Category: Google
Google vamps up Blogger (and there's a high-pep video too)
Be warned – this video below, showing how Google has changed its blogging platform 'Blogger', is really energetic. But it looks like Google has introduced some good alterations to Blogger, or Blogspot as it's also called. After all, it…
Google denies planning face recognition app
It was CNN which first sparked the speculations that Google is working on its very own face recognition app – as in, take a picture of someone on your phone, and have their Google profile pulled up. Whoa stalker-ish!…
Gmail Motion will have you flailing around your inbox like an April Fool
Those tricksy folks over at Google have got the interwebs into a right stir this morning by announcing the launch of Gmail Motion, letting you control your email with Kinect-style body movements. Watch the full description of the new…
+1 button lets your freinds curate Google search results and ads
The Google search engine gets another new addition today in the shape of the "+1" button. Showing Google to be on the pulse when it comes to the growing importance of crowd-sourced data, the button sits alongside each advert…
Google send 1GB/sec internet down the Yellow Brick road to Kansas City
Think your Virgin Meda or BT fibre optic connection was fast? Think again; Google have officially confirmed Kansas City as the first town to get their 1GB/sec Google Fiber network. "After a careful review, today we're happy to announce…
LG and Google to team up for Nexus Tablet?
Google and LG are reportedly working together on a new Honeycomb slate device called the Google Nexus Tablet. As a Google-branded device running the tablet-optimised version of their Android OS, it seems the search giants are looking to put build…
Honeycomb tablet update will require new license, lots of hoop jumping for Android 2.x devices
Alongside news of a possible partnership between LG and Google to create the very first Google Nexus Tablet came whispers that will strike fear into the hearts of current Android tablet owners. The latest version of the Android OS, Android…
Google Music cloud streaming tunes service now in testing
Rumours are heating up concerning Google's long-awaited Google Music service. The cloud-streaming app has finally entered the testing stages, according to industry insiders. Following an apparent leak at the XDA Developers forum last week, Google are believed to be in…
Google invests in technology to detect government-scale internet tampering (and naughty internet providers)
After searching high and low and not finding a technical problem, Google earlier this week concluded the Chinese government must be tampering with Gmail. The Chinese have denied any wrongdoing, but nothing can be proven either way. But soon…
'Think Quarterly' magazine from Google: Because we need time to reflect
Google UK & Ireland has launched a new online magazine, Think Quarterly. The first issue is already out here: http://thinkquarterly.co.uk – and you can view it either as a standard website or as a digital magazine on the Issuu…
