Category: Google
Facebook and Google both chasing Skype
Facebook are said to be attempting either a takeover or partnership with popular VoIP firm Skype, a new report states. Figures of as much as $4bn have been bandied about by Zuckerberg's empire, should Reuters sources "with direct knowledge of…
We use our phones everywhere now, even in the loo, study show
At home we usually have access to a proper computer, and you'd think that would be better for browsing, right? Not anymore. According to a study conducted by Ipsos OTX for Google, 93% of us use our smartphones to…
Apple faces lawsuit for iPhone location tracking (but Jobs says the tracking stories are false)
Rumour has it Apple's iPhone and iPad is keeping track of your whereabouts even when your location services are off – we don't like the sound ofthat, do we. At least now a group has banded together to sue…
Charlie Chaplin's birthday commemorated by Google Doodle
Google's Doodle logo team have had a very busy week indeed! First Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight got a nod, then steam engine inventor Richard Trevithick's birthday was given the Google homepage treatment too. Now silent movie star Charlie…
Google's Android Market hits 3 billion app downloads milestone
Three billion apps have now been installed onto Android devices, Google revealed at their company quarterly earnings call this week. The snowballing figures come just a few months after the company announced they had hit the two billion milestone. By…
Google Docs gets pagination update
Google Docs gets another key update today in the shape of pagination, giving yet another reason to dump desktop based word processors altogether and move your typing into the cloud. Pagination adds the ability to see individual pages in Google…
Page as Google CEO: The changes so far
It's been a full working-week since Larry Page returned as Google CEO, taking over from Eric Schmidt after a ten-year absence from the post. Major changes are already underfoot at Google as a result, with a greater focus on…
APP OF THE DAY: Google Maps 5.3 (Android)
I'm sure you're all familiar with Google Maps by now, the desktop and mobile app that lets you plan journeys and check out maps of almost every location the world has to offer. Though it's been knocking around for…
Larry Page takes reigns of Google today
The first impression when seeing a picture of Larry Page, Google's new chief executive officer, is "whoa he's a bit young". If Wikipedia is to be believed, Page is 38 – older than he looks but still young for…
Gmail Motion April Fool's gag turned into real Kinect-controlled hack
Remember last week's Gmail Motion April Fool's gag, where the search giants posted a fake video showing a Kinect-style series of movements with which to control their online email client? Well in case you hadn't figured it out yet, it…
