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Google’s Alternative Olympics medal table sheds light on small countries’ achievements

After winning 26 gold medals, it’s not delusional to believe the US is running away the Rio Olympic Games. At the time of writing,…

Google wants to project holograms of super famous people using drones

It seems Google‘s mad scientists have been playing a little Killzone: Shadow Fall recently. The Mountain View tech giant wants to build smart drones…

Google Phone app now warns users of spam calls

Great news for those constantly hassled by insurances companies who want your money (and soul). This week, everyone’s non-evil company Google announced that it…

Google Maps now features ‘Areas Of Interest’ with cleaner aesthetic

Google Maps’ latest update now allows users to get a more up to date sense of what’s happening in their surrounding areas. It also…

11 Google Now voice commands worth remembering

Voice assistants are all the rage now but, alongside Siri, Google Now has played a major role in the current trend of smart, voice-enabled…

Google Search improves for holiday makers, simplifies online shopping

Google wants to make searching, booking and paying for your December holiday an easier affair, according to its new additions to Google Search. The…

Google Hangouts for Android gains video messaging, loses SMS merging

Google vehemently denied at its I/O 2016 conference that it would be ditching Hangouts in favour of its two new chat apps. And good…

Google’s new video shows that Glass isn’t only for geeks and skydivers

For one of the most talked about gadgets of the year, Glass is developing a bit of a reputation problem. While all the awesome-gee-wizz-how-cool-is-that-concept-video…

Google confirms Waze acquisition

Google has announced that it has acquired Waze, the Israeli-based crowd-sourced navigation app, as everyone expected it would today. “…we’re excited to announce we’ve…

Google, Waze deal seems more likely by the day

Google is very close to inking a deal to acquire crowd-sourced navigation app Waze. Rumours have been flying about for the last couple of…

This is what it’s like to be a ‘real’ Google intern (according to Google anyway)

With all the hype around the upcoming Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson flick The Internship, Google seems to be trying to point out yet…

Google’s dirty little secret: it’s ruined online advertising for everyone else

The more I think about Google’s recent introduction of paid channels on YouTube the more significant this event becomes in my mind. The reason…

Google goes bacterial with its Julius Richard Petri doodle

Whether you’re a microbiologist or have never donned a white lab coat in your life, you’ll appreciate Google’s latest doodle designed to celebrate what…

Google pours $12 million into Africa’s renewable energy sector

Google announced today its first renewable energy investment in Africa. The search giant is making sure the lights (and your Android phone) stays on,…

Warner Bros., NBC Universal request Google to takedown Dotcom’s Mega

Hollywood studios Warner Bros. and NBC Universal have asked Google to remove Kim Dotcom’s Mega from its search results. If Google complies, the cloud-storage…

Google to launch blimps to carry wireless networks across Africa and Asia

Google has made it public knowledge for some time that it wants to connect the world to the internet. The challenge of facilitating this…

Eric Schmidt on Google’s UK tax practices: ‘What we’re doing is legal’

While Google’s tax contributions in the UK continue to be under scrutiny, the search giant’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt recently quipped that he is…

Not just Facebook: Google’s also in talks to buy navigation app Waze [Report]

It seems like a little Israeli startup may just start a bidding war between tech giants. While rumours have been swirling around that Waze,…

The ticking tax-bomb: is Google good for your country?

Ask someone to describe Google and they’ll most likely end up talking about a search engine that saved the web. If they’re a little…

Google Hangouts upgrade kills Google Voice calls on your computer

An upgrade to Google Hangouts has killed a number of features from Google Talk within Gmail, including the ability to set your availability status…

From Twitter to Evernote, Tumblr, and Facebook: Google Glass gets more apps

Yes, there is a new round of Glassware (seriously, that’s what they’re calling it) available for the 2000 or so lucky early adopters who…

Google claims you have to be staring at someone to record them with Glass

The Google Glass team has moved to defend their creation against privacy concerns, saying that it was a top priority from the moment they…

Google aims for full customisation with Maps revamp

A map is a map is a map, right? Except maps change and evolve, based on our knowledge, all the time and Google is…

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