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Just a day passed when we first reported Google Wallet’s PIN Verification System Reported Security Flaw – the PIN verification system on rooted devices that carry Google wallet can be cracked using an app that is available freely online – followed by the second vulnerability reported results in a way that if a person who wants to access you Google Wallet...

Just only a day passed when Google Wallet’s PIN Verification System Reported Security Flaw i.e. if you’re running a rooted version of Android and you use Google Wallet, and then beware the PIN verification system on rooted devices that carry Google wallet can be cracked using an app that is available freely online. The second vulnerability reported today results...

We earlier reported that Google files for an application with FCC to test a new device in December last year – what we learnt from the application is that the search engine giant, Google has asked the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed new “entertainment device” – this is what application states, in four major cities...

A few days ago we reported that the Google experiments with its navigation system – combining both old and new navigation – the search engine giant reportedly announced yet another new navigation menu. Company stated that it tests the varied navigation system based on the user feedbacks stating, “We realized there were some elements of the new bar that we could...

Yahoo which in January announced its drop in revenue by 13 percent in its fourth quarter results of 2011 seen a first major hope-to-be turn back today when its newly appointed former PayPal employee Scott Thompson put out his initial plans by pushing the company away from its advertising prospectus and get more of its revenue from both fees and commissions, WSJ reports today. The company’s online advertisement business accounts for about $3.4 billion or 78% of its net revenue. Yahoo also generated nearly $1 billion from transaction-related...

Google and retail business – thinks fine – but what if that retail business is offsite in nature – Yes, the offsite retail store.  The search engine may open its first stand alone retail store at its European headquarters in Dublin, a planning application noted by Bloomberg reveals. The store would be the search engine giant’s first public retail store – last year on the same run, the company make its presence in UK based Currys and PC World stores in London selling the low priced internet only laptop/tablet hybrid Chromebooks...

Google’s whose new social search feature, “Search Plus You World”, earlier potentially results in make it to face the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its integration of Google+ in its search. The EPIC group, Electronic Privacy Information Center, may be filling a complaint with U.S. FTC. The search engine giant which within a month’s period, with effective...

With just the two days passed, Google released Chrome for Android beta version, the search engine giant yesterday announced through its blog post an update for the original desktop version, promising faster browsing and enhanced security. Chrome keeping the security point-of-view in mind, Chromes now does even allow you to protect you from malicious downloads by keeping a check on executable files like “.exe” and “.msi” extension. If the executable file doesn’t match a whitelist, Chrome checks with Google for more information,...

If you’re running a rooted version of Android and you use Google Wallet, and then beware the PIN verification system on rooted devices that carry Google wallet can be cracked using an app that is available freely online – a video posted by Zvelo via 9to5Google reported the crack. Zvelo said on Wednesday that it immediately reported its findings to Google, which”agreed...

Yahoo, the premier digital company is seeing a lot of heat up these days, since the company hired its new former PayPal employee Scott Thompson as its new CEO. Soon after this, the company’s co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from its board of directors. According to AllThingsD, Yahoo will soon announce the departure of four of its longtime board members, including Chairman Roy Bostock. The others headed out the door are Hewlett-Packard executive Vyomesh Joshi, Gary Wilson and Arthur Kern. With this, the company is also making the move...