The tech giant is currently experimenting with black links in search results, so if you’re still seeing classic blue links instead, consider yourself lucky. Otherwise, your links are appearing the same color as regular black text on a typical webpage. This departure to black is very different though, and it’s unclear exactly why Google is […]
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On Wednesday, the company launched a new feature called Goals in Google Calendar, its iOS and Android app. If you really want to get into meditation, for example, you can follow Goal’s prompts to find the best time to set aside a few tranquil minutes in your busy schedule. Typical goals include exercise or […]
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Google Co-Founder Larry Page announced a restructuring of the whole company, revealing the creation of the umbrella “Alphabet” corporation. Why Google Rebrands As ‘Alphabet’ Over time, Google, the Mountain View company has become a lot more than just a Search Engine. Google created and acquired a large number of other popular Internet services, including Android, […]
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We all know about Google Location History, now you can check the places you visited through a new feature in Google Maps, the aptly named Your Timeline. It lets you check where you were at any given time — like that pretzel shop that gave you refuge on a cold, wet December day a few […]
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People are loyal to their web browsers, and Google Chrome is certainly one with a dedicated following. But one of users’ biggest gripes with Chrome is its tendency to suck memory and slow down computers when tabs are left open. A new Chrome extension fixes this by temporarily suspending any tabs you’re not using. You […]
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The image, is obviously not an actual feature of the Pakistani terrain, so how did it get there? At this point, we don’t know — it could be an inside joke by one of Google Maps developers, or some sort of hack. A Google spokesperson explained that the image is likely a result of a […]
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This is how it starts: you feel bad seeing the robot “dog” get kicked, and the next thing you know it’s nipping at your heels, pushing you back to work in the salt mines. Instead of using the film and TV trope to illustrate how morally bankrupt a villain truly is, Google-owned Boston Dynamics employs […]
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If your Google search just isn’t returning the quality content you want, this little URL trick might find more in-depth articles on the subject you’re searching for. Alex Chitu at Google Operating System recently discovered that Google has a section for “in-depth articles”, from which it features longer posts from sites like the Wall Street […]
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Today’s dispatch from the department of irony comes courtesy of Marvel Studios. When the trailer for The Avengers: Age of Ultron prematurely appeared online, the studio went into lockdown to find the leaker’s identity. According to documents found by Mashable, the outfit has traced the incident to a Google Drive account in the name of […]
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