Google Play New Regulations

Today, third-party Android application developers to send e-mail to announce the App Store Google Play developer projects made significant changes to the rules, these changes affect the application and application advertising strategy adopted. Mainly used to combat these new regulations affect the user experience of advertising and developers of malicious behavior should be. 

 

Google explains, Google Play all applications and application updates immediately apply the new rules. Developers receive an email within 30 days in accordance with the new regulations to modify their own applications. Insist do not change, their application will be from the Google Play shelves.

Google's e-mail summarized the main changes in the following points:

- Simplifying the advertising policy, on the application of interpolation advertising (Interstitial Ad) gives guidance norms; Added "System Intervention" (System Interference) terms, prevents developers system notifications or Home screen icon to advertise, but requires developers to change the device-specific settings must be user license.

- Modify the hate remarks policies to make them wider coverage, while emphasizing the Google Play free expression plays a role.

- Clearly defined policy applies to all gambling cash or other incentives game; game virtual items and currency policy to comply with payment processing; incentives to entice users may not be rated for the application; does not allow the application of artificially increasing installed capacity; Google Play Development those rules apply to all applications store information and content developers.

Let us look one by one each rule change.

1 Content Policy

First, add the sentence: "Further, they apply from your developer account and publicly displayed on Google Play any content, including your name and your developer developer website listed landing pages."

In the hate remarks policy section, "we do not allow the promotion of hostile" to "We do not advocate against the content of other applications emerge."

In fake or fraud policy section, add the "product content, title, icon, description, or screenshot can not contain false or misleading information." "Social security" is replaced by the term "government documents" and add of the "non-public contacts."

Part in illegal activities, policies, adding "such as non-prescription sale of prescription drugs" and other sentences.

In gambling policy section, add the "or able to provide incentives, cash or other valuable game skills."

Added "System Intervention" (System Interference) part, the following terms

- Google Play Download application (or its component parts and derivatives) in the user's knowledge or permission, will be allowed to make the application on the user's device outside changes.

- The changes include replacing or reorganization of device applications, desktop gadget arrangement or settings. If the application on the user informed and permission to make changes, the user must know which application to make changes, the user must be able to easily restore or recovery mode by uninstalling applications.

- Applications and their ads will not be on the user's device by adding shortcuts to the home screen, browser bookmarks or icons way for third-party service or used for advertising purposes.

- Can not be applied and its advertising display advertising system level notification, unless the notification to the application integration capabilities. (For example, the application notifies the user Flights deals, promotional games to inform the user within the application.)

- Applications must not encourage, stimulate or misleading the user to delete or disable third-party applications, unless this is part of the application to provide security services.

2, the network Terms of Use

"Product description is not misleading, nor with trying to manipulate search results rankings or store the keywords" to "Do not described in the application, title, or metadata with irrelevant, misleading or excessive critical word. "

"Developers should not be evaluated by multiple applications, encouraging users to praise or bad way to change any product ranking" to "developer shall not attempt to change any of the products within the store rankings, not through false installation, paid review or scoring and to reward users manipulate scoring any product reviews, scoring. "

3, paid and free applications

In app purchase policy section, add the "developers of virtual goods or currency must be used within the application within the Google Play clearing services as a means of payment." If you feel very familiar, it is because Facebook The past is so specified.

4, advertising policies

Advertising policies because the content policy, said the majority, so in this part of the duplicate content is deleted. In addition, the "ban by forcing users to click on ads or submit personal information allows users to get full functionality of the application the user must be able to ignore the ads" to "in-app ads only on the application within the show. Prohibited order to enable users to get full functionality, forcing users to click on ads or submit personal information to any interpolation advertising manipulate objects with a clear, so that users can easily ignore advertising. "

Other parts are very subtle changes. It is evident that many applications will be affected by the new rule. Google said in the message: "We are aware of some application developers and advertising policies need to be changed to meet the new requirements of the rules and we believe that these changes will make all users and developers can store applications on Google to maintain confidence in our The aim is to develop a good application behavior standards so before you can use Google Play as you distribute applications, continuing the success of business development platform. "

 

Google Play Gift Cards

So friends, the time has come: The first stores in Germany have their first Google Play Gift Cards get. Google has officially confirmed that the prepaid cards are also available commercially in this country. So far, the credit card was available only abroad. Apps, Music & Co. from the Google Play can pay via prepaid from this country. Rewe and Penny start to make. Google's focus should be on inside information and special shops such as Aral, Edeka, Expert, JET petrol stations Lekkerland, Media Markt / Saturn, Q1 stations, Rewe, Shell, Tamoil (HEM), total stations and other surface marks. The number of markets is contrary to Google's strategy. As quickly as possible, get as many prepaid cards in circulation. Google reported a large rollout in July. By the end of the year, the nationwide distribution channel is to be completed. With the cards worth 15, 25 and 50 euros Android users can now more easily on Google Play apps to access games, movies, books and music. So we look forward to the fun shopping.

