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Google gets to grips with ABCs, rebrands parent company Alphabet

Google owns plenty of other companies, very few of which have anything to do with search. Within that context, the decision by the internet…

Google Translate adds 20 more languages, makes voice translation faster and smoother

Google Translate has received an update, adding 20 more languages. Now users can instantly translate up to 27 languages, making the program available to…

Google revamps Google+, ends YouTube integration

Hard as it tried, Google could never make Google+ cool, no matter how many features it added. And now, it seems, the Mountain View-based…

Google acquires mobile app prototyping tool Pixate to boost its design team

Google has acquired Pixate, a visual prototyping platform that allows designers to create sophisticated, fluid mobile prototypes that run natively on iOS and Android…

Google Maps’ Your Timeline knows where you have been

After a wild night out, retracing one’s steps can feel almost impossible. But Google Maps may now have a solution. Today, the Google Maps…

Google brings My Maps to Google Drive

Today, Google Drive is even getting better. Google announced that My Maps is coming to Google Drive. My Maps, though not hugely popular with…

Suffer from vertigo? You’ll hate Google’s El Capitan Street View

Apple may have laid claim to Yosemite and El Capitan when it came to naming versions of its operating system, but Google may just…

Google officially the best company on Earth to work for, again

We already know that Google is prone to building the odd goofy Easter egg into its products, and that it has really cool data…

Innovating in Google’s shadow: Facebook Graph Search is 2000 and late

With the launch of Graph Search, Facebook now allows users to see the people who post stupid quotes as content, and avoid them. Far…

Google invites developers to play with Project Glass and its API

Finally! We’re getting somewhere on the Google Glass front. Remember how the lucky attendees of Google I/O were given the chance to pre-order the…

How Google’s recent algorithm changes are encouraging negative SEO

This is shocking and it’s a direct result of Google’s algorithm changes. Here’s a case study, courtesy of SEOBook, of a website being prepared…

Google brings free WiFi to New Yorkers

It seems Google is feeling generous. The world’s largest internet company is offering free WiFi access across New York city’s Chelsea neighbourhood, by creating…

What will Google do in 2013?

Last year I wrote an article called Google 2012: an internet oddysey which extolled my view of what Google would do in 2012. This…

See the world’s new years resolutions with Google’s interactive map

If you’re struggling to stick to your new year’s resolutions, Google can offer you some inspiration (or distraction). It’s created an interactive world map…

Self-driving cars: Google’s greatest act of obfuscation?

It’s remarkable how few journalists understand Google’s business and how what it does or doesn’t do affects massive volumes of commerce around the globe….

12 of our favourite Google Doodles from 2012

Google did well this year, coming out with some pretty darn good doodles. Many a five minutes have been wasted getting lost in the…

Google is tracking Santa as he whips around the world delivering presents

Ho Ho Ho! As the world prepares for Christmas, Google has decided to once again track good old St. Nick as he takes flight…

Google digitizes the 10 commandments and Genesis scrolls in high-res photos

In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Google has teamed up with the Israel Antiquities Authority to…

Google+ user? Your Christmas present is 18 new features

Google is giving the people who use its social effort Google+ — yes they do exist — a nifty little Christmas present in the…

Why every SEO pro should be using Google Data Highlighter

If you are an SEO professional or a business with a website that list events like a blog covering the latest concert dates for…

Google Maps makes its return to iOS in style

Google Maps is back on the app store, and it looks like it’s once again stolen the march on Apple. When Apple decided to…

The year of curiosity: Google’s 2012 Zeitgeist

You know the year is approaching its final leg when Google releases its Zeitgeist (meaning “the spirit of the times”). Just as every year…

Everyone is missing a major point about Google+ communities

Now with over 135-million active users (and 500-million plus members overall) Google+ is no longer a “Ghost Town” but rather a 2013 must have….

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