Google has acquired Spider.io, a London based start-up, known for its work in exposing cyber threats targeting digital marketing business. The deal will be formally announced sometime today, but signs of the…
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Google shutters Currents; redirecting users to Newsstand
Google has officially shuttered its Currents news reader app for Android, moving users to the alternative Google Play Newsstand service. The company rolled out the latest version 2.3 update for Currents application…
Google I/O 2014 dates revealed
The countdown to Google’s annual developer conference I/O 2014 has begun as the dates of the much awaited event have been revealed. Google’s senior vice president of Android, Chrome and Apps, Sundar…
Google prepares etiquette guide for Google Glass users
Google has released a set of do’s and don’ts of Google Glass as it realises that users can sometimes be “creepy or rude” and even freak out people around them. Google is…
Samsung lowering risk factor with Tizen powered Galaxy Gear 2
Samsung and Google have come closer than ever since the two tech giants signed a global patent licensing agreement last month , but the South Korean consumer electronics giant isn’t giving up…
Google Admin app for iOS unleashed
Google has released its Google Admin app for iOS devices including iPhone and iPad allowing administrators to carry out common tasks of user management, group management, and domain management among other things….
Google knocks on SlickLogin’s doors as it searches for password alternatives
Google has acquired a 5-months young start-up SlickLogin – an Israel based company working on smart identification technology making use of high-frequency sound waves to streamline authentication for users. SlickLogin’s product has…
Parent finds adult content on kid’s phone downloaded for free from Google Play Store
A concerned mother wrote a letter to her local MP Stephen Barclay after she found that her son was downloading adult content from Google Play Store and that too through a section…
Google wants all smartphones launched in 2014 to run Android 4.4 KitKat
A new set of leaked documents indicate that Google is taking a firm action to target fragmentation in 2014 and wants all Android smartphones releasing this year to run Android 4.4 KitKat….
Google, Apple reject games with word ‘Flappy’
Apple and Google have started to reject submissions with the word ‘Flappy’ in the name on IP infringement grounds – a move to stop the flow of plethora of Flappy Bird clones…
Rivals: Google’s settlement proposal to EU should be subjected to market testing
Google’s proposal in the ongoing anti-trust investigation was accepted by the EU; however, lobbying groups FairSearch and iComp are of the opinion that the proposal should be subjected to market testing to…
Google working on 10Gbps internet
Google’s obsession for speed is clear from the fact that the company is working hard to boast its speed to up of 10 gigabits per second. Patrick Pichette, Google’s chief financial officer,…
Android openness has strings attached claims new report
Android has always been referred to as an open system which is completely free to use and imposes no licensing restrictions. However, newly disclosed documents reveals that strings are attached when one…
Google: Casting from YouTube supported from most embedded YouTube videos
Google has revealed that Chromecast owners can now watch almost all embedded YouTube videos from any site. Previously users who wanted to cast YouTube videos onto a bigger display had to navigate…
French court orders Google to display penalty notice on its home page
After it was found that Google wasn’t complying with the French regulators privacy terms and conditions, the search engine giant has been forced to advertise £125,000 fine on its French homepage. The…