Google Now update adds video playback and music search

Android version of Google Now for a version update, adds including live TV and other video content search.

Google the company said that if the user's home has a machine that can access the Internet TV, the new version of Google Now you can allow users to access the Android system in the hands of the same network after the live program to watch. Google Now add the main function of the new version is "looking at the contents of the user to unlock, for more information," including the cast and crew of the background information. In Google Now's official Google+ blog on Google cited an about the new features examples: If the user at the weekend watching Nik Wallenda crossing the Colorado Grand Canyon program, then you can Google Now understand this "Steel King" some background , including his own seven Guinness World Records.

In addition, the new version of Google Now can also help the user to play music from the library, including user, Google Play Store and third-party applications such as Pandora or Spotify music service. When a user first requirement when playing music, Google Now let users select the priority player where the music comes from, of course, Google's YouTube also ranked player within the candidate. Google Now all search results will be integrated display. The new music features seem to have done around the Google Play app store technology updates, Google Play App Store can be used as an option for streaming media sources, which for those who subscribe to a Google music accessible to the user very useful.

Google the company said, and Apple 's Siri voice system compared to, Google Now to have a more powerful feature, set the distance if and when the user close a store or retail outlet when, Google Now will automatically and immediately alert the user to save the shop using coupons.

Google Earth application update for ios

Google company for the iOS version of Google Earth ( Google Earth) launched a new version of the application. New version of the biggest changes is the addition of Google Street View (Street View) function.

All along, iOS version of Google Maps if the user wants to use Google Street View, had to face in Google Maps and Google Earth to switch back and forth between applications embarrassment. Today Google had to respond to this problem, the introduction of built-in functionality of Google Earth Street View application.

The new built-in Street View on Google Earth satellite imagery was first introduced on the basis of the previous version exists on the page zoom feature. If the area to support street view, Google Earth will be marked through the blue label, then the user can click on the top right of the screen to see the yellow man icon blue marker area of ​​the street view image.

New version of Google Earth during use with iOS version of Google Maps and not much difference, and some slightly slow loading speed of response.

Apart from increasing the streetscape features, the new version of Google Earth iOS application also re-adjusted the application UI layout. The original form to the four corners of the layer button layout selection menu, and search buttons to adjust to the top of the screen, while the collection sites and other content over the bottom of the screen. Meanwhile in the iPad version of Google Earth, all the function buttons have been moved to the top of the screen. Meanwhile, the new version also for navigation and search features for a special optimization, when updating your search results when able to identify through 3D stereo mode, walking, cycling and car directions. It also increases the Browse recent search records.

An Ex-Googler’s Take On “The Internship”

When I worked as a marketer at Google and learned of an upcoming comedy called “The Internship,” which was to reunite “Wedding Crashers” duo Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as unemployed 40-year-old salesmen who luck their way into Google internships, most of the reactions I heard from my co-workers could be summed up as “meh.” Neither Vaughn nor Wilson has had a truly funny movie in years. And, I’d surmise, most Googlers have reached a point where the company quirks that the outside world finds so odd and intriguing are accepted as more or less routine, and certainly not interesting enough to hold up the foundations of a decent movie.

Well, “The Internship” hit theaters today, and, I’ll admit, both as an ex-Googler and a moviegoer nostalgic for the “frat pack” comedies of the mid-2000s, it was significantly better than I expected it would be. In fact, the only thing that really, truly disappointed me about it was that nowhere in its hour and 50 minutes is the food fight scene from “Animal House” recreated with soba noodles and gluten-free banana pudding in a Google cafeteria. (I was really hoping for that.)

The unexpected enjoyability of “The Internship” is due in large part to the quippy dialogue between Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson), which very much resembles their banter in “Wedding Crashers.” This is at its best in the hilarious scene where the two are in a job interview over a Google+ Hangout (of course) and are given one of the notoriously convoluted brain-teaser questions that are now a solid part of Google lore. (For the record, my half-dozen interviews there didn’t contain a single one.) It also routinely gets very funny when the two fast talkers are forced to contend with a company full of extremely young people who, whether they’re earnestly overeager or bitterly snarky, are all wildly lacking in social skills.

