Google is giving respect to Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

Today is the 155th birthday of Heinrich Rudolf Hertz who proved that electricity can be transmitted via electromagnetic waves. 

This discovery of Hertz later proved the way of development of wireless telegraph and radio.Thats why unit of radio frequency is called Hertz.Hertz measured Maxwell's waves and showed how the velocity of radio waves is equal to the velocity of light.Google Doodles are the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists.

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Google: Fixes security patch in wallet service

 Google assured users of its smartphone wallets that the mobile-age technology thwarts thieves better than old-school cash or credit cards.A Google Wallet feature that lets people load prepaid card information in smartphones for spending was re-activated this week after being shut off for a few days to fix a potential security vulnerability. The action from Google came after a Zvelo Labs researcher demonstrated software that quickly figures out a Wallet personal identification number (PIN), provided the crook has the smartphone. Security specialists advise Google Wallet to enable security features such as full-disk encryption and screen locks. Google Wallet uses a near field communication chip embedded in a phone to allow a user to "tap-and-pay" for purchases at a checkout register equipped with the PayPass system from CitiMasterCard. 

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Finally Youtube and gmail are blocked in Iran

The situation is now official on Google’s side, as the company confirmed that several of its products have been blocked in the Iran.According to Google, Iranian users have been unable to access its encrypted search, YouTube and Gmail since February 10th. This could only be the tip of the iceberg, as several other sites have been reportedly inaccessible for the last days.

Yet, the stranglehold that Iran has on the Internet isn’t new – up to the point where local authorities are mulling plans for Iran to get ‘its own Internet.’ More generally, reports of blocked websites are far from uncommon, and it seems our own website has been inaccessible in the country since October 2011. Iran’s Mehr News Agency, Bloomberg points out that it means that more than 30 million Iranian Internet users have been unable to access e-mail accounts, including Gmail and Hotmail.

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Google is going to develope 'Terminator-style' HUD goggles

Google is going to  launch hi-tech glasses with in-built computer displays.Supposition is dominant  that hi-tech "heads up display" glasses are being developed at Google's secret "Google X" lab for months.

The glasses will be armed with cameras, an Android operating system.The glasses will run a version of the California-based Google's Android. 

Google specialist Seth Weintraub says, "Our tipster has now seen a prototype and said it looks something like Oakley Thumps. These glasses, we heard, have a front-facing camera used to gather information and could aid in augmented reality applications. "Google has always invested in speculative R&D projects -- it's part of our DNA. While the possibilities are incredibly exciting, the sums involved are very small by comparison to the investments we make in our core businesses.

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Google and Facebook said removing objectionable content

Google, Facebook on Monday, Feb 6 announced that they have removed few pages from their sites. The Delhi High Court has ordered 21 companies, which have already been asked to develop a mechanism to block objectionable material in India

Facebook India submitted a compliance report to the court Monday, but it also joined Yahoo and Microsoft in questioning its inclusion in the case, saying no specific complaints had been presented against them.
Google India's counsel Neeraj Kishan Kaul argued before the Court that the complainant Vinay Rai has failed find out the bloggers or users who are posting such images and 'instead blaming the landlord for what a tenant does'.
Facebook too had noted that it already has rules of blocking and removing content, whenever specific matters are brought to its notice. Both websites are challenging a trial court's order to prosecute them.

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