'OK Google' functionality has finally landed on Chromebook. 'OK Google' command works as an intelligent personal assistant.
Google has filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, accusing him of conspiring with the movie industry. According to the lawsuit, Mr. Hood had been improperly influenced by major Hollywood studios that are trying to crack down on the distribution of pirated movies on the Internet, NYT reported.
Owners of Nest thermostats will be able to monitor and control their thermostat from the Chrome browser or by using Google's app on Android and iOS devices. The latest update will let Google Now accept commands such as "OK Google, change temperature to", "set Nest to", "turn the thermostat to" and other followed by a temperature.
Google will be partnering with French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to advance the Project Loon broadband balloons project. France has been dealing with balloons for the past 60 years. The CNES has around 60 staff working with the balloons.
A Dutch privacy watchdog on Monday ordered an ultimatum to Google, asking to change the way it handles users' personal data or face fines up to $18.7 million. It will be the third round of European fines that Google has to face in the last few months.
Google is discontinuing the Nexus 5 production and will turn the focus on increasing sales of Nexus 6 and Nexus 9. LG has already disabled the availability of Nexus 5 on Google Play.
The social networking giant says its wants to utilize information existing within Facebook.
Google is reportedly pulling its engineers from Russia to avoid increasing restrictive Internet laws of the country. However, the Internet giant will continue to focus on other aspects of business such as sales, user support and marketing.
With the acquisition of Quest Visual - maker of WordLens app that translates words and signs written in one language into another - Google made intentions clear to make Google Translate more powerful.
Google will be shutting down Google News in Spain following a new copyright legislation that lets publishers charge Internet companies for their content that is aggregated by any other service.
Google has updated its Hangouts app for Android, enabling it to be a multipurpose communication tool.
Google is finally expanding the availability of Chromecast media streaming dongle to a new market in India for Rs. 2,999 (approx. $50).
Microsoft has released an app for Android smartphones called Torque that lets you perform instant search similar to Google's 'Ok Google' command. However, instead voice, you need to shake your device to activate the app.
Google is developing two new features that will allow Inbox users to undo the send option for emails and function through other browsers.
Google is rolling kid-friendly versions of its popular products such as search, YouTube and Chrome, according to a report by USA Today. The design of these products will be aimed at 12-and-under crowd.