That friction is what makes “The Internship” less a commentary on Silicon Valley (which 2010’s Facebook origin tale “The Social Network” certainly was) than it is on Gen-Y and its supposed best and brightest. Nick and Billy are Gen-X’ers of average brainpower who are used to professional success that comes from boots-on-the-ground routine and a skillful command of smooth talking, whereas their 21-year-old intern counterparts are caricatures of millennials raised on SAT prep classes and flickering screens — one kid stares at his smartphone all the time, another keeps referring to his overbearing “tiger mom,” for example. Naturally, this becomes Nick and Billy’s secret asset, as they can bring people skills to the table.

But “The Internship” also gets the vibe of working at Google about as well as Hollywood possibly could, from the proverbial Googley details like nap pods, free food, and indoor slides; to more insidery tidbits like accurate internal slang (foodback, TGIF) and the fact that the interns are housed in what appears to be a mid-century Motor Inn by the side of El Camino Real in Mountain View. If you have ever been a Googler who was based outside of the Bay Area, you probably stayed in one of these every time you visited the mothership.

Of course, it’s simplified. Though I was never a Google intern, I’m pretty sure that the intern program is not a summer-long competition reminiscent of a ’90s tween sports movies — the scene where teams of interns are pitted together in a Quidditch match (yes) felt like “The Big Green” on fast-forward. Google is so notoriously complex internally that employees like to say it will take you six months just to get situated, so I’ll give “The Internship” a pass on making things a bit more Hollywood-friendly. And nothing’s wildly off-base. The script was vetted by senior Google executives, and the movie was filmed in full cooperation with the company — a sizable portion of it on Google’s own campus. In fact, Google confirmed to CNN that they requested the removal of a scene in which a self-driving car crashes.

What’s most impressive to me as an ex-Googler is how well the movie nailed a few very nuanced realities of working at the company — perhaps by accident. In particular, “The Internship” subtly highlighted the weird balance that Googlers have to strike between being in a high-stress environment rife with deadlines while also being in a sun-soaked paradise of expansive lawns, candy-colored “G-Bikes,” and beach volleyball courts in between office buildings.

One character, a middle manager played by Rose Byrne, is chronically over-scheduled, overworked and under-slept, and there are a few subtle nods at how she’s become over-reliant on Google perks because she has literally no time for life outside the company (concierge dry-cleaning, for example). This combination of the casual and the ultracompetitive is a vibe that runs through pretty much all of Google culture, and kudos to the writers of “The Internship” for picking up on it so well.

That said, “The Internship” gets quite tedious when it starts to veer into a commercial for Google, like early on when Billy gets a little too vocal about the company being a bright spot of hope in the midst of a terrible economy. These moments are thankfully minimal. Several reviews of the movie have already ripped into it for what amounts to product placement because of all the Google products shown onscreen, but to be honest, this is one of the most true-to-Google aspects of the film. Step onto Google’s campus and it actually is a celebration of the things the company builds, from plush stuffed Androids in lounges to Chrome on everyone’s laptops to meetings conducted over Hangout. They’re everywhere.

That’s one of the things I loved the most about my two years at Google: Just about every team uses just about every other team’s products, creating a sense of company unity that’s still admirably intact given how big it’s  grown. The idea of teamwork is a big theme running through “The Internship” but also through Google itself. Sometimes our team-building moments really are that cheesy. (Man, sometimes I really miss that place.)

Oh, and there are two cameos by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. One’s very early in the movie, and one’s very late. Both are about half a second long, and the earlier one is particularly perfect.

But I’m still miffed there wasn’t a food fight.

Google Keyboard Released For Android 4.0

Google on its official App Store Google Play officially released native Android input method. Prior to the native Android Nexus device input method has been monopolized, and in the open after the release of Android 4.0 is now running as long as they can get more models and Nexus devices like typing experience.

The release of the native Android input method also has a sliding input function, but its name replaced by "gesture input" (Gesture Typing) only. Sliding input means that in addition to the input space key, the user can not leave the screen in a finger under the premise of the input word, coupled with the input method to predict and correct function, input efficiency will be greatly improved. In addition, Google also said the native Android input method built into 26 different languages ​​dictionary, convenient to users in different regions.

If you love the Nexus devices and a variety of third-party keyboard input methods are not satisfied with the effect, then, may wish to go to Google Play download try the native Android input method it.

Google glasses bad for your eyes?

The Google glasses Frequently Asked Questions "page, Google warned:" The glasses are not for everyone.

