Google

Google Glass is generating a considerable amount of buzz for a product that isn’t going to hit the market until later this year. The highly anticipated device has become so popular that other companies are already thinking about producing their own wearable technology. Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets revealed in a note to investors Continue Reading →

Look out, Amazon Prime: Google is coming for you. Google recently announced a program it’s working on called Google Shopping Express, with the main selling point being same-day delivery. That means you could order a new frying pan from Walmart.com on your lunch hour and have it delivered in time to use it for dinner Continue Reading →

The Gmail team announced some improvements for search within its product on Wednesday, calling out better predictions for autocomplete based on who you contact the most and what you’ve searched for in the past. Given that Google is the king of search, this is a welcome and obvious improvement. Additionally, Gmail users and Google Apps Continue Reading →

Google is gearing up to launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet in the second half of 2013 that could be priced as low as $149, according to a Reuters report. The news agency cites “sources with knowledge of the product” who say that the search giant is aiming to ship between 6-8 Continue Reading →

Chinese search giant Baidu has confirmed rumors that it is developing a Google Glass like wearable technology product that is initially code-named ‘Baidu Eye’, but has stressed that no consumer launch is planned as yet. Numerous Chinese media — summarized by Tech In Asia — this week reported that Baidu is making a foray into Continue Reading →

Since Google’s Chromebook initiative has so far failed to turn the PC market on its head, the company may be planning to shake things up even more by releasing a notebook based on its hugely popular Android operating system. The latest rumors from Digitimes indicate that Google is building an Android-powered notebook PC that “may Continue Reading →

Google search is making it more difficult to surface iOS applications using typical user queries, like “Whatsapp iTunes,” “Whatsapp iPhone,”  or searches by app name, for example. In the past, this would return a page of search results where the iTunes URL would be ranked highly. Today, those links are further down in Google’s results Continue Reading →

Feedly, the RSS feed-reading client that is rapidly becoming the one to beat following the planned Google Reader shutdown, is today launching new versions of its Feedly Mobile client for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android phones and tablets. This update, built-in response to user feedback, is focused on improving search, productivity, discovery and sharing. Continue Reading →

Google’s motto is “Don’t be evil.” But what would it mean for democracy if it was? That’s the question psychologist Robert Epstein has been asking in a series of experiments testing the impact of a fictitious search engine — he called it “Kadoodle” — that manipulated search rankings, giving an edge to a favored political Continue Reading →

Every year, Google goes all out for April Fools’ Day. The company not only pulls together more jokes than all the other tech giants, but the company makes a point to outdo itself too. It honestly gets difficult to keep track of everything Google thinks up, so like last year we’re putting together a roundup. Continue Reading →