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You can now view the messages sent to businesses in Google Maps

Google has revealed a new tool that will allow users to view messages in Google Maps. The feature will display conversations people have had…

Gboard now uses AI to suggest the perfect emoji

If all you ever wanted from a mobile keyboard is, well, a mobile keyboard, you’re going to hate Gboard’s latest update. Google’s keyboard, from…

Google Chrome 71 could ad block your entire website

Google has revealed a new plan further to protect Chrome users against abusive ad content. “Starting in December 2018, Chrome 71 will remove all…

This app shows kids where to get candy this Halloween

One of Google Maps’ third party partner apps Nextdoor is hosting its annual Halloween Treat Map for those in the US just in time…

If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, it’s Google Maps’ new game

Earlier this year Google made it possible for game developers to design games that can be played in the real world using Google Maps….

You can now ‘follow’ your favourite places on Google Maps

Forget following people and hashtags, Google Maps will let you follow your favourite locations. When you select a place or business, a follow button…

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 introduces News Lab, a project to birth journalists on steroids

Google has announced a new project called News Lab, designed to give journalism more power. The site is a new effort by the company…

Google takes another look at Glass

Starting by connecting scuba goggles to a computer, Google Glass soon become the technological baby of the wearable world. Although the glasses took a…

Google’s Project Soli is an innovation from the distant future brought to the present

Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and Projects) department has been working on something very special. Called Project Soli, the technology could completely change how we…

Google refreshes, reinforces its user privacy and security settings

Google has rolled out two improvements to its privacy and security tools in a bid to give users more flexible options. There’s now a…

Google explains the design philosophy behind Material Design [video]

It’s been a few days since Google I/O 2015 ended but just hours after the annual shindig, Google gave its website a Material Design…

Will crucial partnerships help drive Android Pay’s ecosystem?

Android Pay has officially introduced at Google’s I/O conference in San Fransisco. While the “simple and secure” mobile payment solution has been in the…

Chromebook sales will reach 7.3m units in 2015, says Gartner

Chromebooks might not be widely popular as yet but it appears that they are starting to claim an increasingly large portion of the market….

Tweets will now start showing up in your Google search results

From today, Tweets will start showing up on Google Search on mobile devices. When users are searching on the Google app or any browser…

Google Chrome unleashes The Great Suspender

Chrome has introduced an extension that sounds like a film title with Denzel Washington and his definitive walk playing the lead. The Great Suspender…

Google Fit receives an update, now estimates distance and calories burned

Google Fit has received an update and can now estimate distance and calories burned. The LG Health has this feature so Google Fit is…

Google confirms mobile has overtaken desktop search in 10 markets

Google has revealed that mobile search has overtaken desktop in more than 10 countries, highlighting just how vital smartphones have become to our daily…

Google+ Collections: a new way to group your posts by topic

Google has introduced Google+ Collections, a Pinterest like feature that allows Google+ users to share and connect with others with shared interests and passions….

Project Fi, Google’s own wireless service finally launches

This rumour, like rain on a cloudy day, has been circling for some time about Project Fi and now it is here. On Wednesday,…

Google now lets you download your entire web search history

Google is letting users to download their entire search history. Though this is virtual data, imagine it tangible, every last thing you have ever…

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