Category: Google
Google Now hits iPhone and iPad
Google's superb Google Now digital personal assistant service is now available for the iPhone and iPad. Landing as an update to the iOS Google Search app, Google Now has until this point been an exclusive feature of Android versions 4.1…
Google Glass won't hit stores until 2014, says Schmidt
Time to revise those Christmas wishlists, as Google have revealed there's still quite a wait until their futuristic Google Glass spectacles go on sale. Speaking to Radio 4's World at One time over the weekend, Google's executive chairman, revealed that…
Google justify UK tax-dodging tactics because UK businesses use their services
Google have defended their UK tax-dodging practices following calls that they should pay a greater amount of tax in line with the wealth and earnings of the company. Despite being valued at $268.4 billion (£176bn), Google have needed only pay…
Google Nexus 4 getting 32GB 4G variant in May
Google's Nexus 4 was one of the best Android phones available last year, putting top-specs in a cut-price handset. According to SIDHTech, it now looks as though Google are looking to give the smartphone a 2013 makeover, updating the storage…
Google want to be iPhone default maps service again
Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed that his company are still keen to have their Google Maps service reinstated as the default mapping application on Apple's iPhone. Speaking at an AllThingsD mobile conference on Tuesday, the Google top dog…
Google Glass selling on eBay, auction hits £90,000 and rising
Looking to get in on the Google Glass futuristic headset wearing craze earlier than the rest of the gadget-loving pack? Then head over to eBay where, if you've got the dough, you can bid on a live auction for one…
Google Glass "tech specs" have official tech specs revealed
The official specifications for the futuristic Google Glass augmented reality headsets have been revealed. Spotted by 9to5Google on an official support page, the Google-authored document reveals exactly what to expect from the head-mounted computers. A 5MP camera with 720p recording…
Google Play Store purge sees 60,000 spam apps removed
Google have removed 60,000 spam apps from the Google Play store over the course of February, the company's largest ever app cull. Whereas Apple's App Store has strict guidelines as to what is suitable for its software marketplace, and an…
Google Nexus 7 HD tablet to go head-to-head with Retina iPad Mini 2?
We're pretty sure that Apple have a Retina display-packing iPad Mini 2 waiting in the wings in their Cupertino R&D labs, and now there's suggestion that Google may be lining up a high resolution tablet of their own. According to…
RSS inventor won't miss Google Reader
The internet may be weeping at the news that Google Reader may be about to close, but one person of note won't be shedding a tear. Dave Winer, an instrumental figure in both the invention of RSS feeds and blogs,…
