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Google App Update Breaks Google Now Into Two Feeds

Kellen December 6, 2016 40

The Google App is receiving an update this week that breaks Google Now into two separate feeds of information. One of the feeds will keep you up to date on your subscribed-to news, sports, and entertainment, while the other will be used to help you stay on...

Google Now Lets You Check How Busy a Place is In Real-Time

Kellen November 21, 2016 21

Back in 2015, Google introduced a featured in Google Search that showed you when a retailer, bar, restaurant, or other location was the most popular. The Popular Times section in the place's listing featured a graph that let you see at what time might be best...

Google Launches In Apps Search on Android to Let You Search Within Everything

Kellen August 31, 2016 18

Late last night, Google unwrapped a new feature for the Google App on Android that lets you search within apps installed on your phone. The new feature is called (fittingly) In Apps and will show up as a new "In Apps" tab within Search. What's the point of...

Google Search Now Lets You Play Solitaire or Tic-Tac-Toe

Kellen August 25, 2016 21

From within the Google app (or on the desktop), you can now play solitaire or tic-tac-toe without ever installing either game. Thanks to the power of Google, each game is essentially embedded within search results, giving you quick access to two of the all-...

Google Search Makes Finding the Hot Spots in Cities Easier

Tim August 4, 2016 9

Imagine you are visiting San Francisco, but only have 24 hours to cram in as much fun stuff as you can. In a city like SF, where there is something to do on every corner, Google wants to ensure that you are only seeing, doing, and eating the best of the best....

Google Now on Tap Gets Translating From Any Screen, New Discover Mode, Barcode/QR Scanning

Kellen July 6, 2016 9

Google Now on Tap, a one-time cool but limited party trick, is sure turning into the useful service we all hoped (and sort of envisioned) it could be come. The latest wave of new features to hit the in-the-moment search service includes the ability to...

Google is Testing Internet Speed Within Search Results

Tim June 29, 2016 30

Typically, when you are looking to test your internet speeds, one will head to Ookla's Speed Test website, or maybe even Netflix's new Fast.com site. Well, that all may be changing soon. According to information posted onto Google's support site, as well as a...

Searching for Song Lyrics? Google Search is the Place to Be

Tim June 28, 2016 17

Thanks to a new licensing deal with LyricFind, Google will now display lyrics for practically any song you need directly on Search. Lyrics being displayed on Google Search isn't exactly new, but the new deal ensures that whenever you search for lyrics, you are...