Tag: Google
Google Panda is Google Japan’s April Fools Joke
Google Japan got in early with its April Fools joke, thanks to the power of time zones. It has gone with "Google Panda" - which is essentially Google Now, stuffed inside a cuddly toy. Check out the video above for more, umm, important details.
Google launches Chrome “Data Saver” extension
If you tether your computer to your phone a lot, then you'll know that the full-size web can often be a drain on precious bandwidth - but luckily Google may have found the solution. What the extension does is when you navigate to a webpage, it will send the data to Google's servers and crunch…
TED Talk: Google’s self drive car project will be live in 5 years. ‘Before my son can drive!’
I'm not sure it's a great reason to completely revolutionise four-wheeled transport. But Chris Urmson, director of Google's self-drive car project, told delegates at a Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference yesterday that his motivation for ensuring that the technology is standard on roads within five years is because his eldest son, who is 11,…
VLC adding Chromecast support “soon”
Excellent news for anyone wanting to play back pretty much anything on their TV: VideoLAN, also known as VLC Player, is going to be adding support for Google's Chromecast dongle in a forthcoming update. The news comes via our pals at ShinyShiny. The update was spotted in a changelog for VLC 3.0. VLC is particularly…
Tweets to start appearing in Google search results again
Google and Twitter have inked a deal to enable real time tweet results to appear in searches on Google, apparently. According to Bloomberg, the deal gives Google direct access to Twitter's "firehose" stream, meaning we could soon see real time tweet results - which will be great for anyone searching for details on breaking news…
Is Google about to launch its own mobile network?
Google could be about to take over even more of our lives if reports from the US are accurate - the search giant could be planning its own mobile network. According to BGR the company has been speaking to US networks Sprint and T-Mobile about creating a "Mobile Virtual Network Operator" (MVNO) that it can…
Google’s Project Ara is looking impressive
Check out the above video, which is Google's latest publicity for its "Project Ara". The premise behind Ara is a phone with removable components. Essentially, you can pick and mix your own components, snapping cameras, processors, screens and other components on to the core 'skeleton'. It sounds pretty space age, and this latest demo looks…
Google doubles the size of its new London office
For a few years now Google has been planning a move to new offices near King's Cross - but now the company has kicked out the other tenant, and will be keeping the massive new building all for itself. According to The Register, Google had previously committed to taking 45% of 6 Pancras Square, once…
Google launches Chrome Remote Desktop on iOS to control your PC with your iPhone or iPad
Ever needed to access your desktop PC whilst out? Or need to quickly email yourself a file sat on a hard disk at home? The good news for iPhone and iPad users is that might have just become pretty easy to do - as Google has launched Chrome Remote Desktop for iPhone and iPad. The…
Google pulls support for the old Android browser – could this force people to upgrade?
Google has announced that is ending official support for WebView, which is perhaps better known as the original Android web browser. You know the one - it was used on Android phones before Chrome came along, and even then co-existed for a while. According to The Register, the announcement will apply to anyone still running…
