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PlanetTech interviews Penny Power OBE, social networking pioneer

Posted in Interviews on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Penny Power was among the first to start an online social networking business by founding Ecademy. We interview her about the future of social media:

Google launches Project Fi mobile phone network

Posted in Business on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Google intends to run a mobile phone network in the US. The firm will rent voice and data capacity from existing operators, and use existing wi-fi hotspots, rather than build new infrastructure.

Google search changes will promote mobile-friendly sites

Posted in Online on 20th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Most internet traffic is now from mobiles. Websites that do not pass Google's mobile-friendly test will feature less prominently on its search engine results.

Google's 'balloon-powered internet for all' is almost ready

Posted in Online on 19th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

The team is keeping the internet vessels afloat for up to 100 days at a time now, can build balloons in hours instead of days, and can launch dozens of balloon every day instead of just one.

You can now Google your lost Android phone

Posted in Software on 16th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

If your phone is nearby, Google can ring it for you. If its further away, Google will show you it on a map.