Google Now Talks with Skybox For Acquisition, Could be $1B+

Google is one of those companies, known for quick acquisition and also it had surprised us after buying the Titan Aerospace that supposed to be acquired by Facebook. Now Company looking much deeper into the Satellite world, it has closed to complete the deal with the Skybox Imaging that is a satellite company expert in recording the very deep landscape pictures and video, covering all building and land marks. Company had reveled in a conference 2014 that they would be looking into the expanding the technology by acquiring the major leader companies because by which they get the talent from the firm and could use to build new tech and skills. Google is interested to have Skybox because it would help them to enhance the Maps facility in on Android and Web Maps also.

TechCrunch posted“Currently, Google uses a mixture of sources for Google Earth, the real-world imaging component of Google Maps. Some of those images are more up to date than others, and some are years out of date. Having its own primary source of data, updated regularly, would provide a more reliable and accurate set of data that Google could potentially expand into more consumer-focused products and services.”

Companyalready had gone war with apple due to patents and it took eyeing on SkyBox, company has a separate division called Earth enterprise that is responsible for the mapping and viewing the data, that also allow enterprises to store terabytes of imagery, vector data on your own server and after rendering the data it produces the map of that area for users to views using Google Earth Desktop or Mobile Apps, or you can develop your own app with Google earth API’s, which helps you to connect with its servers.

All Patents Suits Dismissed By Apple, Google, Seems a Truce

It was a nightmare when Apple filed a patent violation lawsuit in the court against technology giant Google, says that they copied the UI designs from Apple’s iOs. The suit was against Samsung but the Os comes from Google so they had to come to court for testify the development process. Now, that lawsuit has reached a truce, says both companies are agreed to dismiss all the patent lawsuits against each other. The Apple and Google released a joint statement, in which they’re agreed to work together in some of the area. Apple and several other android phone makers’ were sued over the patent-Infringement battles in several countries. Apple has accused Samsung of violating patent law by using features of iPhone and iPad but companies responded that Google created the technology first. The business perspective apple wants more than money that is Mobile Market share because Android has been recognized a world’s most popular Mobile Operating System.

Cnet Wrote “Apple and various handset rivals, such as HTC and Nokia, have reached settlements over the past couple of years. However, the highest-profile case -- Apple v. Samsung -- continues to work its way through the courts. A jury in San Jose, Calif., earlier this month ruled that both companies infringed some of each other's patents.”

Other companies including Apple, Google, Samsung and Various phone makers are repulsing the patent trolls simultaneously. These corps is waiting for the products to come in the market that allegedly infringes the patents. Google Glass is one of the most controversial and useful product form Google. According to Lex Machina, a companies from Silicon Valley started last year and helping enterprises to change the way they register the patents and licensing, Google and Apple are the biggest defender of 59 cases.

Air Force Researchers Evaluate Combat Effectiveness of Google Glass

Air Force has now started with the evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the Google Glass, which refers to a wearable computer put by Google Inc. on sale in front of the public. Research professionals working under the Air Force Base of Ohio’s Wright-Patterson have explained that they have designed prototypes software programs to allow personnel of Glass-wearing ground to detect snipers and even treat many injured or wounded people. The organization has already used various types of advanced technology and head mounted displays to perform different types of functions, most notably with pilots as well as its pararsecue jumpers, who are responsible for doing different tasks related to recovery of wounds and various types of medical treatments. 

Majority of applications developed by Air Force research professionals include apps, which connect to the threat detection program or system, which is responsible to feed data over a specific range and bearing of snipers in the direct way towards Glass screen. In addition, researchers have developed an effective text message tool, which allows soldiers to pass on important messages without speaking or oral communication. These types of info systems or message tools are very much useful in some particular situations, where officers require stealth. 

Experienced research professionals of Air Force have even designed Android-based medical app to receive respiration, heart rhythm, level of blood oxygen and other health-related information with the help of vital monitors wear over their chests. Once the app receives heartbeat and other information, it is fed into the Glass-wearing medic, which can review vital signs of wounded individuals by keeping hands free to check the wound. Gregory Burnett commented, “We’re trying to improve the war fighter’s mission efficiency as well as effectiveness through intuitive displays.” Read more from here.