"It's like wearing normal glasses, some people wear Google glasses may also complain of eye fatigue, or headache if you had Lasik surgery, the risks associated with use Google glasses consult a physician before please do not let 13 children under the age glasses, because the eye of the child has not yet developmental maturity, may suffer adverse effects. In addition, children may use Google glasses damage it or make their own injuries, and Google's terms of service are also not allowed under the age of 13 the Register Google account. Google glasses not for you, you want to return, before the provisions of the refund period to process your return. "

Children under the age of 13 are not allowed to wear the glasses of Google? Pacific University College of Optometry optometry, research director of the Institute of visual performance, Dr. Jim Sheedy (Jim Sheedy), Google That argument is basically just the accumulation of legal terminology. "I think that smart glasses for children particularly harmful is not any basis. Manufacturer for caution, warning you not to allow children to use it, but with the popularity of smart glasses, we will be more willing to let children use it. "Dr. Sheedy said.

If the child is wearing it does not matter, then those of us adults and how? We have all day to use the notebook computers, mobile phones and tablet PCs, this situation is not healthy. You may have experienced eye pain, dry eyes and other common symptoms. But without the use of glasses with Google these devices. Although when we use computers every day for hours, or even a dozen hours, but real time using Google glasses less. Even if you always wear it on the nose, and only when needed to use it, such as when you want to reply to a message, and the glasses when the direction you want.Therefore, you will not always be in front of the retina has one display screen is displayed continually stuff. In fact, even if you have been using Google glasses, its battery can only adhere to one hour.

The experts are not particularly worried about this problem. Sheedy said he did not think Google wear glasses cause any disease risk, do not think it will have on your eye to cause any damage.

Whether intentional or unintentional, Google glasses also comes with features that can prevent users visual fatigue. For example, the length of the video recording is 10 seconds by default. You can use voice input text messages without glasses staring at the display at the same time. From this perspective, the glasses enter text, rather than enter text on the LCD screen of the smartphone, may be better for your eyes. Of course, wear glasses Google may make you look like a cyborg life, but that was just designed to be a little high-profile only.

The Hidi said, if Google glasses may cause vision problems, it may be due to the eye to move between different fields of view. Human receptors will tell the brain when you walk around, you now where. However, when you are subject to certain stimuli - such as flashing in front of a map - the brain is dizzy, which may cause dizziness and other symptoms. In the most extreme case, you will also nausea and vomiting.

But most people do not encounter this problem of spatial recognition. Levitra Perry (Eli Peli), professor of ophthalmology at Harvard University in the the Google glasses Frequently Asked Questions that this is actually a small problem.

A Google spokesman said in a statement: "We studied very carefully the the Google glasses comfort and security, not found worrying factors about it, we will continue to carefully observe the fact, in the development of Google Glasses process, have always been the involvement of an ophthalmologist. "

Google will of course so optimistic, after all, they are selling the $ 1,500 each device. For most of us, this seems ahead of its time, because there are only a handful of people have the developer version of Google glasses. But when the the Google glasses became mainstream equipment, you should not be worried about eye problems.Compared to the impact on the eye, the price of glasses and privacy issues Google will inevitably made you worry.

Google Meebo toolbar Coming on June 6

Google announced in the June 6 Add to Calendar close Meebo publishing tool Meebo toolbar (Meebo Bar), to focus on other projects and plug-ins such as Google+ Sign-In. Meebo was founded in 2005, Google in June last year to about $ 100 million acquisition. TechCrunch was informed that the team will use its expertise to help the the Google+ development of publishing tools, and is expected to Meebo assets will be integrated into Google+ or turned off.

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In fact, Meebo many functions, including Meebo Messenger, Sharing on Meebo, MeeboMe and all of its mobile applications have largely been to go after the acquisition, but the Meebo toolbar in December last year again, a Google+ sharing options. With the the Meebo toolbar cancellation, it seems TechCrunch all the initial prediction come true. Meebo toolbar for website development with integrated chat, sharing and advertising, and site monetization means.

According to a report published by comScore in December 2011, before acquired by Google, Meebo monthly total number of users is about 100 million. But now it becomes the cleaning target Google - Google recently announced the closure of Google Cloud Connect (Cloud Connect) Blackberry Google Voice (Voice App for BlackBerry) and Google Reader (Google Reader). Cancel the products are Google concern not only the user, and in accordance with their search, social and advertising mission products part of the action.

Meebo website said in a statement:

5 years ago, we released the Meebo Bar, brought the community, participation and revenue for publishers website. As part of the Google team, which continue to be our focus. But we hope to provide the best service for mobile and desktop publishing house, so we decided to focus its resources to other projects, such as the recently released Google+ Sign-In (including interactive the posts and wireless download application installation) and Google+ plug-in.

