Tag: Google
Google parent Alphabet overtakes Apple as world’s ‘biggest’ company. More taxing questions to follow?
Editorial Depending on your point of view it's either been a great week for internet giant Google or one of the worst (certainly you wouldn't want to be in their PR department right now). While investors will no doubt be rubbing their hands with glee at parent company's Alphabet's latest financial figures, those who have…
Which web tablet should I buy? Top 5 alternatives to the iPad/iPad Mini now under £200
Without doubt Apple’s iPad and the iPad Mini are two of the most popular web tablets on the market. However, they are also two of the most expensive! However, there are other models available if your budget doesn’t stretch that far. Here Chris Price looks at five web tablets with screen sizes of between 7…
Google to add ‘buy button’. More announcements at I/O developer conference to follow
Google's I/O developer conference starts this morning in California and we're expecting some pretty big announcements including Android M 6.0, the breaking out of Google+'s Photos app into a standalone entity, new Android Wear hardware, a new Chromecast, and perhaps some news about Google's VR initiative. However, the big news that's broken already is that Google is…
Amazon and Google top UK’s most useful brand list – but BBC and M&S closing the gap
A poll of over 2,300 adults commissioned by digital product and service studio 383 has revealed that Brits see Amazon as the brand that does the most to make their lives easier through digital technology. Well over 1 in 2 respondents said that Amazon was one of the most useful brands in their digital lives,…
Deezer adds news and entertainment podcasts to digital music library following Stitcher acquisition
Above: Deezer CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht 20,000 news, entertainment, comedy and sports shows available on demand Podcasts will include popular favorites from Slate, Financial Times, Monocle 24, Radio Nova, Télérama and Sveriges Radio Search, add and listen to shows mobile and desktop Available immediately in UK, France and Sweden and rolling out internationally in the coming months…
Greenpeace says tech companies need to push harder for renewable energy
According to a new report from Greenpeace, tech companies - especially Amazon - need to do more to overcome resistance to renewable energy from stubborn monopolies. “Tech companies are increasingly turning to the smart choice of renewable energy to power the internet, but they're hitting a wall of stubborn monopoly power companies that refuse to…
Google nearly bought Tesla Motors in 2013
New revelations have emerged about how Google was on the verge of acquiring electric car company Tesla in 2013. The news was broken by Bloomberg, which hosts an excerpt from a new book on Tesla. Apparently in 2013, the company was nearing bankruptcy and not selling any cars - so it had to take a…
Google launches handwriting input app
Now there's a new way to enter text on your Android device: Handwriting. Google has just launched an official handwriting app, and it apparently works in 82 languages both online and offline, and will automatically transcribe your scrawl and turn it into text. Apparently it will even figure out emojis if you draw them. You…
Google changing its search algorithms to prioritise mobile websites
Websites that haven't kept up with the times could be about to see a huge drop in traffic, as Google is to change its search algorithms to prioritise websites that work well on phones and tablets. According to Phys.org, the new formula won't change for users searching on desktops and laptops - but websites that…
Google Maps doubles as Pac Man. April Fool or just really good fun?
It's probably just yet another April Fool's joke (they do get a bit tiresome don't they). But Google Maps actually has a Pac Man icon in the bottom left that turns the streets where you live into a giant arcade game and it's really good fun (unfortunately if you live somewhere really rural you will…
