Google: News

21 Apr 2018

YouTube

Where are the first 20 employees of Google now?

It's been 20 years since Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998.

21 Apr 2018

WhatsApp

Will Google's 'Chat' change the Android texting experience?

Google is working on a new messaging service called 'Chat' which will directly compete with Apple's iMessage.

20 Apr 2018

YouTube

Google incubator's Grasshopper app teaches coding through mini-games for free

Google's in-house start-up incubator Area 120 has released an app called Grasshopper that teaches the basics of how to code JavaScript through a series of mini-games.

20 Apr 2018

iOS

Google Chrome 66 released, now blocks autoplay videos by default

Google has rolled out the latest version of Chrome - Chrome 66 - for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms.

20 Apr 2018

Travis Kalanick

Former Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer setting up new start-up incubator

Former CEO of Yahoo! Marissa Mayer is setting up a new start-up incubator called Lumi Labs.

19 Apr 2018

Technology

Google updates App Engine to discontinue support for domain-fronting

Google's App Engine no longer supports a practice called "domain-fronting" that allowed app developers to evade internet censorship.

18 Apr 2018

Books

You can talk to books using this tool from Google

Google's Research division has launched Semantic Experiences, two new AI experiments with interesting activities involving semantics and natural language processing.

16 Apr 2018

LinkedIn

Now send GIFs while messaging on LinkedIn

LinkedIn users will now be able to send GIFs while messaging on the platform.

15 Apr 2018

BBC

Google loses landmark case over the right to be forgotten

A businessman in the United Kingdom wanting to remove search results about his past conviction won a 'right to be forgotten' case against Google on Friday.

15 Apr 2018

iPhone

Android P to support iPhone X-like gesture navigation control

Google's upcoming operating system Android P will reportedly support iPhone X-style gesture navigation.

14 Apr 2018

Gmail

Google to bring self-destructing emails in new Gmail

It has been reported that Google is working on a major Gmail redesign for the web.

13 Apr 2018

India

Privacy is a myth. Under fire this time: Smart speakers

Google recently launched its smart speaker Google Home in India. Amazon's Echo smart speaker is already available in the home market since last year.

13 Apr 2018

Technology

Google engineer can create fake videos, but there's a twist

Google engineer Supasorn Suwajanakorn has developed a tool that could create a realistic 'fake' video by mimicking the way a person talks.

12 Apr 2018

Google Assistant

Google Assistant has received 4.5 lakh marriage proposals in India

Technology has impressed all and sundry. However, in case of AI-powered smart assistants like Siri, Cortana, Alexa or Google Assistant, users have taken that love for technology to a whole new level. Literally.

12 Apr 2018

Gmail

Google working on redesigning Gmail for web

Google is working on redesigning Gmail for the web.

12 Apr 2018

Nokia Mobiles

Google may acquire Nokia's in-flight broadband system

Google is reportedly in talks to buy Nokia's airplane broadband business as it looks to explore new services by offering in-flight high-speed internet.

11 Apr 2018

India

Orkut founder launches new social networking app "hello" in India

Orkut Buyukkokten, the founder of the once-popular social networking website Orkut, has launched a new social networking app in India called "hello."

11 Apr 2018

X

Google celebrates 114 birth-anniversary of KL Saigal with a doodle

Tech giant Google celebrated the 114th birth anniversary of legendary singer-actor KL Saigal with a doodle.

10 Apr 2018

India

Google Home launched in India for Rs. 9,999

Google has finally launched its voice-enabled smart speakers Google Home and Google Home Mini in India for Rs. 9,999 and Rs. 4,499, respectively.

10 Apr 2018

India

Google Home smart speakers to launch in India today

Google is all set to launch its Home and Home Mini smart speakers in India today.

09 Apr 2018

Google Docs

Google Docs' privacy loophole you didn't know about

Google Docs is the most preferred way of file-sharing and collaboration because it's free and accessible to everyone having a Google account.

