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Google Search Bar Gets Handy-Dandy Google Lens Shortcut

Tim September 3, 2021 19

A day or two ago, I noticed the Google Search bar on my homescreen grew a new shortcut. All of a sudden, a button for Google Lens had appeared out of nowhere. I immediately took to Twitter, thinking I may have actually gotten something before anyone else. For...

Google’s “Delete Last 15 Min” in Search Starts Its Rollout

Kellen July 15, 2021 13

When you search for something on Google, there is a good chance that inquiry will be used to shape your online profile, as it could also live in your search history for any number of days or weeks or months. Depending on what you just searched for, you may not...

Google Announces Sweet Photos, Search, and Chrome Privacy Tools

Kellen May 18, 2021 4

Google announced a bunch of privacy-focused features at Google I/O today, including new password tools in Chrome, but when it comes to data, Google is adding a couple of very useful tools to help you better protect Google Photos, Search results, and your...

Google Releases “Year in Search” for the Worst Year Ever

Kellen December 9, 2020 19

Google released its "Year in Search" report for 2020 and it certainly highlights the awful 12 months we've almost completed. 2020 is and will always be the worst. 2020 f*cking sucks. A quick glance through the trends across the globe and in the US is such a...

Can’t Figure Out the Song Stuck in Your Head? Hum It to Google

Tim October 15, 2020 13

We already know that Google can recognize a song that's playing around you insanely well. The problem is, what if the song you want to identify is in your head and you can't recall the artist or song? In awesome news, Google has introduced the ability to hum,...

Google Search Will Tell You Where to Find That Sports Ball Game

Tim August 13, 2020 5

Google Search is making it easier to find exactly where that particular sports game or TV show you want to watch is playing. Starting this week, Search will show you which channels are offering what you're looking for. For example, if you want to watch the...

Google App Goes Dark

Kellen May 19, 2020

The Google App apparently did not have a proper dark theme until today. Google fixed that on both Android and iOS in an update or server-side switch that has begun rolling out this week. The dark mode flips Google App results (Search) from light to dark, that'...

Google Search Starts Telling You If That Search Query Sucked

Kellen April 23, 2020

Searching on Google is an action some of us do dozens of times per day. Depending on the topic, deciding on precise search terms can be difficult and you may have wondered if Google is even returning results that are anywhere near what you were looking for....