In the past, Google has made frequent attempts to gain a foothold into consumers’ drawing rooms through their TV sets. However, so far, the search giant has failed miserably. Now, the company has launched a new low-cost TV dongle called ‘Chromecast’ which can stream content from a plethora of devices.
Google is considered the undisputed champion of the web. The company has a huge online presence, offering a multitude of wildly popular products and maintaining the search engine as the backbone of this strength. It has now been revealed that Google accounts for a whopping 25% of all the internet traffic generated from North America.
Google recently rolled out a redesign for the mobile as well as the web version of Gmail inbox. The new design makes it really convenient for users to organize mail neatly. However, with the introduction of the new ‘Promotions’ tab, Google has also started dishing out ads to the users, a practice which borders on online spam.
We reported that Google wants to recreate Nexus 7. Later Google confirmed that a new Nexus 7 is coming soon. Google will hold an event on July 24 where the company will unveil the new Nexus 7. But ahead of that date, yesterday our friend Android Central leaked some photos and a video of that device. And the leaked images and video hints that the Google Nexus 7 is undoubtedly a tough competitor of iPad mini.
Google has finally rolled out version 2.0 of Google Maps, equipping the new version with a number of new features. The version also comes with iPad compatibility, bringing the service to the tablet for the first time. Among the new features are the ability to get live traffic updates, event reports as well as indoor maps.
The recent PRISM leaks show that the U.S. government has been working closely with certain companies in order to get its hands on users’ data. Google categorically denied any such collaboration with the authorities and the company is now testing the encryption of Google Drive files in order to thwart any government surveillance attempts.
Recently, many tech sites reported about Apple trying to finalize deals with content producers, so as to kick start its own online video streaming services. Now, reports suggest that Google is making a similar move, trying to bag the license for an Internet TV streaming service.
Google has revamped the Web interface of its Google Play Store, making it look a lot like the Android version of the store. The redesigned outlook of the Web version of the Store makes it a lot easier to find app details without having to scroll and navigate through different tabs.