Tag Archives : Google

Google has released its selection  for the best Android apps of 2012. Google merchandising manager Tavares Ford provided more details on the top 12 picks of 2012 ” These are some of the best apps available in Google Play. Some launched in 2012 while others issued updates that achieved a great combination of utility, beauty and accessibility. Almost all of them are available globally and offer [...]

Everyone knew it was be popular, but Google Maps for iOS was downloaded an incredible 10 million downloads in its first two days of release on iOS. That accounts for roughly 2.5% of iOS devices sold. “We’re excited for the positive reception of Google Maps for iPhone around the world,” writes Huber. “Congratulations to the Maps Team on the recognition for the passion and hard work they poured [...]

 Google Maps app for the iPhone made a reappearance in the App Store earlier on Thursday morning U.K. time and was greeted positively by Apple device users going by the number of downloads and reviews on Internet.Google Maps for iOS  became the most downloaded free app in the Apple App Store. ” Better than apple maps –     I almost died in Australia, thank god this is out. ” [...]

Google Currents for Android has received a new update which makes it easier to scan through categories and editions from Google publisher partners like The Guardian in the app. Official Android Blog detailed the release Currents is filled with great editions like The Los Angeles Times, CBS Sports, Android Central, The Guardian, Shortlist, and Forbes. Today, we’re revamping Currents to make it even [...]

Google is filtering explicit content in Google image search queries in the US and UK, even for users who have Safe Search turned off. Google has made changes to the Safe Search parameters, users now need to be more specific when requesting explicit content. You can enable “Filter explicit results” from the SafeSearch button. The only close to a official statement came for a Google representative [...]

Social Media is abuzz with reports about Gmail and other Google services, such as Google Play, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Chrome Sync facing an outage this evening. Many are experiencing the outage, but it is not a total outage. Google’s Apps Status Dashboard indicates a service disruption on Dec. 10 for both Gmail and Google Drive. In addition, the status site “Is it down?” said [...]

Google Apps, the popular and cheaper alternative to Microsoft Exchange was a huge hit with small Businesses and Education Industry, in its earlier day it use to offer Apps for Business for free for up to 200 users, Google was phasing out support for its free Google Apps for businesses over the last couple of years. The party finally ends today – Google is now pulling the plug on its free Google [...]

YouTube has updated the YouTube app for iOS on Tuesday with support for the iPhone 5′s display, along with the ability to stream videos over AirPlay to the Apple TV or other enabled devices more easily. The updated iOS YouTube app now also has full support for the iPad, with a iPad friendly interface that is specifically designed for Apple’s tablet. “Just in time for the holidays, now you [...]

Google has released a much needed new version of its iOS Gmail app for iPhone and iPad promising a “faster, sleeker and easier” email experience. The release adds key features such as support for multiple accounts and auto-complete functionality. You can now log in to as many as five Google accounts and switch among them with a couple of taps. The app also adds many new time-saving features. For [...]

Microsoft launched a new campaign that aims to screw Google, Microsoft calls their new website “Scroogled“, it informs Google users about how Google displays results on their Shopping page. The website talks about Google’s new initiative for their Shopping section which turns all results into paid ads, instead of actual relevant results. Back in May, Google made the decision to move to a new [...]