Google Can Now Block Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs per-Country Basis

Google has recently announced that they can now block specific blogs on Blogger/BlogSpot for individual countries. Twitter had made a similar announcement some time back that it can now block some tweets on per-country basis. This will allow Google to block content on specific countries which violates the local law while keeping it online to the rest of the world.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Announced

Samsung and Google have finally announced the awaited Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Hong Kong which is the first device to run on the latest and the most powerful Android OS 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich. The Galaxy Nexus is packed with amazing features, design and a powerful hardware. The device has a 1.2 GHZ dual core processor, 4.65" high-definition sAMOLED display, 1GB RAM, 4G radio and a 5 megapixel camera.

Google Takeout - Download Your Account Data Across Google Services

Google recently announced Google Takeout, with which you can download all your account data stored with Google at once. You can download your data from Picasa albums, Google+, Google Buzz, Google Circles, Google Profile, Google Contacts and Stream. You should download your data from Google Takeout at least once as a precautionary measure.

Google Previews Gmail's New Interface Theme

Google has recently announced the Google+ social network and the launch of the Google+ is much awaited by the people. Google is rolling out the new look to all its products slowly, and recently the new look has appeared for Gmail as a theme. The new look is quite better than the previous one and makes visibility better.  According to Google in a blog post - "Gmail has become cluttered and complex," so the revamped look will make Gmail as "beautiful as it is powerful." Gmail is one of the best email service available by Google.

WebP-A New Image Format By Google

WebP is a new image format by Google, which provides lossy compression of images. According to Google 65% of the content available on the internet is in the form of image media. WebP images are 39.8% smaller in comparison to jpeg images. WebP is currently supported by a variety of tools including Google Chrome, the Google Chrome Frame plugin is available for Internet Explorer and Opera 11.10. A WebP file consists of VP8 image data, and a container based on RIFF.

Google Like Button [+1] For Blogs

Google is soon releasing the +1 button like the Facebook like button for blogs. When you +1 a website the recommendations will be available to your friends, contacts when they search on Google. If you are running an Adwords paid search campaign, a Google user will soon be able to click on the +1 button that will appear in your ad. But for now you have to visit this page where you can request to get notified when the Google +1 button is launched. It is not finalized when this button will be launched.

Online Page Speed Analyzer by Google

Google had announced that it would take page speed download into account when indexing pages and so Google launched the page speed analyzer for webmasters to check the page speed their blog/website. Yslow by Yahoo and Page Speed by Google are some available extensions for Firefox and Chrome to webmasters. After you run a quick analysis, Google Page Speed will offer suggestions how a user can optimize their website.The Google speed test will score your website out-off 100, on the basis of your websites performance. The test runs quickly and when finished it will list suggestions in 3 categories, viz : High Priority, Medium Priority, and Low Priority.

Google Rolls Out 2-Step Verification Process For Google Accounts

Google has just launched the 2-Step verification process for all Google accounts. Google is quite concerned about the security of your Google account and so has launched the 2-step verification process. The process is quite simple and would only take around 10-15 minutes to complete, but this will surely give you the assurance that you won't loose access to your Google account. It is highly recommended that you turn on 2-step verification for your Google account right away to enhance the security of your Google account.