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Google Earth for Chrome & Android gets upgraded with guided tours, more discovery features

As reported earlier this month, Google today has unveiled its new vision for Google Earth, the software that combines satellite imagery, topographic maps and 3D cities, to help you better visualize the planet.

19 Apr 2017, business.mega.mu

Burger King ‘O.K. Google’ Ad Doesn’t Seem O.K. With Google

Google appeared to stymie a marketing stunt on Wednesday by Burger King, which had introduced a television ad intended to prompt voice-activated Google devices to describe its burgers.

13 Apr 2017, business.mega.mu

The Google Pixel 2 may have a curved display

Google may be planning to put curved screens on its next flagships, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

10 Apr 2017, business.mega.mu

Google Updates Ads Policies Again, Ramps Up AI to Curtail YouTube Crisis

Business Chief Schindler says Google has flagged five times as many videos as too offensive for ads in recent weeks.

03 Apr 2017, business.mega.mu

Optimisation fiscale : la MRA s’intéresse au cas de Facebook, Google et Microsoft

Maurice pourrait suivre l’exemple de l’Australie qui a décidé d’obliger les multinationales de l’informatique à cesser de déclarer, dans d’autres juridictions où les impôts sont plus faibles, des revenus engrangés sur son marché.

03 Apr 2017, business.mega.mu

Get a new Android app for free on Google Play every week

Google has quietly launched a new section on its Play Store, offering one app that normally costs money for free every week.

27 Mar 2017, business.mega.mu

Gmail's new exciting update means nothing for you

It’s 2017, and we're still stuck with email clients that refuse to accept attachments going north of 25MB. Gmail is changing that. Well, sort of.

06 Mar 2017, business.mega.mu

Is Google Maps trying to be a social network?

Google Maps just added a new feature that allows users to create lists of favorite locations, for themselves or to share with family or friends.

13 Feb 2017, business.mega.mu

Google and Facebook ban fake news sites from their advertising networks

While it would have been nice to tackle this issue before the election, Google and Facebook are finally taking a tiny step in order to fight back against fake news. According to multiple statements, both companies have updated their policies to ban fake news sites from using Facebook’s and Google’s advertising networks.

15 Nov 2016, business.mega.mu

DeepMind AI to play videogame to learn about world

Google's DeepMind is teaming up with the makers of the StarCraft video game to train its artificial intelligence systems.

07 Nov 2016, business.mega.mu

Google reveals dangerous Windows 10 bug

Google and Microsoft are butting heads over the disclosure of vulnerabilities. On Monday, Google revealed a critical flaw in Windows after it gave Microsoft a ten-day window to warn the public about it.

01 Nov 2016, business.mega.mu

Google parent Alphabet profit surges on mobile, video ads

Google parent Alphabet Inc bested analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday as the search company showed it has honed its core business for the mobile era and is closing in on the next wave of computing.

28 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Google is making it easier for anyone to design beautiful apps

Google is launching a new suite of tools meant to make it easier for designers and app makers to collaborate. It’s partially an expansion of Google’s Material Design efforts, which launched two years ago as a way to rethink how software should be designed on touchscreens.

27 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

How to use Google Allo: Use Google Assistant, Stickers, and Group chat in Google's new messaging app Allo

Google's new messaging app has a built-in assistant, some quirky features, and could be the next big thing when it comes to chat. Here's how to use Google Allo.

26 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Sundar Pichai explains why Google is focusing hard on India

India is obviously a major opportunity for Google. There are over a billion people in the country, and more than 800 million of them live in rural areas with limited access to the internet — less than a third of the population is online at all.

20 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Chromebooks: The smart person's guide

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about Google's Chromebooks and Chrome OS.

17 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Google calls out fact-check articles in its News section

A new Fact Check tag takes its place amid stories on Google News along with earlier tags such as Opinion, In-Depth and Highly Cited.

14 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

As the Note 7 dies will Google inherit the Android kingdom?

Samsung just officially ended the Note 7, barely two months after it launched. The full implications for Samsung are yet to be seen, but it's undeniably a huge blow to its mobile reputation.

12 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

A 'Made by Google' pop-up store is coming to New York

With a slew of new hardware, Google is finally aiming for scale. The new Pixel phones, the smart Home speaker -- these aren't Nexus-level side projects.

07 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Yahoo scanned all of its users’ incoming emails on behalf of U.S. intelligence official

Yahoo in April of last year began secretly scanning the incoming emails of its hundreds of millions of users to comply with an order from the U.S. intelligence community, a move that prompted at least two company officials to leave, according to a former Yahoo employee familiar with the matter.

05 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu