Google updates its open source Santa Tracker in time for Christmas

Yeah, OK... it's only August, but we're going to start talking about Christmas. Well... Google is, anyway. As it has done for a few years now, the company is planning to run its Santa Tracker tool in December and it has a few updates to share. The web and mobile based versions of the tool are open source, meaning that developers are free to work their Christmassy magic and come up with new and innovative ideas for kids. Based on Firebase and Polymer, Santa Tracker has been tweaked to be as battery-friendly as possible for mobile devices, and optimized to… [Continue Reading]