Category: Google
Google Drive gets a makeover
The mystery of the disappearing Tube roundels on Google Maps
How the rich and famous disappear from Google Street View
Chrome to add support for VR / Oculus Rift
A developer for Google's Chrome browser has revealed that the company is working on adding VR headset support to its browser – following the lead taken by Mozilla's Firefox last month. Google developer Brandon Jones has posted a detailed technical…
Now you can use "OK Google" voice commands from any app
Google has announced an upgrade to its Android voice search. Following the latest update to the Google Search app, regardless of what app you're in you'll be able to say "OK Google" followed by what you want wherever you are…
Google launch "Smarty Pins" map trivia game
Google has launched a new web game based on Google Maps. Called "Smarty Pins", the player is tasked with answering geography-based trivia questions. Its pretty neat: All you have to do is drag the map pin to the place the…
Google buys music streaming service Songza
Google, it seems, it keen to keep up with the Joneses – and the Apples. Just weeks after Apple acquired Beats Music, Google has announced that it has bought music streaming service Songza. Mashable reports that Google plans to integrate…
Chromecast to use "ultra-sonic pairing" to connect with outside phones
On Wednesday evening Google announced a raft of new features for its Chromecast streaming dongle – including the ability to hook up with phones that are not on the same network as the dongle. But how would it work? We…
Samsung Gear Live and LG G smartwatch UK release dates and prices announced
The Android Wear-powered Samsung Gear Live smartwatch was shown off by Google during its I/O press conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, and it is now available to pre-order in the UK. At the Google Play store, the Samsung Gear…
5 Takeaways from GoogleIO
We're still reeling from last night's Google IO keynote event, in which the company unveiled several new products and tried to bore us to death with live, on-stage Java debugging. You can read about all the new gear here, but…
