Exploring the Grand Canyon on Google Maps

Whether you’re planning an upcoming hike, or want to learn more about the Earth’s geological history, Google Maps can help. Today, we’re releasing panoramic imagery of one of the world’s most spectacular national monuments: the Grand Canyon. These beautiful, interactive images cover more than 75 miles of trails and surrounding roads, making our map of this area even more comprehensive, accurate and easy to use than ever before.

Take a walk down the narrow trails and exposed paths of the Grand Canyon: hike down the famous Bright Angel Trail, gaze out at the mighty Colorado River, and explore scenic overlooks in full 360-degrees. You’ll be happy you’re virtually hiking once you get to the steep inclines of the South Kaibab Trail. And rather than drive a couple hours to see the nearby Meteor Crater, a click of your mouse or tap of your finger will transport you to the rim of this otherworldly site.

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The Colorado River, one of the many impressive scenes in the Grand Canyon

This breathtaking imagery collection was made possible with the Trekker. Our team strapped on the Android-operated 40-pound backpacks carrying the 15-lens camera system and wound along the rocky terrain on foot, enduring temperature swings and a few muscle cramps along the way. Together, more than 9,500 panoramas of this masterpiece of nature are now available on Google Maps.

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A breathtaking 360-degree view from the famous Bright Angel Trail

So no matter where you are, you don’t have to travel far or wait for warmer weather to explore Grand Canyon National Park. Check out some of our favorite views on our World Wonders site where you can find more information, facts and figures about the Grand Canyon, or in the updated Street View gallery, and happy (virtual) hiking!

Posted by Ryan Falor, Product Manager, Google Maps

Scheduled Release track features update 1/31/13

No new features launched this week.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on February 5th:
Users now have the ability to create, view and edit presentations without an internet connection with Google Slides offline. This is automatically enabled for users who have already enabled offline editing of Docs and Sheets. Offline access to presentations is only available in Chrome and on Chrome OS devices.

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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Google Science Fair: Looking for the next generation of scientists and engineers to change the world

At age 16, Louis Braille invented an alphabet for the blind. When she was 13, Ada Lovelace became fascinated with math and went on to write the first computer program. And at 18, Alexander Graham Bell started experimenting with sound and went on to invent the telephone. Throughout history many great scientists developed their curiosity for science at an early age and went on to make groundbreaking discoveries that changed the way we live.

Today, we’re launching the third annual Google Science Fair in partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American to find the next generation of scientists and engineers. We’re inviting students ages 13-18 to participate in the largest online science competition and submit their ideas to change the world.



For the past two years, thousands of students from more than 90 countries have submitted research projects that address some of the most challenging problems we face today. Previous winners tackled issues such as the early diagnosis of breast cancer, improving the experience of listening to music for people with hearing loss and cataloguing the ecosystem found in water. This year we hope to once again inspire scientific exploration among young people and receive even more entries for our third competition.

Here’s some key information for this year’s Science Fair:

• Students can enter the Science Fair in 13 languages.
• The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2013 at 11:59 pm PDT.
• In June, we’ll recognize 90 regional finalists (30 from the Americas, 30 from Asia Pacific and 30 from Europe/Middle East/Africa).
• Judges will then select the top 15 finalists, who will be flown to Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. for our live, final event on September 23, 2013.
• At the finals, a panel of distinguished international judges consisting of renowned scientists and tech innovators will select top winners in each age category (13-14, 15-16, 17-18). One will be selected as the Grand Prize winner.

Prizes for the 2013 Science Fair include a $50,000 scholarship from Google, a trip to the Galapagos with National Geographic Expeditions, experiences at CERN, Google or the LEGO Group and digital access to the Scientific American archives for the winner’s school for a year. Scientific American will also award a $50,000 Science in Action prize to one project that makes a practical difference by addressing a social, environmental or health issue. We’re also introducing two new prizes for 2013:

• In August, the public will have the opportunity to get to know our 15 finalists through a series of Google+ Hangouts on Air and will then vote for the Voter's Choice Award—an award selected by the public for the project with the greatest potential to change the world.
• We also recognize that behind every great student there’s often a great teacher and a supportive school, so this year we’ll award a $10,000 cash grant from Google and an exclusive Google+ Hangout with CERN to the Grand Prize winner’s school.

Lastly, we’ll also be hosting a series of Google+ Hangouts on Air. Taking place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, these Hangouts will feature renowned scientists including inventor Dean Kamen and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau, showcase exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of cutting-edge labs and science facilities, and provide access to judges and the Google Science Fair team. We hope these Google+ Hangouts will help inspire, mentor and support students throughout the competition and beyond.

