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Google Catalogs launched as an iPad and Android app in August 2011. Just ahead of the holiday shopping season, Google is now also making this service available on the web. Google Catalogs on the web will feature brochures from about 300 brands, including the likes of Williams-Sonoma, J.Crew, Eddie Bauer, and Bose. From within the Continue Reading →

People in Iran can apparently once again access their Gmail accounts after the service was blocked last week. Both Gmail and the secure HTTPS version of Google were persona non grata in the country on September 24 after an Iranian official named Abdolsamad Khoramabadi announced that “Google and Gmail will be filtered nationwide until further Continue Reading →

Apple CEO Tim Cook called Google out as an alternative to those dissatisfied with Apple’s Maps app earlier on Friday. Now, Google has taken the opportunity to outline the steps that it takes to add the Google Maps web app to your iOS device’s home screen. The procedure is a simple one and has existed Continue Reading →

Is Microsoft’s Windows Internet Explorer 9 the most secure browser out there? It depends who you ask. A study published today by NSS Labs says that indeed Microsoft bests Google, Mozilla, and Apple when it comes to blocking malware. NSS tested Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome versions 15 through 19, Mozilla Firefox versions 7 Continue Reading →

The chameleonic Google Doodle is currently marking a very special occasion for Mountain View: today is the search giant’s 14th birthday. The Birthday Doodle is a rather simplistic affair, compared to some Doodles past (playable Pac-Man was a particular highlight) — showing a layer cake that breaks down to spell out the Google logo, while Continue Reading →

Google and its hardware partner ASUS are reportedly planning to launch a new $99 Nexus tablet this year that could open up the tablet market to a massive new group of consumers. The report comes from Digitimes on Thursday, and it cites unnamed industry sources in claiming two new Nexus tablets are currently in the Continue Reading →

In a piece detailing Apple’s troubles with its new Maps app, The New York Times’ David Pogue outs that Google is bringing Street View to its mobile web app. The sharp eyes of Christian Zibreg at iDownloadblog picked this detail out of the article. The revelation comes in a passage about Google’s mobile app, which Continue Reading →

Google Street View is no longer limited to roads and sidewalks — now, you can browse stunning panoramic images from under the sea. With a simple click or swipe, users can explore the subacquatic world, including Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay and Apo Islands in the Philippines. In total, there are panoramas of Continue Reading →

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said Apple should have continued to use Google’s mapping application in iOS 6 instead of swapping it out for its poorly received home-brewed replacement, and given the sour reception Apple’s Maps app has been given, he may have been right. But multiple sources familiar with Apple’s thinking say the company felt Continue Reading →

TechCrunch has obtained a secret copy of what may be a mockup for the new Yahoo home page. Yesterday, Yahoo’s new CEO Marissa Mayer shared her broad vision for the future of the Internet company with employees. According to AllThingsD, Mayer didn’t share specific plans for fixing search and email or an “in-process and dramatic Continue Reading →