December 19, 2018
Report: Pinterest may go public as soon as April
Pinterest may follow Lyft and Uber to the public markets in the first half of 2019, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The visual search…
Read article1010Tech Talk archive
Category: <span>Google</span>
Practical computer-repair, security, maintenance, and small-business IT information from 1010Computers.
December 19, 2018
Consumer advocacy groups call on FTC to investigate kids’ apps on Google Play
A coalition of 22 consumer and public health advocacy groups, led by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), have today filed a…
Read articleDecember 19, 2018
Google says mobile-first indexing is now used for over half the web pages in its search results
Google announced today it’s now using mobile-first indexing for over half the web pages shown in its search results globally — a significant milestone in Google’s move to…
Read articleDecember 18, 2018
Google still claimed to be blocking search rivals on Android, despite Europe’s antitrust action
Mobile licensing changes made by Google this fall, when it tweaked terms for OEMs wanting to license its Android smartphone platform on devices destined for the European market,…
Read articleDecember 18, 2018
Google will make it easier for people without accounts to collaborate on G Suite documents
Soon it will be easier for people without Google accounts to collaborate on G Suite documents. Currently in beta, a new feature will enable G Suite users to…
Read articleDecember 17, 2018
Lightspeed is raising its largest China fund yet
Lightspeed China Partners, the China-focused affiliate of Silicon Valley-based Lightspeed Venture Partners, has set a $360 million target for its fourth flagship venture fund, according to a document…
Read articleDecember 13, 2018
Google’s parental control software Family Link now supports Chromebooks
Since its public debut in fall 2017, Google’s parental control software, dubbed Family Link, has been steadily expanding, both in terms of its capabilities and its reach. Today,…
Read articleDecember 11, 2018
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation adds etcd to its open-source stable
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the open-source home of projects like Kubernetes and Vitess, today announced that its technical committee has voted to bring a new project…
Read articleDecember 10, 2018
Google Fit gets improved activity logging and a breathing exercise
Google Fit, Google’ s activity-tracking app for Android, is getting a small but meaningful update today that adds a few new features that’ll likely make its regular users…
Read articleDecember 10, 2018
Google Maps’ new personalized suggestions come to iOS
A more personalized version of Google Maps is now arriving on iOS. At Google’s I/O developer conference earlier this year, the company introduced a series of new features…
Read article