Category: Google
Google Latitude Comes To The iPhone
Google Latitude is finally available for iPhone users. Latitude is a friend location-tracking feature that works as a part of Google Maps. It has been available to users running alternative OSes such as Android or Symbian for a number…
Google Zeitgeist reveals UK's top searches for 2010
Google have just released its Zeitgeist list of the most searched for terms in the UK over the course of 2010. As ever, the usual faces sit at the top of the list: BBC, YouTube, Hotmail and Ebay are…
Android Google Maps getting 3D makeover
Google's mega-popular, uber-useful Maps service is about to get a 3D makeover. Whilst demoing the Honeycomb Android tablet from Motorola that we showed you earlier today, Google-guy Andy Rubin also gave a sneak peak at what to expect from the…
Google Goes Green: Earth Engine Launches To Monitor Enviromental Changes
Google recently launched Google Earth Engine, a global mapping tool which is designed to track the changes to our environment, at the International Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. The Earth Engine will be made available to researchers and scientists…
WikiLeaks Reveals Google's Struggles In China
It's been over a week since the first documents were leaked by the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, yet despite the controversy, they continue to publish confidential cables sent from American embassies around the world. The latest cable reveals how Google's…
Google eBooks store launches in the US
Google have just announced the opening of their US digital book store. Originally thought to be called Google Editions, the search giants have instead opted for Google eBooks as its name. The platform will go head to head with the…
Google bid for Groupon rejected
Google's recent bid for the group-buying start-up Groupon has fallen through, despite claims that the search giant offered as much as $5 billion for the company. It was a potentially massive risk for Google, who whilst not short on cash,…
Google Announce New Steps to Fight Online Copyright Infringement
The music industry has long been trying to get Google to step up and help tackle online copyright infringement, and today the company has announced a a series of steps designed to combat the problem. The steps include a…
Google Reader app for Android phones launched
It's been far too long coming, but Google have finally lifted the lid on their native Google Reader app for Android phones. Thankfully it seems like it was time well spent in the development stages for the RSS reader, as…
Google's Investors Nervous About Groupon Bid
Google's bid to acquire Groupon could go through as early as this week. Google has offered the group buying site Groupon $5.3 billion, with the promise of $700 million in performance bonuses for management. The bid for Groupon is…