Category: Google
Third party support comes to Google Now
Google has added support for a number of non-Google services to its creepily prescient "Google Now" service, which serves up "cards" relevant to whatever the service thinks you need. For example, if you're about to get on a plane it will show you your boarding card from your inbox, and before a meeting will show…
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…
The Digest: Uber promises 50,000 jobs in Europe… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber taxi firm promises 50,000 jobs under 'new' Europe deal | BBC News "The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe. Travis Kalanick told a conference in Munich that Uber could create 50,000 jobs as part of a…
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 dumps Google Glass
Google has announced that it is to stop selling Google Glass "in its present form", effectively killing off the wearable headset for the time being. According to the BBC, Google will still be supporting existing users of the device, after it stops selling it next week. This apparently coincides with a structural shuffle inside Google…
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…
The Digest: Facebook restricts violent videos… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Facebook restricts violent video clips and photos | BBC News "Facebook has begun placing warnings over videos posted to its site, stating their contents might 'shock, offend and upset' if viewed. The alerts prevent the videos from automatically playing in feeds unless they are clicked, unlike other clips. The site is also preventing…
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 is donating €250,000 to Charlie Hebdo
In a gesture of support following yesterday's attack, Google is said to be donating a hefty amount to the satirical French magazine. According to Business Insider, the company will be donating €250,000 out of its "press innovation fund" to support the magazine - which is still planning publication next week, despite the tragedy. The fund…
Less than 0.1% of Android devices are running Lollipop
It has been a number of months since the official release of Google's latest iteration of the Android operating system, yet still only 0.1% of phones have been upgraded. The numbers come via Business Insider, which notes that the astonishingly low take up is partially down to the lack of carrier and handset support so…
