google Inc has announced formation of a new holding or parent company called Alphabet Inc to encompass its search engine unit and all other subsidiaries. The new parent company was formed as part of Google’s new organisational ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Sri Lanka inks MoU with Google to launch Project Google Loon
Government of Sri Lanka inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with search engine giant Google to launch the Google Loon project in the country. As per the MoU, Google will place 13 high-altitude balloons over the island nation to provide ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Google Launches Special Search Mode for Slower 2G Phone Network for India, Brazil
World’s largest search engine giant Google Inc has launched a new lite mode of Google search engine for India and Brazil on 2 Generation (2G) network. This lite mode has been developed by keeping the 2G network speed in mind. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Apple acquires GPS firm Coherent Navigations
Tech giant Apple has acquired Global Position System (GPS) firm Coherent Navigation to improve its mapping capabilities. Coherent Navigation’s technology will be used by Apple to significantly enhance its Apple Maps product which is struggling to provide accurate location information. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Telangana Government inks MoU with Google to build biggest campus outside US in Hyderabad
Telangana Government has inked a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with tech giant Google Inc to build biggest campus outside US in Hyderabad. The MoU was signed between Telangana Secretary of IT Jayesh Ranjan and his counterpart David Redcliffe, Google’s global ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Ruth Porat appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Google
Ruth Porat has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of world’s largest search engine giant Google. She will succeed Patrick Pichette who had announced his retirement on 10 March 2015 and assume charge on 26 May 2015. As CFO ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
China prepares to outsmart Windows and Android
China is reportedly en-route to launch its indigenous operating system which will give direct competition to Microsoft Windows and Google Android. This is said to be chiefly done to reduce Chinese dependence on US technology. The platform will be standard ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
CBI registers enquiry against Google for showing classified sites on its Maps
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a Preliminary Enquiry against Google on the basis of allegations made by Surveyor General of India (SoI) Swarna Subba Rao who alleged that Google did not refrain from mentioning classified sites despite ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Gmail’s Android version becomes first single app to pass 1 billion installations
Google’s Android version of Gmail app has become the first individual smartphone app to pass one billion installations on Android devices. The rankings were done by Google Play Store which ranks apps by downloads in different ranges and the Gmail Android app figured into the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Election Commission cancelled Google tie-up, back with NIC
The Election Commission of India (EC) has cancelled tied-up with US-based internet heavyweight, Google to assist it manage online voter registration and facilitation services ahead of the India’s General Election 2014. The decision came after when major political parties and ..