This means that we will be June 6 Close Meebo Tool Bar, Thank you for using Meebo Bar publishers and we are honored to have this opportunity to serve you.

Google Page Rank Update 2013 Schedule

Google page rank update happens after 3-4 months after previous update. and Yes! It will be 1st Page Rank Update of 2013 . Last Page Rank update was on 7 November 2012.

Google pagerank updates 2013 Schedule

• First Google Pagerank Update 2013: 28th January to 6th February 2013
• Second Google Pagerank Update 2013: 27th June to 7th July 2013
• 3rd Google PR Update 2013: 29th September to 4th October 2013
• 4th Google Pagerank Update for 2013:  24th December to 29th december 2013.

How To Get Google Pagerank ?

High Quality Links 

When i say High Quality Links, I don’t mean buying blog roll links in High PR blogs, Google hates such links. Try building links naturally, Guest Blogging on related, High PR is the most effective method to plunge in some traffic and also help you getting a better PageRank.

Check your page rank now here!

Google Page Rank Guide

Toolbar Pagerank and Pagerank are two different, unsynchronised measurements based on the number and quality of links that pass pagerank to a particular page. Toolbar Pagerank is a ‘simplification of REAL PAGERANK – which is important – and ONE of the ways Google does what it does ranking pages. It is NOT the be and end all of ranking high in Google.

Google Toolbar Pagerank Not Visible? Just because a page has a Toolbar grey bar does not mean a page has no real pagerank – it can mean that of course, but it can mean other things. I’ve theorised Toolbar Grey Pages do not pass pagerank to external sites, and may be an indication Google has an issue with the page – but that could just be a red herring, too.

When Is The Next Google Pagerank Update? At the moment (2013) – it’s every 3 or so months…..

The fast way to lose PR is to openly sell links on your website and be ‘caught’. This is now officially against Google Webmaster Guidelines for inclusion.

The most common reason for a drop in Toolbar Pagerank is simply your website is receiving less Pagerank via the links it has pointing to it from other sites. This could be because the pages those links on them have less PR to give, the links themselves have disappeared and no linger point to your site, or Google has in fact changed the way Pagerank works.

I haven’t followed it as much as I have in the past. I have been busy working on projects and I had a few set backs that I am trying to get squared away. Once I get caught up I will have more time for Google, SEO, and other online time.

I hope Google was nice to you this time around, and gave your site a little bump in the toolbar meter.

Google updates Google+ Google Play Music application

Google has been a very long time without Android system, Google + social networking service and streaming music service Google Play Music to be updated. Today, Google finally released at the same time both the version update.

Considerable efforts to update Google Play Music In addition to suspended animation fix Samsung Galaxy S III play music, "real-time hybrid" (Instant Mixes) Number of songs also cancel a limit of 25 users now can be any number of music mixed; also increase the order of playlist, artist, album and other information to disrupt the random play function; update the new album cover design and increase on a home window button.

Google+ updates of changes not only allows users posting is allowed to add a link, while re-design the Google+ notification center design and the Community (Community) functional management.

Google is creating a new wireless network

 The Wall Street Journal recently reported that internal documents revealed the information from the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Google in its Mountain View headquarters to develop a new wireless network technology than the LTE 4G standard.

According to reports, the first to discover clues by the engineer Steven Crowley (Steven Crowley). The documents show that Google's research and development has reached the scale of 50 base stations and 200 client devices, network coverage of its target band of 2524MHz to 2625MHz, significantly different from the current standard of the civilian mobile wireless network.

However, in view of the Google in Mountain View headquarters to carry out a variety of ideas are crazy, this project could eventually into the market remains to be the test of time. Many people believe that a driverless car, Project Glass intelligent glasses successful example of the former, Google's wireless network plans worth the wait.

Currently, Google's legal team has applied to the FCC to amend part of the contents of the file. They claim that the file involved in the highly competitive consumer electronics market, hoping to be treated as confidential.

Google plans to launch a secret security ring

 Network account and password always let us Touyunnaozhang to you not also have been looking forward to a more simple way to log your network account? If you only need to think about through the hands of the ring light touch computer will be able to complete the login that nice!

Now our desire to finally be able to be close to. Recently, Eric (Eric Grosse), Gross, vice president of Google security team security and safety engineers the Mai Yena · 阿帕德 (Mayanl Upadhyay) magazine this security and privacy in the IEEE (American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) the end of the month to be published soon in a new research paper, people may use some of the new Web site login method. This includes Ring authentication technology, the article just mentioned that all of these methods to practical problems are only a matter of time.

