Google decided that today was a good day to do what its does best: make progress. So, Google Now just got updated for all Android 4.1 smartphones, via an update for the Google Search app. The update brings several new features: asking for the weather at your destination, automatically pull up your boarding pass at the airport (albeit only for United flights, at the moment), inform you about nearby events, and offer more information about things like artwork at museums using Google Goggles.
A number of additions were made to the voice search component, including the ability to search for the name of a track that’s playing by saying “what’s this song?” or look up additional information on a product by saying “scan this barcode.”
Via: Official Android Blog, Google Play
Needless to say, Eric Schmidt was once the CEO of Google, and is rather idealistic. But his points made about Google and Apple in a recent Wall Street Journal interview make some sort of weird sense: ”How has Google’s relationship with Apple changed in the past year?”, and Schmidt 
The British government is taking a proactive stance on internet security, as well as the well-being of their technology. Starting next year, a nationwide Computer Emergency Response Team will sprout to deal with — dun dun dun – cyber-threats. Alongside it, will be a new Cyber Reserve, which will call upon the exquisite talents of the Brit’s finest cyber-minds in times of crucial cyber-need. In the meantime, the United States is somewhat slow and quiet on the whole idea of having a cyber defense division.
Nokia needed some extra cash. So, Nokia sold its headquarters on the Baltic Sea, in Espoo, Finland. But on the contrary, Nokia isn’t moving out of the massive building, instead, they’ve entered into a long-term lease with the new owner, Finland-based Exilion, which ponied up $220 million for the sleek set of corporate offices. As Nokia puts it:
Interested in the latest and greatest for the Galaxy S III? Android 4.1.1 is now available for the Galaxy S III via Samsung’s Kies desktop app. Specific features added can only be confirmed by AT&T, who haven’t yet detailed the entire update as it has just recently gone live on servers. Users will be immersed in the goodies of Google Now and the performance enhancements from Project Butter, all part of Android 4.1, including other features come to be expected from the Jelly Bean version of Android. Word from members of xda-developers reveals that the update weighs in at a heavy 738MB.
This doesn’t mean that Mars has organic, carbon-based life. In fact, NASA has an idea that this came from previous missions on Mars’ surface, but the fact of the matter is that several organic comounds were found on Mars. What’s Mars made of? Well, after scooping up some loose sand, Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite and the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instruments found a couple of chemicals, including sulfur, chlorine, and traces of carbon-based materials.
In a display of both authority and maintaining public image (as well as upholding the law, ironically), the NYPD has arrested the artist responsible for several posters around New York City illustrating the NYPD taking out New Yorkers using a UAV Predator drone, weapons-free and projectile inbound. Since his arrest, the artist has been identified as Essam Attia, and he used fake uniforms and a fake Van Wagner maintenance van to appear as if the crews pinning up the posters were actually working for the city. Crafty indeed, yet dangerous with high implications? Yes.
That’s the traditional price point for an unlocked white or black, 16GB iPhone 5 on a GSM carrier like AT&T, or similar networks overseas. It is expensive after all, and a similarly unlocked smartphone
Today, Microsoft gave the Surface Pro, a Windows 8 tablet that is more powerful than the Surface RT, a release date and price. Starting from $899 and up, the Surface Pro will get you 1080p HD display, Windows 8 Pro, approximately half the battery life of the RT model, and of course the ability to run legacy (meaning literally every Windows app), something the RT version can’t do because its kernel is based off of AMD architecture. Other than all of that, it’s powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, and will launch in January of next year, with no specific date mentioned — yet.
