Waze - A traffic App building traffic

Waze is a traffic and navigation app that offers real-time traffic information by providing useful mobile alerts using inputs from its users. It offers free service and generates its revenue through its location-based advertising. Currently Waze has a complete base map in US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, South Africa, Chile and Panama, but the company has plans to extend it to other parts of the world. Now, the news is that Facebook was already in talks with Waze for a bid as much as $1billion but now Google has also revealed its intention for a deal with Waze. Google would like to adopt Waze technology as a compliment  for its established mapping tool. Apple Inc is also in talks to acquire Waze. With this big bidding war amongst the big giants, it has become a hot cake in the apps market.

Google Fiber

Google Fiber is ultimately a step towards innovation in the world of internet. It is a broadband internet network which uses fibre optic communication to provide 100 times better internet connectivity than we are using today. You no longer have to wait for buffering; everything is ready when you are online. Google Fiber is now the fastest ISP in US with speeds of 1 GB per second. Unfortunately, it is presently available in Kansas and Missouri but Google has also added Austin, Texas, Provo, Utah to its growing-list in its official website.Watch out for Google to surprise us by extending its network across the globe!

YouTube has launched the pay-for subscription channel

The biggest video repository, YouTube, has apparantly started the subscription plans to have you pay for the videos you watch. For now, only a few content publishers will be able to offer subscriptions. The pilot channels include topics ranging from comedy to children's programming to live sports."Every channel has a 14-day free trial and many offer discounted yearly rates" a YouTube blog post says. During the pilot program, the viewers will need to subscribe to channels using a desktop browser, but will soon be able to subscribe from more devices soon. Will this initiative be a success? wait and watch....

APPLE iOS topping the charts

According to the latest survey, APPLE iOS has taken an edge over the Android. This iOS continues to lead the mobile web traffic in US. The primary competitors to Apple iOS in the mobile operating space are Windows Phone 7, Google's Android OS and the Blackberry OS. But Apple iOS does have a head start in the apps department, with its App store already featuring more than 500,000 third-party applications. The iOS features a completely redesigned Maps app, passbook wallet app, FaceTime cellular connections, enhanced iCloud integration, Siri, AirPlay for wireless streaming and lot more. With all these excellent features, the Apple iOs undoubtedly tops the list.

The Puffin Factfinder - Book review

If you are aware of the Cadbury Bournvita quiz contest, then you are sure to know its quiz master Derek O' Brien. He has published a book full of facts, "The Puffin Factfinder". It includes topics on history, computer, science, mathematics and more. Brien, Asia's best-known quizmaster, has given the best reference book ideal for students who have an obsession for knowledge. Be it facts, figures or statistics, you have everything in it. If you have the quest for knowledge, then this book can do much more for you.