2012, it seems that the traditional secret security sign is completed. This year, almost everyone will be received on the Internet and sent spam e-mail account was hacked or deceive funds information (such as looting in London ... scam).

In August last year, "Wired" magazine journalist Mat Honan account black events is enough to illustrate how hackers lethal. That incident, the hacker deleted Mat Honan Gmail account, its Twitter account, and use its Twitter account to release some racist remarks.In addition, hackers remote control to delete the e-mail and photo of the whole yearHonan's iPhone , iPad and laptop valuable. The hackers erased almost all digital data Honan. The incident caused widespread concern.

The password is a cheap and simple authentication method for network users, but its security for today's Internet is not enough. Of course, the future is the same.

"Gross and wrote in their paper:" with many other peers in the industry, we feel that the simple bearer token, such as passwords, and cookies not enough to guarantee the safety of the user. "

Therefore, they are trying a new password alternative methods, which include a small Yubico secret security card, users simply this secret security card into the computer's USB interface that can automatically complete the Google browser login. In particular, they improve Google web browser to apply these secret security card. Once the browser supports, the user does not need to download any additional software to use the validation method.Users log on to the site, into the USB secret security card, and then click the mouse to complete the login.

They said there will be a similar Yubico key equipment or direct use of smart phones to authenticate the user like using the car keys to open the webmail or online account. They hope that the future of these devices as simple as possible, and may use a wireless connection to the computer.

They wrote: "We hope to complete the certification rings touch the computer through the use of smart phones or embedded smart card may not have a network connection to the case, even on the phone can still complete.

"In the future, we may not be completely would give up the password, but at least no longer is a complex, hard-to-remember passwords," Gross said, "we must have some form of screen unlock method, perhaps a password or other thing, but the use of tokens or similar hardware will undoubtedly become a mainstream way. "This also means that if the secret security card or embedded smart card ring lost, the user needs to promptly report the loss.

The Gross and  that, once a sufficient number of sites to support this hardware Log in technology, except in a very few cases, such as the need for major changes in their account, people no longer need to use a variety of complex password.

However the Google password liberation plan in order to really be implemented, but also need the support of other sites. They wrote in the article: "had some people in the consumer area the implementation of a similar approach, but with little success. Know before been generally accepted, our plan will certainly be questioned, so we desire its common with other websites test. "

To this end, they have developed an independent Google Chrome hardware-based authentication protocol (currently, has not yet disclosed). In addition to the the Support Login standard web browser without additional software, so you can also prevent web site using this technology to track user information.

Window Phone does not currently support Google Maps

Google has address this issue formally published a statement, it said: "Google Maps mobile network is optimized for Chrome and Safari WebKit browser, the IE browser is not a WebKit browser, so Windows Phone devices not have access to the mobile network version of Google Maps.

Google did not provide native applications for the Windows Phone platform.According to the current situation, it does not seem eager to support Windows Phone platform by application or web page. In other words, Windows Phone users can only use Bing Maps.

But the situation is not very bad, because Bing Maps functionality can be powerful. The test found in many areas of the United States, will be the performance of the map is not worse than Google Maps.

Google Maps does not support the Windows Phone platform may just be a decision on the allocation of resources, or to reflect the deterioration of the relationship between the two companies.

The federal government on the Google search results ranking conducted the survey, Microsoft contribute a lot, it accused Google seal kill the Windows Phone platform-oriented full-featured YouTube; recently, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Google reached a reconciliation, Microsoft and open ground regrets the decision of the Commission.

This shows that the relationship between Microsoft and Google is already quite bad.

Google to force users to use Google+ to Facebook challenge

Currently, Gmail, YouTube or other Google services - including restaurant review site Zagat - account users are set a public Google+ page, anyone can see this page online. Google+ Facebook competitor, one of the most important programs of this initiative is Google recently introduced in order to capture more online advertising revenue. The power from the upper layer of the company. The sources said Google CEO Larry Page (Larry Page) has sought to use more radical measures to allow people to use Google+ service. Google founder Google+, the to prevent Facebook notifications social networking business.

Facebook and Google, the vast majority of revenue from the advertising business. But Facebook has some Google want to get something: Facebook to network activities linked with their real name, and Facebook also know who is the user's friends. Marketing said, Google told them, tightly integrated Google+, Google assets will allow Google to obtain similar information to provide more relevant ads to users.

Google service users have begun to understand this the integration exactly to what extent. Sam (Sam Ford), Ford, a 26-year-old petty officer, said he has been through smart phones registered on Google+ service because Google+ allows him to automatically upload photos to Google+ a private folder. Sam said that he was later surprised the own Google+ page - including its own name - the above also includes a software evaluation he recently wrote in the online store, Google Play.