Parrot’s Newest Drone Packs A Serious Camera, Extreme Range

The All new Parrot’s AR Drone 3.0. This is the latest drone from parrot less with the Intelligence and power and it a good update from the previous AR drone. It more likes a flying camera that can pipe the image directly into the oculus rift headset. This new Flying object is taking the Flying of drone to a new level. This new drone has a 14 Mage pixel camera with a fisheye lens. This setup, along with the software and hardware it makes a amazing machine, allows the drone to pick some amazing images and even zoom the area to get a clear shot.

TechCrunch Says "This setup gives the Bebop a unique selling point over competitors, including models from Phantom that rely on more traditional camera and gimbals rigs. Like previous AR Drones, connectivity is achieved through Wi-Fi and the Bebop has four antennas and can ride on 2.4GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. Still, range through Wi-Fi is limited to, well, the range of Wi-Fi. The Bebop can do much more. Along with the Bebop, Parrot is introducing the Sky controller that extends the Bebop’s range to 2 kilometers. The tablet or Smartphone used to control the drone just mounts in the middle of the controller. Using an assortment of antennas and boosters, the controller boosts the controlling tablet’s signal by 36 dBm."

A video can even pan and slope while the drone hovers. The 180 Degree field of vision allows the camera to capture the amazing shots at a very different angle. The software let it to capture more video then it needs. It then uses the software to edit the clip and discarded the rest irrelevant clips. This all happens when the angle of view to remain fixed even the camera moves away.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments Directive Law TO tackle With E-waste

The WEEE or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive is a European proposed law, initially only applied in states but recently after the recast the law has been adopted nationally and several countries including Israel, Bulgaria and other have adopted. This will see the weee legal recycling in Israel and other countries too. The weee directive sets collections, recycling, processing and recover the targets for all type of electrical goods. The target was to collect about 4 kg e-goods per person per year, which companies actually recovered during 2009. Also the RoHS Directive set the restriction ahead the European Manufacturer to use the toxic material in fewer amounts.

Practical law.com says “The definition of "producer", the primary responsible party when it comes to WEEE compliance, has been changed to recognize the reality of companies based outside of the EU selling products on the EU market. The term now includes parties that are established in a non-EU country if they sell directly to users (household or business to business) by means of distance communication. The new definition also includes entities established in another EU member state if they are selling directly to end users. The new definition also includes entities established in another EU member state if they are selling directly to end users.”

The logo they accepted was a crossed Wheelie bin with and without single black line beneath the logo. The black line was to represent when the goods were placed in the market for example goods with the line were placed after 2005 and goods without line was from 2000 to 2005.  It covers almost all the categories of material and metals which need to be take care from the producers and have to submit a report about how much material they used to produce the device every year. Read more

Mayor Bill de Blasio Will Appoint Technological Head in Future

This time, technological updates revealed that Mayor Bill de Blasio will appointment the head for particular field of technology in the coming months, but news release has not yet mentioned about any title about it. However, many technological analysts predicted that Mayor Biaso woul announce for the Internet Week starting from 19^th of May when the city’s mayor delivers keynote speech to outline his plans and objectives to deal with the competitive tech industry. Based on the speech, clearly technological news analysts and other people can understand that the new designation will have bigger duties and responsibilities as compared to some closet predecessors. The new position will locate itself close to the power center of the area i.e. inside the City Hall. 

Rachel Haot, the chief digital officer and analyst will deal with different types of tech issues faced by people under the guidance of Mayor Bill Blasio. Moreover, the Mayor will also appoint some officers possessing vast knowledge in digital and information systems to work in assistance with Rachel Haot. The team that already remained in its place will include Maya Wiley, the counseling officer of Mayor working over different issues related to broadband access for many low-income residents and citywide plans for bringing significant improvements in connectivity.

According to the statement given by Andrew Rasiej, the chairperson of NY Tech Meet up, “From everything I can tell, the administration is looking for someone, who will be responsible for overseeing all of the city's technology operations and liaising with the tech community to make sure its growth continues and is distributed equitably through all of the five boroughs. It's a dual role.” Read more from here.