I finally did it. I finally made the switch. I finally left Google for Yahoo. No, not Google’s Gmail, Android, or Maps. Rather, Google Search. Unfortunately for Marissa Mayer & co at Yahoo, I did not do it willingly and ...
One of the ways web browsers make money is by selling their default search engine spot (aka the search engine a web browser is configured to use out-of-the-box) to the highest bidder. For the longest time, that highest bidder was ...
Do you wish to delete your Google Plus account but you don’t know how? In this post, I will guide you through the steps that you need to do in order for you to permanently remove or deactivate your Google Plus profile. As yo...
If you’re to ask me, I never really thought much about Google+. I didn’t think it would beat Facebook or Twitter. I have my own Google+ account but I don’t remember when was the last time I checked it. While I know people who say ...
Google is updating its Hangouts messaging app with some much-needed and requested features. The top of the list is combining your SMS and IM conversations within the app. Apple’s iMessages has implemented a similar system, a...
Heartbleed, the NSA's secret tool to your private data.
Google isn’t quite ready to release the consumer version of Glass just yet, but next week they’re giving interested users a big opportunity to purchase a pair. On Tuesday, April 15th, anyone in the US will be able to p...
Google has taken down a security app from its Play Store after it was revealed to be a complete scam. Unfortunately, Virus Shield had already done its damage. The fraudulent app was charging people $3.99 to seemingly protect peopl...
These days, most major companies like Google have readily available transparency reports for the public to see. They contain details like how many requests for data were issued in a given time period, or the legal process behind i...
After Turkey decided to ban social media platforms, many of its citizens took to Google’s domain name service (DNS) to evade it, but now, according to Google, it seems that the majority of Turkey’s internet service pro...
Google is pretty interested in what it takes to keep its employees happy. So much so that they will be monitoring a number of their employees for the next hundred years in their own gDNA study. Laszlo Bock, who is Google’s Senior ...
Gives an idea of how Google operates when shit hits the fan, but don't be too trusting.
Google has a ton of great services. I’m sure most dotTechies have used Google or its services at least once at some point in their life. This article shares with you 10 useful Google links that everyone should know. Read on ...
Shortly after Microsoft admitted that it read through a journalist’s Hotmail email account without permission to track down a leak, the company scrambled to change its email policies and avoid even more public backlash. Whil...
You may not have realized this, but Google has a lightweight image format that makes YouTube videos load up to 10 percent faster than normal. It’s all in a bid to make the Internet faster, even if you have a relatively slow ...
