Want to quickly look up something while in an iMessage conversation? You can now “Google it” right within iMessage as internet search giant’s core feature is now available in Apple’s messaging app. Google today updated its Search app for iOS which brings an iMessage extension which enables iOS users to search the web and share those results in their conversations from within iMessage itself.
Google says that search interest in finance and stocks has more than doubled globally in the last five years. That’s why it feels the need to introduce an expanded finance experience inside Google Search on both desktop and mobile web. There’s now going to be a new search navigation tab called Finance which will provide easier access to finance information based on users’ interests.
You know when you start typing a query in Google and it instantly offers suggestions and loads the results page in real time? That feature is going away soon, the company has confirmed Google’s Instant Search feature was launched back in 2010. Google said back then that the feature enabled it to save millions of seconds every hour by surfacing relevant results as soon as the user started typing. However, […]
Is Google about to make search results annoying? It seems so. We tend to have divided opinions about videos that autoplay. I’m not a fan and I’m sure there are many who agree with me. According to a new report, Google is testing out autoplaying videos in search results. In my view, that’s a really spectacular way of making your core product very annoying. Woudn’t you agree?
Fidget spinners are nifty little devices that emerged out of China. These cheap toys are everywhere now. You probably get bombarded by advertisements for fidget spinners online every single day. They’re now a global trend and Google is getting in on that trend. Don’t think that Google is actually in the business of selling physical fidget spinners, it’s merely putting one in your desktop, mobile, and tablet.
Google runs a wide variety of services that many people use on a daily basis, services like Google Drive, Docs, Gmail, YouTube, Photos, to name a few. Users normally have a significant amount of data stored across these services and Google is now making it easier for them to search for their content using Google Search. It has added a new “Personal” tab to Google search for precisely this purpose.
Google today announced that it’s making one of its most lucrative products more fun. Search is Google’s bread and butter, and it would not be wrong to say that search has made Google into the behemoth that it is today. The company has announced that it has added a couple of cool games to search. You can now play solitaire and tic-tac-toe in it.
If you feel hungry and don’t know what you would like to eat, chances are you will fire up Google to search for options. This is true no matter where you are in the world, and if you find yourself in India, not only will you be able to search for options using Google but you will also be able to order right from the search engine. Google is now […]
It is imperative for people to go out and vote in the elections if they want to see their country progress, regardless of who they vote for, it’s their vote that matters and should certainly not be wasted. Google is always keen to help out with voter registrations and it’s going to help Americans once again ahead of the presidential elections this November. Users just have to search “register to […]
Google already has a Destinations feature for those who are planning a trip but the latest improvements it has made to search are geared towards those who are making arrangements to their trip. The company today introduced significant improvements for flight and hotel search to get more and more people to book their flights and accommodation using its search engine.
The race to the U.S. presidential election is heating up as both parties now have presumptive nominees. The campaigns are working hard to rally the people to their respective causes, they’re looking for support wherever they can get it. It was alleged recently that Google has been rigging suggestions in its search engine in favor of Hillary Clinton. The internet search giant has denied those allegations. “Google autocomplete does not favor […]
It appears that changes are inbound for the user interface of Google’s most lucrative product: Google Search. The company has started testing a new Material Design UI for search results on the desktop. Material Design was announced back at I/O 2014 and since then it has spread from Android to apps, Chrome OS, and even the web. YouTube and Search haven’t been updated as yet on the web but it […]
Ads contribute a significant chunk to Google’s bottom line every quarter so it’s not surprising to see the company expand them to more of its products. Google Search is one of the most lucrative products that the company has and while you’re all accustomed to seeing ads in search results, you will soon have to adjust to seeing ads in image search as well. That’s right, Google is bringing ads […]