Visit www.googlesciencefair.com to get started now—your idea might just change the world.

Posted by Sam Peter, Google Science Fair Team

Update July 30: Updated the name of the Voter's Choice Award (previously the Inspired Idea Award).

Mapping creates jobs and drives global economic growth

Twenty years ago, we used paper maps and printed guides to help us navigate the world. Today, the most advanced digital mapping technologies—satellite imagery, GPS devices, location data and of course Google Maps—are much more accessible. This sea change in mapping technology is improving our lives and helping businesses realize untold efficiencies.

The transformation of the maps we use everyday is driven by a growing industry that creates jobs and economic growth globally. To present a clearer picture of the importance of the geo services industry, we commissioned studies from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Oxera. What we found is that maps make a big economic splash around the world.

In summary, the global geo services industry is valued at up to $270 billion per year and pays out $90 billion in wages. In the U.S., it employs more than 500,000 people and is worth $73 billion. The infographic below illustrates some examples of the many benefits of maps, whether it’s improving agriculture irrigation systems or helping emergency response teams save lives.

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1.1 billion hours of travel time saved each year? That’s a lot of time. Also, consider UPS, which uses map technology to optimize delivery routes—saving 5.3 million miles and more than 650,000 gallons of fuel in 2011. And every eight seconds, a user hails a taxi with Hailo, which used maps and GPS to deliver more than 1 million journeys in London alone last year. Finally, Zipcar uses maps to connect more than 760,000 customers to a growing fleet of cars in locations around the world.

Because maps are such an integral part of how we live and do business, the list of examples goes on and on. That’s why it’s important we all understand the need to invest in the geo services industry so it continues to grow and drive the global economy. Investments can come from the public and private sectors in many forms—product innovation, support of open data policies, more geography education programs in schools and more.

We’re proud of the contributions that Google Maps and Earth, the Google Maps APIs and our Enterprise solutions have made to the geo services industry and to making maps more widely available, but there’s a long way to go. To learn more about the impact of the maps industry, see the full reports.

Posted by Brian McClendon, VP Google Geo

Ramayan Wars - The Ocean Leap [ Game hành động cho android ]

- Tên games: Ramayan Wars: The Ocean Leap

- Hãng sản xuất: Pixel Warriors Inc

- Thể loại: Hành động

- Giá bán trên google play: 1.99USD

- Dung lượng tải về: 211Mb

- Download tại đây: Click vào hình để download apk và data



- Mô tả: Google play:





- Hướng dẫn:

+ Download 1 file duy nhất: Ramayan Wars The Ocean Leap v1.0.2.rar về máy tính

+ Giải nén xuất hiện thư mục cùng tên, bên trong thư mục giải nén có chứa 1 file cài đặt là Ramayan Wars The Ocean Leap v1.0.2 .apk và 1 thư mục chứa data game com.pixelwarriors.ramayanwarstheoceanleap

+ Copy thư mục chứa data game [ thư mục com.pixelwarriors.ramayanwarstheoceanleap ] vào thẻ nhớ hoặc bộ nhớ máy theo đường dẫn: Android/obb [ thư mục com.pixelwarriors.ramayanwarstheoceanleap nằm trong thư mục obb ]

+ Copy file cài đặt [ Ramayan Wars The Ocean Leap v1.0.2.apk ] vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game, play thôi.

GIGABYTE 4K Collage Driver Available Now!

If you own a GIGABYTE Thunderbolt motherboard you’ll be able to enjoy a free upgrade to the new Intel 4K Collage graphics driver and play 4K content on four standard 1080P monitors. 4K monitors are still rather expensive, so this may be a fun way to fiddle around with your system config and enjoy 4K content while you wait for the monitor prices to come down. Of course this new 4K Collage feature will also appeal to digital signage and industrial PC system builders. GIGABYTE’s Thunderbolt motherboards are the Z77X-UP5 TH, Z77X-UP4 TH and the Z77MX-D3H TH.
The screenshot below shows the new driver in the downloads section of each product page on the GIGABYTE website.

GIGABYTE, in cooperation with our friends at Aduzai, prepared a 4K video that can be used free of charge by anyone wanting to test their 4K setup or even promote their 4K products. This video is called The Beauty of Taiwan - 我愛臺灣 and is the property of GIGABYTE and Aduzai and can be used by anyone for free, the only restriction being that you may not sell it or charge for it’s use in any way.
The 4K video can be downloaded from these links:
1. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2ugi45eojnzbgo1/JUtlXvR3gs
2. https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share?s=4qSVDfHlR54j8PdBsc6jNQ
For more information please visit our 4K Collage microsite.

