Category Archives: Google

Google planning to launch own mobile messaging app

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Sibi Antony

After losing WhatsApp to Facebook in a multibillion dollar acquisition bid, Google is planning to launch its own mobile messaging app which the search giant is likely to test in India and other emerging markets. Last month, Google sent top

Google’s Chromebooks Get Adobe Photoshop Streaming

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google announced a version of Adobe Photoshop that Chromebook owners can stream. The company says that for now, the beta will only be available to Adobe education customers in North America with a paid Creative Cloud subscription. That’s pretty restrictive,

Android L to be officially dubbed Android Lollipop?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google turned sixteen a couple of days ago and to celebrate its birthday the company’s social media team took to Twitter to share a GIF of a gigantic birthday cake aptly decorated with a selection of colorful lollipops. If you’re

Google has announced Orkut is shutting down,Download your photos, profile data with Google Takeout

Posted on September 30, 2014 by sherly

Google has announced that it will be shutting down it’s social networking site Orkut on 30th September 2014. Orkut marked the dawn of social-networking for an entire generation in India, years before the netizens caught onto the Facebook fever. Though

Google greets self on 16th birthday with party-mode doodle

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google on Saturday wished itself a sweet 16th birthday with a party-mode doodle. Visitors on the page were greeted with an animated doodle in which the letter ‘G’, which dons a cute birthday cap is shown first marking the height

Google to spend $773 million on Dutch Data Center

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google has announced plans to build a new data center in Europe (Location is in Eemshaven, a seaport in the Netherlands). Google says it has put aside $773 million to build the new data center, and will be its fourth

YouTube adds minute-by-minute analytics

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

YouTube has added new real-time reporting to its analytics dashboard that provides view counts down to the minute for your videos. By default, the new dashboard section shows your last five published videos, but you can search for older videos.

Google Play Services Updated for Testing Google Fit Apps

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google has begun rolling out Google Play services 6.1 with a set of new APIs for developers. The new features include an Enhanced Ecommerce extension for analytics, improvements to Drive support, and testing capabilities for the upcoming Google Fit platform.

Google Keep – Save what’s on your mind

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Google KEEP is a memory notes app you can write any type of notes . They are never deleted because they are save on google servers and your mobile. Quickly capture what’s on your mind and be reminded at the

Google launches its first Android One Low-cost Smartphones in Indian Market

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google has unveiled its first set of Android One low-cost smartphones in the Indian market, partnering with Indian hardware vendors Spice, Micromax and Karbonn. The three phones will be available online on Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal and via Reliance Digital,

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