Gmail is getting major update starting Wednesday. A certain amount of hyperventilation is to be expected when a service used by 1.4 billion people changes anything. I’m here to report it’s going to be OK. Truth be told, when Google first showed me the redesign, I thought: Who asked for this? It’s like Gmail got […]
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Lewiston's 'gone Google'
LEWISTON — It’s a big deal “to have Google come to Lewiston,” David Theriault, director of instruction technology for the Lewiston School Department, said Tuesday. The tech company representatives came to speak to educators from throughout Maine during a Google ExploreEDU conference at The Green Ladle, “because we are a school that’s gone Google,” Theriault […]
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Google checks tech at Lewiston High School
Kaitlyn Gasque, from business development for Google Education, Abby Manahan, a technology innovator from Boothbay Region Schools, and Lewiston High School sophomore Kyle Ogden, look at how Ogden is using Google Cardboard, a virtual reality device, to look at the night sky. Google and visiting educators toured Lewiston High School classrooms Tuesday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) […]
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Google analyzes credit-card data, connects it to online ad delivery
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has begun using billions of credit-card transaction records to prove that its online ads are prompting people to make purchases – even when they happen offline in brick-and-mortar stores, the company said Tuesday. The advance allows Google to determine how many sales have been generated by digital ad campaigns, a goal […]
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Google makes a play for homes and messaging
Google had some big announcements to make at its annual developers conference. Here’s a quick rundown of what the firm unveiled onstage. Google Home: The company introduced a wireless speaker and smart appliance hub called Google Home, which will be released later this year. The product will be able to stream audio and video like […]
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Google to ban payday lending ads, calls the industry ‘harmful’
NEW YORK — Google says it will ban ads from payday lenders, calling the industry “deceptive” and “harmful.” Google said Wednesday it will no longer allow ads for loans due within 60 days and will also ban ads for loans where the interest rate is 36 percent or higher. The ban is effective July 13. […]
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Google car vs. bus: Video shows California collision
LOS ANGELES — Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus. The collision happened on Valentine’s Day, when a Google vehicle struck the side of a public bus in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View. A Lexus SUV, which the company […]
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Federal rules recognize software as drivers of driverless cars
If you hop into one of Google’s pod-like self-driving cars, you won’t be considered the driver, according to a letter sent to Google by federal transportation officials. Instead, the law will treat the car’s software as the driver. “We agree with Google its (self-driving vehicle) will not have a ‘driver’ in the traditional sense that […]
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Norway library hosting Technology Petting Zoo
NORWAY — A range of electronic devices will be available for residents who are curious to learn about their use at the Norway Memorial Library from Aug. 12 to 22. The Technology Petting Zoo, a traveling exhibit loaned to libraries by the Maine State Library, will provide an overview on how to use e-readers and […]
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Portland’s mysterious Google barge to be scrapped
The barge carries dozens of old shipping containers that were joined to create a four-story building. Google envisioned it as one of three floating retail stores. The Portland Press Herald says an international company is buying the barge and taking it on an ocean voyage. Portland Harbor’s deputy harbor master says the containers will be […]