Tag archive: Picasa

For far too long Google struggled to bring a viable social platform to the field. There were missteps and downright disasters, but plenty of its issues could also be attributed to the dreaded F word: Fragmentation. With its Chrome browser and OS, various Google web properties, and Android mobile operating system, Google struggled to showcase brand unity and steer consumers in the right direction. Fortunately, it looks like Google+ is getting the… Read More

Google announced today that Google Earth, Picasa, and Chrome are now available to citizens of Iran. The Iranian government is still blocked from using the software. Due to tense relations with the Middle Eastern nation, the US chose to place restrictions on software downloads to the country. Google reports that today, “some” of those restrictions were lifted and thus, the Internet titan has made mapping, photo-sharing, and Web browsing… Read More

Engadget got its hands on more leaked pictures, this time showing a new Sony Ericsson device. While it isn't the rumored PlayStation phone, this new Ericsson model appears to be packing a big photographic punch. As you can see from the picture below the device appears to have a very large front-facing camera. Could this hint at a focus on facial recognition or video calls? Maybe HD video? The images come from a Picasa account filled with… Read More

Photography and imaging giant Kodak and online photo site Shutterfly have filed patent infringement suits against each other, in a dispute that could have broad implications for other online photo sharing services like Flickr, Picasa…and even Facebook, which is now the world's largest photo sharing site. Although neither company has disclosed exactly what patents are involved in the suit—Shutterfly let the news slip in an… Read More

Google has decided to reward hackers who discover security loopholes instead of attempting to punish them. In a blog posting titled “rewarding web application security research,” the company announced that anyone who reports a security flaw in a Google-owned website will be receive a reward in the form of cold, hard cash. Earlier in the year, Google launched a similar program that offered cash rewards for discovering issues with… Read More

Signing into Flickr, you’re greeted by the opportunity to personalize your profile, upload some photos, and connect with your various friends also using Flickr. Next are thumbnails of your “photostream,” a list of your contacts and their pictures, as well as invitations to share your photos on Twitter and visit the site’s blog. That’s a lot of stuff. Stuff that Min.us wants to get rid of. Min.us is a startup site that offers photo hosting.… Read More

Every day seems to bring a new announcement from Google. No sooner was its new Chrome browser out of the block than the company announced a public beta of Picasa 3.0, its photo management system, along with a redesign of Picasa Web Albums. According to a blog by product manager Mike Horowitz, Picasa 3.0 includes a “new 'sync to web' feature that automatically updates online albums when you add or edit photos on your… Read More

“Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you know. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized. Picasa also… Read More