Google spokesman said the company has begun to require users to use Google+ personal documents to write comments, to improve the quality of the comments. When users to anonymous written comments, the quality of the comments are very low. The spokesman also said that this change also allowed the user's friends to see these reviews. Far, Facebook spokesman did not say whether this story.

Google executives said, the future, the company will further integrate Google+.Google vice president Bradley Horowitz (Bradley Horowitz) Google+ Today Google Google+ entrance there are a number of Google every day in Google+ integration. "

Sources said, these initiatives has been controversial within Google. The some Google believe that this is a practice Google is trying desperately to catch up with Facebook, some other people think, which is associated with Google in the social media era best way. Sources said, about a year ago, Page launched Google Register Google+ account to view merchant reviews the idea. Google executives had to persuade Page not to adopt this strategy, because the worry that this may annoy Google search user. Far, Google spokesman did not say whether this story.

In recent months, Google has been advancing other forms of integration. For example, last fall, Google began requiring Post restaurant or other merchant reviews user must use their Google+ personal page. This rule also applies to the released smartphone application review, and other users of the kind comments.Google+ link while also appeared in the users Google+ account has been established and brand the Google search engine results.

Google for Google+ business vice president the Vic Gangduotela (Vic Gundotra) said Google internal disputes, and now has almost disappeared. He said, "two years ago, had encountered a lot of resistance, because within Google Google+ project is not very understanding."

Integration to help enhance the use of Google+. Google said last month that all sites in Google, Google+ features - such as similar to the Facebook "like" and "+1" button - users has reached 235 million, 150 million higher than the end of June last year. Google+, Google is demonstrating the company's wish to compete with Facebook, become interrelated gateway network users through their own top-level site to assist.

Because Google+ requires users to register their own Google account, Google is seen to be able to obtain the mixed personal data about user search preferences, and frequently visited website. This would have the potential to significantly enhance Google's advertising business. Currently, Motorola mobile phone manufacturing sector, Google does not include annual revenue of more than $ 40 billion. Among these, about 95 percent comes from the advertising business.

Help advertisers buy ads on Google, president of Resolution Media Alan Orsay the said Dirk (Alan Osetek), Google is "sitting on the the data mountain top." When covering information from Google+, the customer clicks on ads growth have emerged. He said, "Most customers ad click rate of growth of 2-15 percent."

The users Google+ personal page usually including the real name of the user, the user is also able to join the Hometown other information. The page will default to open to the public, and can appear in Google search results into. If the user changes the setting, this page will no longer appear in search results. Of course, you can can choose to disable or delete Google+ account.

Google to advertisers and will not provide a user name, but Google said the company uses the user access to network information to more accurately target advertising. Gangduotela said, Google does not provide a single user data to advertisers and the company to maintain user trust is very important.

Google also encourage account holders to use Google+, sharing photos and thoughts with friends and people who have the same interest. Google+ Google other assets integration, allowing users to be able to collect more information on the application, businesses, websites, products, etc.. This is because if friends or other contacts to recommend something, Google+ users can be notified.

Before Google+ product manager Dylan Casey (Dylan Casey) said, "If you search on Google camp stoves, may find that their own friends had just purchased a user can then go to friends to take this matter."

Since mid-2011, Google launched Google+, let the user directly to the time spent on Google+, Google's success is extremely limited. Internet traffic monitoring agency comScore a year ago, is expected the Google+ user monthly time spent on the site an average of only three minutes, lags far behind Facebook's more than 400 minutes. Google+ 28.7 million unique visitors in the United States in October last year, far less than Facebook's 149 million people. These data it has not yet include mobile device users.

Why Google Could become the Next Google killer?

Google Now configure almost all known user data, including location information, and Google can these be integrated and displayed on the user's mobile device screen. So far, in addition to advertising services, which Google has so much authority can acquire vast amounts of user information.

Some Android users may already be very familiar with the interface of Google Now, But even for those users who are not familiar with this service, Google Now to get started should not be a problem. Google Now is a heavyweight application Google I / O developer conference launched simultaneously with the Android 4.1 system, the service can be a comprehensive understanding of the various habits of the user and the ongoing action, and use it to know the information for the user provide relevant information. The user can see all the important information in a simple interface, including daily commuting information, appointments, local weather, future flights, hotel reservations information (provided the user allows Google Now access Gmail account) as well as user favorite team game results (Google Now aware of this information based on user search records).