Call of Mini - Brawlers [ Game hành động - kinh dị ] game android

- Tên games: Call of Mini: Brawlers

- Hãng sản xuất: Triniti Interactive Ltd.

- Thể loại: Hành động - kinh dị

- Giá bán trên google play: miễn phí

- Dung lượng tải về: 38Mb

- Download tại đây: Click vào hình để download

- Mô tả: Google play

it’s a ZOMBIE OUTBREAK and the only cure is some good old-fashioned HEAD BUSTING!

★★★★★

A radiation leak at a nuclear power plant has the locals acting strange, eating brains and suchlike. You’re not the type to believe in stories about zombies, but you’re not gonna let some shambling freak snack on your brain, either! Grab a gun (or chainsaw or rocket launcher) and take back what’s left of your town!

★★★★★

✓ Loads of weapons
✓ Awesome 3D graphics
✓ Frantic zombie-blasting action

★★★★★

✓ 5 playable characters
✓ All kinds of zombie baddies
✓ Infinite stages
✓ Tons of challenges
✓ Upgradable weapons

★★★★★

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- Hướng dẫn:

+ Download 1 file duy nhất Call of Mini - Brawlers v1.1.rar

+ Giải nén xuất hiện thư mục cùng tên, copy file Call of Mini - Brawlers v1.1.apk bên trong thư mục vừa giải nén vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game

+ Play thôi

Fight for freedom - Game hành động cho andorid

- Tên games: Fight For Freedom

- Hãng sản xuất: TEAM DAMOMO

- Thể loại: Hành động

- Giá bán trên google play: miễn phí

- Dung lượng tải về: 35Mb

- Download tại đây: Click vào hình để download



- Mô tả: Google play

[Game Overview]

・"FIGHT FOR FREEDOM" is scrolling fighting action game in which you defeat enemies with various deadly technique to clear all stages.

・There are various types of deadly techniques such as lunge, ranged attack, counter-air attack and bombardment. Also, you can attack enemy incessantly by interconnecting one technique with other techniques.

・You can achieve skills of deadly technique by raising your level. Selecting appropriate deadly technique to appeared enemy will be the key to clear stage.

・By touch and flick operation which are newly devised for smartphones, players can move characters exactly as they wish in the same manner as they play in home-use game console.

・Total volume of this game consist of 16 x 3 stages + 30 types of deadly techniques + 5 types of style system. There are many elements for playing through for additional challenge such as clearing all the stages, completing deadly techniques and speedrun.

- Hướng dẫn:

+ Download 1 file duy nhất Fight For Freedom v1.4.3.rar về máy tính

+ Giải nén xuất hiện thư mục cùng tên, copy file Fight For Freedom v1.4.3.apk vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game

+ Play thôi, game nhẹ không cần tải thêm data

Gunslugs - Game hành động 2D phong cách độc đáo cho android

- Tên game: Gunslugs

- Hãng sản xuất: OrangePixel

- Thể loại: Hành động

- Giá bán trên google play: 2.49USD

- Dung lượng tải về: 3.78Mb

- Download tại đây: Click vào hình để download



- Mô tả: Google play









Gunslugs is the most chaotic, fun, arcade action game you'll find on any platform! Non-stop action from the guys behind Meganoid, Meganoid 2 and Stardash !
- “There’s so much praise I want to ramble on about, but I’ll leave it at this: Gunslugs is a game you must get your hands on” – Gamezebo
- Basically, it’s everything you could ask for from a rampaging action game, all packed up in a neat little mobile release with ample amounts of retro-style visuals, music and secrets.” – JayIsGames

- We grabbed a bunch of expendable action hero's from the 80s and we made them team up as the Gunslugs to fight the war against the always evil Black Duck Army. Can you save the planet? maybe even the universe?

FEATURES
* Random level generation - no 2 game sessions will be the same!
* Unlockable characters
* Thumping sound track
* Fun variation of weapons
* Tank driving!
* Jetpack flying!
* Secret levels
* Objectives/achievements
* Destruction
* Chaos
* Rain, snow, and big bad hell worms
* Wizards, princesses, geeks, voodoo priests and many more surprises... !
- Two player co-op mode is supported by use of the BT controllers, Wiimotes, OUYA controllers and more, check http://orangepixel.net/gunslugs for more info

** BUGS
if you run into problems or the game wont work on your device, instead of just rating 1 star, you could help us fix it by providing feedback!
keywords - retro 2D platform action game 8bit pixelart
Xperia PLAY Optimized
MOGA controller supported
Supports WiiMotes, and a host of bluetooth controllers, just connect and play!

