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Google Reportedly Testing “Hyperlocal” Google Now Card

Tim July 31, 2013 37

Google Now already shows a lot of cards to users. There are cards for sports, weather, nearby places and so much more. There is currently a national news card, but nothing that focuses on news that is happening in your own neighborhood. According to Quartz,...

Google Now’s New TV Info Feature is Pretty Awesome

Kellen June 26, 2013 62

This morning, Google updated its Search app for Android to include a new TV information card that can be viewed through Google Now. It requires you to have a WiFi-enabled TV, with your TV and phone connected to the same network in order to work, but otherwise...

Google Search Receives Update: TV Show Information, Offers Show When Nearby a Location, New Voice Action for Music

Kellen June 26, 2013 48

Google Search received an update today on Android that introduces a couple of new Google Now and action features worth mentioning. The first new feature will display information about shows you are watching through your internet-connected TV (as long as you...

Verizon Reminds Us That Google Voice Search Can Solve All Your Problems

Kellen June 10, 2013 61

Verizon's new Father's Day commercial that popped up over the weekend is a fine reminder that Google Voice Search is there to help you in times of need. When your child adopts a dangerous pet, baseballs are thrown through windows, a kid puts the wrong dish...

Google Rolls Out Rich Notifications For Chrome, Has That Google Now Feel

Tim May 23, 2013 62

Since the majority of us are probably using Chrome, at least according to this poll, we feel it quite justified to talk about the world's most popular web browser. Today, Google enabled "rich notifications" for Chrome. Think of these as little info cards that...

Apple Sets Eyes on Galaxy S4 and Google Now in Newest Patent Infringements Claim

Tim May 22, 2013 125

In what could be labeled as this year's biggest non shocker, Apple is claiming that Samsung is violating Siri patents with Mountain View's Google Now software. U.S. patents 8,086,604 and 6,846,959 cover technology related to Siri, a "universal interface for...

Google Search Update on Android Introduces Google Now Cards for Music, Movies, TV Shows, and Games

Kellen May 15, 2013 17

Google Search received an update moments ago during the Google I/O keynote, and it includes a number of new cards for Google Now. You'll now be able to set reminders, see upcoming releases for your favorite media types (books, music albums, movies, tv shows,...

Use the Google Now Backgrounds as Your Wallpaper With This App

Tim May 10, 2013 26

Been looking for an easy way to bring those Google Now backgrounds to your homescreen? An app called Google Now Wallpaper lists them out as little cards and then you simply tap and apply which one you want. A feature that makes it exceptionally neat is that...