Google is widely expected to be handed a third antitrust fine in Europe this week, with reports suggesting the European Commission’s decision in its long-running investigation of AdSense could land later today. Right on cue the search giant has PRed another Android product tweak — which it bills as “supporting choice and competition in Europe”. […]
View More Ahead of third antitrust ruling, Google announces fresh tweaks to Android in EuropeCategory: Image Search
Ahead of third antitrust ruling, Google announces fresh tweaks to Android in Europe
Google is widely expected to be handed a third antitrust fine in Europe this week, with reports suggesting the European Commission’s decision in its long-running investigation of AdSense could land later today. Right on cue the search giant has PRed another Android product tweak — which it bills as “supporting choice and competition in Europe”. […]
View More Ahead of third antitrust ruling, Google announces fresh tweaks to Android in EuropeImage recognition startup ViSenze raises $20M Series C
ViSenze, a startup that provides visual search tools for online retailers like Rakuten and ASOS, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series C. The round was co-led by Gobi Ventures and Sonae IM, with participation from other backers including returning investors Rakuten and WI Harper. Founded in 2012, ViSenze has now raised […]
View More Image recognition startup ViSenze raises $20M Series CThis Chrome extension brings ‘View Image’ back to Google Search
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A few days ago, Google removed a feature that many people find quite usable: the ability to easily view — and download — an image found through Google’s search engine.
While the removal of this tool does make it a bit harder to download and potentially abuse copyrighted images, it also makes life a little harder for those who use those images in a fair way.
However, a new Chrome extension fixes this in the simplest of ways: It brings back the “View Image” button exactly where it was before Google removed it.
Called simply “View image,” the extension worked as advertised, at least in my testing. At the time of writing, more than 8,000 people have downloaded, and the reviews are great. Read more…
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