- Hướng dẫn:

+ Download 1 file duy nhất Gunslugs v1.2.1.rar về máy tính

+ Giải nén xuất hiện thư mục cùng tên, copy file Gunslugs v1.2.1.apk vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game

+ Play thôi, game nhẹ không cần data.

Christian Ney on the quest to complete memory world record domination

Swiss overclocker supremo, Christian Ney, has one last hurdle to jump to complete his memory frequency word record domination on all platforms. His most signifacant memory frequency record is the global world record frequency he currently holds with GIGABYTE A75 board at 1950MHz (x2). GIGABYTE tends to be the board of choice for extreme overclockers looking to take the ultimate memory frequency record so it’s no surprise Christian is currently searching the “internets” looking for any DDR2 flavour of GIGABYTE P45 chipset. Current DDR2 record is held by an Iranian overclocker at 900MHz with GIGABYTE EP45-UD3R.

I’ve spotted that Christian is about to get some help from a Belgian overclocker and his EP45-UD3P which should be the perfect board for this sort of OC adventure.

Kingpin Cooling has even named a memory cooler after Christian, it looks pretty sweet too, check it out here.

Good luck there!

Bang Bang Racing HD - Game đua xe mini cho android

- Tên games: Bang Bang Racing

- Hãng sản xuất: Atomicom

- Thể loại: Đua xe - Thể thao

- Giá bán trên google play: 1.42USD

- Dung lượng tải về: 53.3Mb

- Download tại đây:

+ Link 1 [ Chip Tegra ] - Link 2 [ Các chip còn lại ]

- Mô tả: Google play

Interact with us and get involved with our new developments www.atomicom.co.uk
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Bang Bang Racing HD now available for ***ALL ANDROID DEVICES***

A home console racing experience designed and optimized for mobile devices and which utilizes NVIDIA® PhysX (tm) technology.

Bang Bang Racing THD is a fun, action-packed racing game that has cool visuals and pumped-up sports cars. But underneath its playful exterior, it has the pumping heart of a true racing game.

Real-time dynamic physics allow for finesse and control - drifting through corners and clipping every apex delivers huge player satisfaction.

The game also features a unique control system allowing you to simply point where you want the car to go, as if you are drawing a racing line for the car to follow.

Features
• A brand new IP giving you an exclusive home console experience for your mobile device.
• 4 control methods including Point, Split, Auto and Full.
• 8 stunning tracks based on world-wide locations.
• 4 Racing classes including: Muscle based “N-Dura”, Sports style “Evo GT”, ALPS based “Protech” and open wheel style “Apex”.
• 20 cars in total with each car having its own handling model and selection of skins.
• Dynamic objects including exploding water, oil and fire barrels, as well as cones and tyres.
• The game also features, single race, time trial, championship and reverse track modes.

- Hướng dẫn:

+ Tùy theo máy bạn xài GPU nào mà bạn download phiên bản phủ hợp với chip đó

+ Giải nén copy file apk vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game

Cracking Sands [ Android Game ]: Game đua xe - hành động hấp dẫn cho android

- Tên games: Cracking Sands

- Hãng sản xuất: polarbit

- Thể loại: Đua xe

- Giá bán trên google play: 4.99USD

- Dung lượng tải về: 372Mb

- Download tại đây: Click vào hình để download apk + data

- Mô tả: Google play

In a world ravaged by global warfare, small pockets of survivors scratch out a meagre existence, living off the remains of a shattered civilization. Society has been reduced to a tribal state, where rank and social standing is based on one thing and one thing only: death races!

Cracking Sands is an action-packed racer featuring a band of merry lunatics driving small vehicles fitted with big guns. Your trigger finger will be tested just as much as your straight racing skills. Like the saying goes: if you can’t go around something (or someone), you go through them instead.

Mix and match pieces to create your own custom character and kart, then equip it with all the machine guns, missiles, mines and exotic implements of doom it can carry. Unlock new parts to tweak your character and kart even further.

Cracking Sands features multiple single player game modes as well as online multiplayer, allowing you to square off against both the vicious AI and other racers from all over the world!

- Hướng dẫn:

+ Download 1 file duy nhất Cracking Sands v1.0.1.rar

+ Giải nén xuất hiện thư mục cùng tên, bên trong thư mục giải nén gồm có 1 thư mục chứa data game là: com.polarbit.crackingsands và 1 file cài đặt: Cracking Sands v1.0.1 .apk

+ Copy thư mục chứa data game [ thư mục com.polarbit.crackingsands ] vào thẻ nhớ hoặc bộ nhớ máy theo đường dẫn sau: Android/obb

+ Copy file cài đặt [ Cracking Sands v1.0.1.apk ] vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game

Cookie breaks Piledriver WPRIME 32M record on GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3

HiCookie is back amongst the record breakers on HWBOT.org earning a first place spot benching WPRIME 32M on an AMDFX-8350 eight core processor. Cookie did it by pushing an AMD FX-8350 processor to 7.39GHz using a revised and updated GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 motherboard which supports GIGABYTE Dual UEFI BIOS. Check Cookie’s submission screenshot below.

