The rumour is that Google is laying it’s hands on a company called ‘Riya’ – and my personal guess is that the rumour is true. Why? Well, the software that Riya has developed is nothing but revolutionary.

It’s a search engine for pictures – and what’s really cool about it is that it features face recognition. Just feed it with a few images of a person, and let the search engine go crazy in your photo folders. Ultra cool! If it’s true – the company is said to have a launch party this Friday.

Riya.com – Photo Search

Google’s Riya Designs? [Om Malik]
Google purchasing Riya? [Nial Kennedy]

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