08 Apr 2018

Facebook

Step-by-step guide to optimizing privacy on the internet

Due to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, it has come to light that huge amounts of our data are stored and used without our knowledge by tech giants.

07 Apr 2018

Smartphones

Google's 2018 flagship smartphone gets a name

When it comes to naming its software or hardware, Google has always been secretive. But, it appears that the tech giant has mistakenly leaked the name for its 2018 flagship smartphone.

06 Apr 2018

Netflix

'13 Reasons Why' Season 2 has been delayed: Here's why

The prolonged wait for the second season of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why' has made the fan restless.

04 Apr 2018

India

Google Home smart speakers most probably will be Flipkart-exclusive

Google is launching its Google Home and Google Home Mini smart speakers in India on April 10 and the product might initially be Flipkart-exclusive.

04 Apr 2018

Reddit

Ahead of launch, Google Home speakers get Gaana, Saavn integration

Days before their launch, Google has apparently added support for Gaana and Saavn, the two popular music streaming services, on its Home series speakers.

03 Apr 2018

India

Google to launch mid-range Pixel smartphone, Pixelbook laptop in India

Google is planning to roll out several of its consumer products in India including a mid-range Pixel smartphone, Google Home smart speakers, its premium laptop Pixelbook, the Google Wi-Fi system, and intelligent home automation products such as doorbell, camera, alarm system, and smoke detector, which are all sold under its Nest brand.

01 Apr 2018

iOS

April Fools 2018: Google's funny pranks and gags

Google has a tradition of releasing all sorts of jokes on April Fools Day every year.

01 Apr 2018

iOS

Google to shut goo.gl URL shortener: Here are the details

Google has announced that it would turn down the support for URL Shortener "goo.gl" over the coming weeks and will completely replace the service with Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL) by March 2019.

31 Mar 2018

India

Google Doodle celebrates India's first woman doctor

Today, Google is celebrating the 153rd birth anniversary of Anandi Gopal Joshi, India's first female doctor, with a doodle.

30 Mar 2018

India

Google Home smart speaker to come to India in April

According to reports, Google will launch its voice-enabled smart speakers Google Home and Google Home Mini in India in April.

29 Mar 2018

India

Government rejects roll-out of Google's Street View service

The government of India has rejected a proposal from Google to introduce its Street View service in the country, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha.

29 Mar 2018

Security

Google Chrome isn't secure: Here are 6 safe, secure browsers

Google Chrome is undoubtedly the world's most popular browser, but unfortunately, it's not among the most secure ones as it spies on its users.

28 Mar 2018

Android

Google Duo update release paused over call volume bug

Google has paused the latest update of its video-calling app Duo after some Android users reported the issue of low volume levels during calls, with version v30 of the app.

27 Mar 2018

Gmail

Here's how to find out what Google knows about you

Due to the recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, it has been highlighted how much of our data is stored and used without our knowledge.

26 Mar 2018

WhatsApp

WhatsApp gets payments through QR code, advanced GIF search feature

WhatsApp has unveiled the capability of sending payments on the app by scanning QR codes.

26 Mar 2018

India

Google: 80 percent of Indian Internet users browse YouTube

Google-owned YouTube is now being accessed by 80 percent of Internet users, across all-age groups, in India. YouTube highlighted its growth over the last decade at "Brandcast 2018" event as the company celebrated its 10th anniversary in India.

25 Mar 2018

India

Google remembers Farooque Shaikh with doodle on 70th birth anniversary

Search engine Google on Sunday honored late Bollywood actor Farooque Shaikh on his 70th birth anniversary with a special doodle.

24 Mar 2018

BCCI

Giants Facebook and Google in race for Indian cricket's digital-rights

Social networking giant Facebook and the world's biggest search engine Google, are in the race to acquire Indian cricket's digital rights.

24 Mar 2018

Google Assistant

Users can send money on Google Pay through voice commands

Google has rolled out a capability that allows users in the US to transact via Google Pay simply by giving voice commands to Google Assistant.