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Google Looks to Make Your Feature Phone a Bit Smarter With Google Free Zone

Eric November 8, 2012 121

Last night on the Droid Life Show, we talked about Google's penchant for throwing ideas at the wall and seeing what sticks. Their latest project, Google Free Zone, seems to be one of those ideas, but we hope that it catches on. Currently being tested in the ...

Google Now has a Built-in Pedometer – Tracks Miles Walked and Biked From Each Month

Kellen November 1, 2012 144

Last night, and possibly because the month of October came to a close, Google Now started showing a new card to a number of our readers. That new card is a pedometer that has been tracking their steps and miles biked over the last couple of months, behind the...

Video: Quick First Look at the New Google Now and Google Search

Kellen October 29, 2012 36

You may as well start thinking of Google Now as one of the backbones to Android going forward. It's clear that Google and the Android team are going to make this the most robust and feature-rich service on Android going forward. Sure, they'll turn the camera...

Google Close to Having an FTC Case on Its Hands For Abusing Search Results

Eric October 15, 2012 85

Google is soon to be in hot water with the FTC again if the latest report out of Reuters is to be believed. An investigation into whether Google wrongly used its ownership of Google Search to promote their products above products of rival companies has been...

Google Search “Now” Updated – Movie Show Times, Manual Sports Team Additions, and Public Alerts Included

Tim August 29, 2012 62

Google pushed an update out to Google Search today, which includes new Google Now goodies for Jelly Bean users. The update adds an option to manually sticky your favorite sports team's card right to your feed for live updates. Previously, you had to search for...

Google Makes Mobile Search from Phones and Tablets Interactive and Content Rich

Tim August 10, 2012 7

Google is rolling out more interactive search results on mobile phones and tablets. For example, when searching for math answers like I have done above, instead of just giving you the answer, Google Search displays an entire calculator for you to edit the...

iOS to Get Advanced Google Voice Search in Coming Days, Still Nothing for Android Users Below Jelly Bean

Kellen August 8, 2012 99

Google announced today that they are planning to release a new Google Search app for iOS that carries the advanced voice tech used (our first look) in the current build built into Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). While this is great news for iOS users, we can't help...

Google Introduces “Handwrite” for Mobile Searches

Kellen July 26, 2012 34

Moments ago, Google unwrapped their latest search feature called Handwrite. Once enabled on your mobile device, you can search for items by writing them out on your screen with a finger. As you can see in the screen shot above, the search works just as would...