Check out the score submission at HWBOT.org here.

Find out more about the GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 motherboard here.

Google’s approach to government requests for user data

Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day, when the world recognizes the importance of preserving your online privacy and security.

If it’s like most other days, Google—like many companies that provide online services to users—will receive dozens of letters, faxes and emails from government agencies and courts around the world requesting access to our users’ private account information. Typically this happens in connection with government investigations.

It’s important for law enforcement agencies to pursue illegal activity and keep the public safe. We’re a law-abiding company, and we don’t want our services to be used in harmful ways. But it’s just as important that laws protect you against overly broad requests for your personal information.

To strike this balance, we’re focused on three initiatives that I’d like to share, so you know what Google is doing to protect your privacy and security.

First, for several years we have advocated for updating laws like the U.S. Electronic Communications Privacy Act, so the same protections that apply to your personal documents that you keep in your home also apply to your email and online documents. We’ll continue this effort strongly in 2013 through our membership in the Digital Due Process coalition and other initiatives.

Second, we’ll continue our long-standing strict process for handling these kinds of requests. When government agencies ask for our users’ personal information—like what you provide when you sign up for a Google Account, or the contents of an email—our team does several things:

• We scrutinize the request carefully to make sure it satisfies the law and our policies. For us to consider complying, it generally must be made in writing, signed by an authorized official of the requesting agency and issued under an appropriate law.
• We evaluate the scope of the request. If it’s overly broad, we may refuse to provide the information or seek to narrow the request. We do this frequently.
• We notify users about legal demands when appropriate so that they can contact the entity requesting it or consult a lawyer. Sometimes we can’t, either because we’re legally prohibited (in which case we sometimes seek to lift gag orders or unseal search warrants) or we don’t have their verified contact information.
• We require that government agencies conducting criminal investigations use a search warrant to compel us to provide a user’s search query information and private content stored in a Google Account—such as Gmail messages, documents, photos and YouTube videos. We believe a warrant is required by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure and overrides conflicting provisions in ECPA.

And third, we work hard to provide you with information about government requests. Today, for example, we’ve added a new section to our Transparency Report that answers many questions you might have. And last week we released data showing that government requests continue to rise, along with additional details on the U.S. legal processes—such as subpoenas, court orders and warrants—that governments use to compel us to provide this information.

We’re proud of our approach, and we believe it’s the right way to make sure governments can pursue legitimate investigations while we do our best to protect your privacy and security.

Posted by David Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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UberStrike: The FPS - Game hành động cho android

- Tên games: UberStrike the FPS

- Hãng sản xuất: Cmune

- Thể loại: Hành động

- Giá bán trên google play: miễn phí

- Dung lượng tải về: 47Mb

- Download tại đây: Click vào hình để download



- Mô tả: Google play

 
 
 


★★★★★ If you're looking for a classic shooter, UberStrike is by far the best multiplayer FPS on Android!
★★★★★ UberStrike is, for lack of a better word, awesome. - Games.com
Over 8 Million Players worldwide!
★★ FEATURES ★★
✔ FREE TO PLAY

✔ Level up, unlock guns & champions
✔ Battle with thousands of players online at any time
✔ Team Up and attack other clans
✔ Join regular tournaments and win prizes
★★ NEW STUFF EVERY WEEK ★★
✔ Unlock the latest artillery: Sniper, Handgun, Explosive Shotgun, Melee, Rocket Launcher
✔ Master the latest champions: Ninja, gangster, zombie, vampire, superhero all meet in deathmatch, team deathmatch, elimination mode for explosive battles!
✔ Sharpen your skills to join the ranks of the elite!

Become part of an amazing 1 million strong Facebook community and receive gifts & specials:
- http://facebook.com/UberStrike
Join the movement:
- http://youtube.com/UberStrike
- http://twitter.com/UberStrike
Experiencing any problems? Any suggestions? Just need a hug after too much FPS action? We'd love to talk to you on support@cmune.com
Note: A network connection is required to play

- Hướng dẫn:

+ Download 1 file duy nhất: USTv4.3.10.rar

+ Giải nén xuất hiện thư mục cùng tên, copy file USTv4.3.10.apk vào thẻ nhớ và dùng nó để cài game

+ Game nhẹ, không cần data