Video: Here’s how Google handles 50,000 government requests in a year
In every transparency report from Google since 2009, the number of requests from the government has increased at a steady pace, but 2013 represents the largest …
Steve Jobs happily got a Google employee fired for trying to recruit Apple engineers
Pando’s Mark Ames has been doing a terrific job covering fresh revelations about the probably illegal collusion between Apple and Google to not recruit one …
Ad watchdog agrees that Google customers are getting ‘Scroogled’
Take a victory lap, Microsoft: Your claims that Google is “Scroogling” its customers have stood up to scrutiny. The Guardian reports that the Advertising Standards …
Google denies snooping on Gmail users to hunt down leaks
Responding to allegations from TechCrunch former editor Michael Arrington that Google had accessed his Gmail email address to trace a leak from inside the company, …
New app lets you search through Google without being tracked
After Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks, Internet privacy is on everyone’s minds. One way in particular that people are looking for privacy is through their search …
Google is reportedly cleaning up Android’s security flaws for a major push into the workforce
Is Google finally getting ready to take enterprise customers’ concerns about Android security seriously? Two unnamed sources tell The Information that Google is planning a …
Nest CEO: Google, not Apple, is building ‘the technology we are going to need’
Nest shocked and disappointed many an Apple fan earlier this year when it agreed to get bought out by hated rival Google for $3.2 billion. …
Google is really tired of people bashing Glass
Google appears to be quite annoyed with the myths growing around Glass, so, in order to set the record straight about its wearable device, the …
It’s not just Microsoft: Apple and Google can also read your emails
People concerned with online privacy had a field day last week when it was discovered that Microsoft accessed a French blogger’s Hotmail account and read …
Hilarious new board game brings Google Search autocomplete to your living room
It seems like everyone on the planet has a Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaign these days, but how many different iPhone styluses and portable batteries do …
10 important URLs that every single Google user needs to know
Personally, I love that Google is so creative with my private data. I am fully aware that in order to use Google’s many great “free” …
VCs make $3.2 million bet that your doctor will want to use Google Glass
We’ve written in the past about how the medical community has become increasingly intrigued by Google Glass as some surgeons see it as a potential …
Google might release more KitKat updates before Android 4.5 launches
A previously unseen version of Android 4.4 KitKat has been discovered on Google’s Chrome bug tracking board by Myce who spotted build KTU65 running on …
Could Amazon and Google be the competition the game industry needs?
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are powerful, exciting machines, but in many ways, they aren’t much more than the latest iterations on a very …
Google will now encrypt every single message you send through Gmail
Google is starting to get serious about making sure your Gmail messages are secure. The company announced on Thursday that it is making all Gmail …
WTF of the week: Occupy Wall St. cofounder wants Eric Schmidt named ‘CEO of America’
The Occupy Wall Street protest movement as a whole never seemed to have any concrete goals other than to play drum circles in public parks …
Google’s upcoming Nexus tablet may be more expensive than you think
After a few reports from Taiwan suggested Google is considering launching an 8.9-inch Nexus this year instead of a third-generation Nexus 7 device, IHS Technology …
Top Google Glass fan fears Google is getting ready to dump his favorite headset
Top Google Glass fan Robert Scoble is a fairly excitable personality and he’s written a fairly excitable post on his Google+ page discussing his fears …
Hilarious video shows what life would be like if Google Search was actually a person
Google Search has changed the way the world accesses information and in doing so, it also changed the way we think when querying for information. …
Here’s how to give your Android phone a huge speed boost, just like Apple sped up iOS 7.1
Apple released its eagerly anticipated iOS 7.1 update last week and while the new software added a bunch of great new features and cleaned up …
Google’s most popular device is now available in more markets
Google on Tuesday confirmed that the Chromecast will be available in other international markets, many more than initially believed. The device will be on sale …
Is Google about to pick a fight with wireless carriers?
A few months ago, Google took a huge step towards total consolidation of its mobile communication suite as Hangouts acquired SMS functionality. According to 9to5Google, …
Thank you, Google, for being so ‘evil’
Using Google’s “don’t be evil” slogan in articles criticizing the technology giant’s hunger for private data is a pastime tech bloggers and journalists have long …
8.9-inch Nexus tablet with better-than-2K display reportedly launches this summer
Is Google cooking up a brand new Nexus 9 to take on the iPad Air? According to a new report that is indeed the case, …
Chromecast close to attacking new markets, starting with Europe
Google seems ready to start its international Chromecast launch, according to Gigaom, with the U.K., France and Germany apparently being the first markets to get …
Your kid will no longer be able to rack up huge in-app purchase bills on Google Play
Just like Apple but on a smaller scale – at least for the time being – Google has been hit with an in-app purchase related …
How Google and Microsoft are forcing OEMs to cancel dual-booting products
After a couple of reports from Taiwan suggested that Google may be posing significant opposition to Asus’ plans to ship the dual-booting Android/Windows Transformer Book …
Google gives U.K. government ‘special access’ to YouTube
National security officials in the United Kingdom will be given “special access” to some key YouTube features by Google, The Irish Times reports. Apparently Google …
Google Drive undercuts Dropbox, OneDrive with huge price cut
Cloud storage is more affordable than ever with Google’s latest price cut for Google Drive. Google announced the massive savings on its blog on Thursday, …
Specs leak for Google’s smartwatch
Have you caught smartwatch fever yet? Judging by early sales of smartwatches you probably haven’t but lots of other tech companies are nonetheless planning to …
