Google will add Glassware support to its Glass wearable with the XE10 update expected in October, developer sources claim, opening the door to local software rather than forcing coders to run their functionality in the cloud. The much-anticipated support for local apps has been clandestinely confirmed by multiple developers under NDA with Google about the […]
Google will bring its hands-off “OK Google” voice search to iOS, the search giant has confirmed, in addition to launching new mobile and tablet interfaces which make better use of the Knowledge Graph. The upcoming iPhone and iPad Google Search app – set to be released “in the next couple of weeks” Google says – […]
Here’s a fun Thursday afternoon activity: Go to Google and search "Google in 1998." You’ll be surprised by what the search engine returns. Or at least by the way the page looks.
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Google’s feeling a bit nostalgic lately: in fact, today is the company’s 15th anniversary. However, its look at the past is a fleeting thing, and Big G is very much focused on the future. To that end, Senior VP of Search, Amit Singhal just revealed a host of new features for search. First up, tablet and mobile users will be seeing a new card-based UI that’s been making its way across all of Google’s services, and has defined the look of Google Now since its inception. In addition to providing a consistent brand appearance, the new look arrives in tandem with an improvement to the Knowledge Graph that delivers an easier way for folks to drill down on answers to their queries. For example, when searching for a particular band, a card will pop up at the top with a list of songs that you can scroll from side to side. In another example, search answered a comparison query with an expandable, columned chart card that displayed pertinent info about the two things asked to be compared. Plus, you’ll be able to see other cards with web and other results at the same time, instead of needing to navigate between pages to see all the results.
In keeping with the updated aesthetics on Android, Google’s also rolling out a new-look version of its iOS search app. The new app version will put users directly in a Google Now interface that’ll feel familiar to Android users, and brings notifications, reminders and hotwording to Apple-philes. Furthermore, the search app is now cross-platform, so if you add a reminder in iOS, it’ll show up on Android and vice-versa. %Gallery-slideshow98635%
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Source: Inside Search blog, Google+
Today, 15 years after Google launched, the company’s SVP of Search Amit Singhal let us know where the search giant is heading. Not surprisingly, the primary focus is the engine’s ability to understand what you want, however you say it.
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If you had a good time working with the original Acer C7 Chromebook last year, Acer is aiming to up the ante for you specifically this year with the Acer C720. This machine is one of a collection of Chromebooks announced earlier this year as Intel brought on 4th generation Intel Core technology (Haswell) to […]
Availability on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition begins in the United States on the 10th of October, while the name suggests that Samsung will be starting the Automobile-structure naming-scheme for devices right here in 2013. While the 2014 model of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will be ready to roll in its Wi-fi-only […]
Google announced earlier this year Provo City, Utah would be the next location it will be rolling out its Google Fiber to later this year. Residents in Provo City won’t have to wait long as a new promotional video comparing Google Fiber to broadband speeds has announced the service will begin rolling out in October. (more…)
Google Fiber Compared To Broadband In Provo City Promotional Video original content from Ubergizmo. 
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This week the HTC One Max has been verified as existing once again in a series of photos presented by the MIIT, that being essentially the FCC of China – so to speak. What you’ll see here is the front, back, left, and right of the device as it’s headed to Chinese mobile carriers, showing […]
Smartphone manufacturer Alcatel this week announced a partnership with T-Mobile to roll out its latest handset offerings in the One Touch line, the Fierce and the Evolve. The phones, which are scheduled for release in October 2013, were specifically designed to deliver a strong entry-level smartphone experience at a relatively low cost compared to Alcatel’s […]
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