Google has filed a patent for the recognition and use of text contained in images and videos.
Google said on Tuesday that following a recent expansion, its image index now contains more than one billion pictures.
Google is starting to provide a fuller picture of the work it's undertaking to create a practical tool for image searches.
Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month.
The first images of Google's new Web browser, Chrome, appear to have leaked via a Flickr user who has published screenshots of the application.
The more I think about the issues surrounding the under-representation of women in IT, the further I get from finding a solution. Overanalysis is a real drag. And that's why this year I'm going to be blogging direct from the FITT lunch.
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Google's new London office houses 200 workers, but plans are underway for a massive recruitment effort.
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Alan Noble is the engineering and site director for Google Australia. ZDNet.com.au sat down with him to find out about the future of Web, and what Google really thinks about Microsoft's move into online applications.
The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
At the Google developer day in Sydney last week, Google Australia's head of engineering Lars Rasmussen denied that privacy was an issue when it came to Google Street View because, he said, the images are all taken in "public areas".
Google Docs is a fantastic free online application that offers some exciting features. However, by virtue of being an online application, users with a slow connection will experience lag, and Docs still doesn't contain enough functionality to be a replacement for today's mainstay office suites in most businesses.
Google SketchUp is a flexible, powerful app for quick 3D sketching on the fly, but professionals will want the US$500 version.
Could a Norwegian owned Web search utility unseat Google's stranglehold on the Web searching market?
In the just-released Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft mirrors the look and feel of other browsers while adding a few unique features.
Although there are some design quirks, the Samsung Omnia promises to be a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.
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