In addition, if the user is away from home, Google Now will be able to inform the user how long it takes to go home. If the user is traveling, Google Now you can display the user's location near the points of interest that may be of interest to local currency exchange rate, the time difference, and can even provide a streamlined Google translation service access capabilities.

Over the past few months, Google increased Google Now some of the new features, but this is far from all. Future Android user activity because Google seems intent on Google Now playing cause central nervous system (from the current situation, Google is working Google Now integrated into the browser). Addition to Google Now, Google has not can be accurate about users and their information presented to the user a better way.

Google launched Google Now, once said, "The launch of Google Now in order to search for the user to complete work in the background, the service can even realize that their needs before the relevant information will be presented to the user in the user."

Interestingly, Google Now seems interpretations from one side of Google for the understanding of the computer blueprint for the development of the next few years. Google glasses released earlier this year, Google had said: "If things have been developing smoothly, 'explore' Google glasses (Explorer editions of Google Glass) in early 2013 provided to third-party developers."

Glasses Google Google Now what does it matter?

Google glasses in our opinion, is essentially Google Now reality enhancements, the product of the combination of the portable computer. Currently, glasses Google Google Now missing the most important function is the current location of the service to share with friends. Of course, to achieve this functionality does not involve any technical problems, just Google intentional Bale fear after joining the service may lead to privacy issues.

It is worth mentioning that Google also recently launched a reality Enhanced Field Trip game Ingress and tourism products, the Field Trip can be told without asking the user near everything. It needs to be pointed out that the two products come from the Google the Niantic laboratory, and are compatible with Google glasses.

To date, the only eyewitness Google glasses feature video recording and camera features, but Google's intentions behind this project has become increasingly obvious that Google hopes Google Glasses Google Now some of the key function.

Gmail's free phone calls to the US and Canada

Gmail Internet telephony in the United States and Canada in 2013 will continue to be free .

Wednesday announced that the the Gmail web users in the United States and Canada telephone service will remain free until the end of 2013. Google in 2011 and the end of 2010 were announced Gmail web phone service free time will be extended for one year.

In August 2010, Google launched Gmail voice and video chat feature in 2008 launched the Gmail Internet phone service. The Gmail VoIP is Google by means of a network launched its Gmail contacts in the world of super communication services, Internet telephony is regarded as the future the mainstream development direction of modern network communication. Currently, the United States and Canada through Gmail web phone service domestic phone calls will be free to make international calls is still the lowest per-minute charge $ .02. Although Google recently began closing some unpopular or loss of service, but the company announced that the Gmail web phone free time.

However, based Gmail web phone service, Google Voice also offers free domestic telephone service (Google Voice), in 2012, did not update too much.Remove from integration of Google+ contacts, and released a new version of the Android application, Google this year almost no Google Voice do.

Google's official statement of the original :

Many call via Gmail users are able to easily contact friends and family. If you live in the United States and Canada, in 2013, will continue to be able to make free calls. In addition, in many countries and regions, the user is still able to enjoy Internet telephony via Gmail low fees, international long-distance services.

Google Christmas condolences employees laptop phone tablet three

December 22, a Christmas every year, Google will be distributed to employees a gift to thank them for their hard work.

Last year, Google sent to employees can customize the back cover of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, but Google does not intend to continue the delivery of change by LG produced the Nexus, but gave employees the right to choose. According to news sources revealed this year, Google will provide Samsung Chromebook laptop, the Motorola RAZR M smartphone Google Nexus 7 Tablet PC three products, employees can choose one.

Analysis, said the Google Nexus supply is still a problem, is not willing to compete for share with consumers. The other hand, has acquired Motorola mobile, delivered the RAZR M instead down is also a good choice. Interestingly, in previous years, Google employees received a gift like by Google + foreign share their joy, and this year they are surprisingly silent, neither gifts photo the sun there is no on-site queuing capture - is already numb doors are closed or smiling at it? .

Google Santa Tracker

On the network, you can use the convenient Google Santa Tracker website to check about Santa phone Google Santa Tracker , we can be found on the Google Play Store!

This application is free of charge, the current version is 1.0, and is compatible with Android 2.2 or higher equipment; Santa Tracker also allows tracking Santa. Post in this release, the countdown is set 4 days 16 hours left, just before the start in Santa; you can talk to enough trace. Although this application has been issued, but a little bit of functionality on the small limit. As you can see the figure, unless that construction will roll when you use the application paragraph. Not like the those rolling in the Santa Tracke website building, he does not seem to stop and any mobile application. 

GS3 in a user had this happen, and the same happened Nexus 7 and EVO 4G LTE. In the end, this problem will be solved it?