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google doodle • moog • synthesizer

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By Michael Trei

4:30AM on May 23, 2012

Working synthesizer is the coolest Google Doodle ever

Google has been getting quite adventurous with its signature Google Doodles of late, but today's 78th birthday tribute to synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog gets my vote for the coolest yet.

google • patent • project glass

Patent reveals possible finger-related control for Project Glass

Google X boss Sebastian Thrun revealed on Charlie Rose that sharing a photo from Project Glass to Google+ was as easy as a nod, but a new Google patent suggests that the AR glasses could be controlled with the fingers. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

6:10PM on May 17, 2012

Google • Search • Video

Google shakes up search again, adds 'Knowledge Graph' to results

Google is always adding little bells and whistles to its various platforms, and recently has been tweaking its mainstay, Search, pretty aggressively. The latest addition is the "Knowledge Graph," which will divine what you're really looking for and spit out a ton of relevant information. MORE

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By Kevin Hall

5:28PM on May 16, 2012

android 5.0 • google • nexus

Google planning a sea of Nexus devices from different makers

Google traditionally works with one handset maker to build its flagship "Nexus" Android smartphone. The Wall Street Journal says Google is looking to expand the amount of Nexus smartphones by partnering up with more than one OEM (original equipment manufacturer). MORE

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By Raymond Wong

2:32PM on May 16, 2012

augmented reality • google • project glass

Google admits Project Glass won't be as impressive as demo video

After weeks of hype, teasing and a few public appearances here and there, Google's finally come clean on just how much augmentation its Project Glass HUD glasses will provide. The truth: Project Glass is going to disappoint (initially). MORE

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By Raymond Wong

6:46PM on May 15, 2012

chrome • google • web browser

Chrome 19 syncs all open tabs across PCs and Android devices

Google's Chrome browser has come a really long way since it was launched three years ago. Today, it adds another excellent feature that workaholics have been pining for: cross-device syncing for all of your open tabs between other computers and any Android device running the new Chrome browser. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

3:46PM on May 15, 2012

games • google • google maps

Now there's a game about Google Maps, obviously

You know how Google Maps has always been pretty nifty, but it really was missing a gaming component? Well, Google thinks we think that, thus the company has introduced Google Cube, a game in which you guide a ball through various cities. MORE

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By Travis Andrews

12:31PM on Apr 29, 2012

augmented reality • google • project glass

Video: Google's Project Glass demoed for real on Charlie Rose

The most exciting piece of technology without an "i" in its name this year is undoubtedly Google's funky Project Glass AR glasses. Previously spotted on Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Sebastian Thrun, head of Google X sat down with Charlie Rose to give us common folk a look at the future. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

12:16PM on Apr 27, 2012

Cloud Storage • google • google drive

Official: Google Drive syncs all of your data to the cloud

It's here. Finally. At last! Google Drive is live. All of your data — accessible in the cloud — from any computer, tablet or smartphone. The cloud has finally arrived for the masses. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

1:46PM on Apr 24, 2012

Cloud Storage • google drive

Google Drive cloud service could come with 5GB of free storage

Need an incentive to move your data off those local hard drives and into the cloud? Rumor has it that Google's launching its own online storage service next week and giving everybody tons of free storage to start. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

5:38PM on Apr 16, 2012

fcc • google • street view

Google is fined a whopping $25,000 in that Wi-Fi snooping scandal

Remember that Wi-Fi snooping scandal a couple of years ago, where it turned out that Google's Street View cars were downloading people's web surfing info from passing unsecured networks? Now the FCC has come down on Google like a ton of bricks, by fining them about what Google earns in one minute. MORE

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By Michael Trei

6:05AM on Apr 16, 2012

google+ • social network

Google gives its Google+ social network a huge makeover

Are you still using Google+? If you are, then you might have noticed the social network looked a little bit different today. If you aren't using it, Google+'s new changes might convince you to. Here's what's new with Google's Facebook rival. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

2:33PM on Apr 11, 2012

chrome OS • google

Google's new Chrome OS is like a hybrid between Windows and OS X

The master plan for Chrome OS was to move everybody into the cloud — away from file systems and desktops — and towards the Web browser as the operating system. Having failed to build much momentum, Google's giving the OS a more traditional desktop experience — one that takes cues from Windows and OS X. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

2:04PM on Apr 10, 2012

augmented reality • google • project glass

Google co-founder caught wearing real Project Glass AR eyewear

Yeah, we're not finished making fun of Google's Project Glass, but you have to give Google co-founder Sergey Brin major props for having the balls to wear said geeky augmented reality glasses in public. They're real, and it's more clear than ever that Google is serious about Glass. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

3:14PM on Apr 6, 2012

augmented reality • google • project glass

Video: Funny parody questions Google's Project Glass intentions

It's been barely 24 hours since Google unveiled plans for its Project Glass augmented reality glasses and there's already a hearty spoof on it. You already saw Google's idea of what the future would look like, now take a look at the humorous dark side of wearing AR glasses in real life. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

1:46PM on Apr 5, 2012

Aviary • Flickr • Photo Editors

Flickr replaces outgoing Picnik with Aviary photo editor

As Google's Picnik photo editing service prepares to close up shop on April 19, Flickr has announced a partnership with a new photo editing application called Aviary. Aviary will be rolling out across Flickr over the next two weeks staring today; users can find it in the "Actions" menu. MORE

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By Eileen Marable

11:29AM on Apr 5, 2012

April Fool's • Gmail • Google

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By Travis Andrews

1:56PM on Apr 1, 2012

Google ditches the alphabet, makes 'improvement over speech' for April Fool's

I think most of us can agree that Gmail's biggest limitation has always been our lack of ability to type in Morse code. Twenty-six letters and fourteen marks of punctuation can just be a little too daunting sometimes, when all you really want is some dots and dashes. Luckily, the gods of Google have come through (as they always do) and introduced Google Tap, which allows you to type messages in Morse Code.

Just in time for April Fool's Day.

Android • Google • Google Maps

Google Maps incorporates real time traffic

Ever use Google Maps to plan a route to your dinner date, then end up twenty minutes late while your thinking-she's-been-stood-up date sadly twirls a swizzle stick around a vodka rocks because you left during rush hour? Oddly specific example aside, that feeling could be over: Google Maps now takes current traffic into account. MORE

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By Travis Andrews

12:57PM on Mar 31, 2012

google • online store • tablets

Google to sell co-branded Android tablets in a new online store

There's been a lot of buzz about Google's "Nexus Tablet." Most rumors suggest Google has contracted Asus to build a sub-$200 Android tablet, and now the Wall Street Journal weighs in, firmly stating that Google will open a new online store that'll sell co-branded Android tablets by other makers. MORE

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By Raymond Wong

1:44PM on Mar 30, 2012

Google • Google Street View • security

Seeing something new in those Google reCaptchas?

As we cruise the Web everyday, most of us encounter a reCaptcha — those distorted letters and numbers designed to check that a human is behind an online activity like logging into an account or comment system. Lately, users have been seeing a change in the fuzzy text and have seen seeing what looks like real pictures. MORE

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By Eileen Marable

10:45AM on Mar 30, 2012

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