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Google shows off Spotify-threatening new music service, enhanced search, amazing photo editing and Apple-crushing maps
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Google shows off Spotify-threatening new music service, enhanced search, amazing photo editing and Apple-crushing maps

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - by Lee J.

Yesterday’s Google I/O 2013 saw a ton of Google geeks doing what comes naturally to them, with some fascinating new technology being introduced – read on for the highlights, and …

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Model railway icon Frank Hornby celebrated in Google doodle
Google / transport / web

Model railway icon Frank Hornby celebrated in Google doodle

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

It’s great to see the don of model railways, the legendary Frank Hornby, being celebrated in Google doodle today. Born in Liverpool 150 years ago in 1863, Hornby was one of …

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Google now serves up a total of 15GB free storage for Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos
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Google unifies Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos cloud storage to offer users15GB free

Tuesday, May 14, 2013Monday, May 13, 2013 - by Lee J.

With cloud storage rivals like Dropbox dishing out free space like it was going out of fashion, Google has announced that it will unify the storage between the Gmail and Drive services.

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Google Keep note-taker gets even better with Chrome app
Android / Google / Windows

Google Keep note-taker gets even better with Chrome app

Friday, May 3, 2013Friday, May 3, 2013 - by mike s

We’re already huge fans of Google Keep on the Android platform – in case you haven’t used it yet, it’s a wonderfully simple note taking app that we’re finding invaluable for quickly grabbing …

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Google Glass how-to video shows off a futuristic, but simple interface
computing / Google

Official Google Glass how-to video shows off a futuristic, but simple interface

Wednesday, May 1, 2013Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has released a short video showing off the main interface for Google Glass, and it’s rather beautifully elegant.

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Google Now comes to the iPhone and iPad, via the Google Search app
Android / Apple / Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Google Now comes to the iPhone and iPad, via the Google Search app

Monday, Apr 29, 2013Monday, Apr 29, 2013 - by Lee J.

The quite fabulous Google Now service has now been made available for iOS users, as part of the updated Google Search app.

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NASA launches three HTC Nexus One powered satellites into orbit
Android / computing / Google / mobiles

NASA launches three HTC Nexus One Android-powered mini-satellites into orbit

Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 - by mike s

Looking to find ways of creating cheaper satellites using off-the-shelf components, NASA has launched three PhoneSat craft into orbit, each powered by a Google-HTC Nexus One smartphone.

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BBC releases Android iPlayer Radio app and says it's better than the iOS version
Android / Google / mobiles

BBC releases Android iPlayer Radio app and says it’s better than the iOS version

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

The patience of Android users waiting for a version of the BBC’s iPlayer Radio has finally been rewarded, with the new app coming with the bonus of being described as  ‘even better’ than the iOS version.

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The king of Gmail cheat sheets lists every keyboard short cut in the known universe
Google / web

The king of Gmail cheat sheets lists every keyboard short cut in the known universe

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 - by Pete Railton

We’ve been using GMail for donkey’s years but have to admit that we hardly know any of its handy keyboard shortcuts. Thankfully, the thumping big graphic from Visualeks (below) is on …

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Android / Apple / computing / Google

Apple iPad market share crashes in UK as Android tablet sales gather momentum

Saturday, Apr 20, 2013Friday, Apr 19, 2013 - by PG - 1 Comment

Apple has seen its share of the UK tablet market fall 73 per cent to 63 per cent in the last twelve months, as sales of Android slates gather momentum.

Apple iPad market share crashes in UK as Android tablet sales gather momentum Read More
How Google Glass works its magic
Android / computing / Google / portable

How Google Glass works its magic

Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 - by Lee J.

  We’re not really fans of infographics, but we think this one by Graphic designer Martin Missfeldt  does a really good job of explaining how this fascinating piece of new technology does its …

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First Google Glass user video appears on the web
Android / computing / gadgets / Google / hardware / portable

First Google Glass user video appears on the web – and it looks impressive

Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

With the first batch of the Google Glass gadgets not going on sale, it won’t be long before we get to see exactly what the wearable tech is capable of.

First Google Glass user video appears on the web – and it looks impressive Read More
YouTube declares that it's closing down for ten years
business / Google / web

YouTube announces that it’s closing down for ten years in video statement

Sunday, Mar 31, 2013Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 - by mike s

As April Fool’s pranks go, this one is  pretty good: YouTube have announced that it will be closing down and accepting no new videos. The video insists that YouTube was in fact …

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Google offers entire Nik photo editing software plug-in suite for bargain price of $149/£98
Google / photography / software

Google offers entire Nik photo editing software plug-in suite for bargain price of $149/£98

Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has announced that it will be offering the entire Nik Collection of six photo-editing plug-ins for just $149/£98 – a price that works out at a whopping 70 per …

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Google Keep note-taking web and Android app takes on Evernote
Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles / web

Google Keep note-taking web and Android app takes on Evernote – review

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 - by Pete Railton

We’ve been battling away with different note-taking apps for a long time but – like U2 – we still haven’t found what we’re looking for – so we’re pretty excited …

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