Software

Google Search iPhone App Redesigned For Speed And Beauty

Google Search version 2.0 is now available in the iTunes App Store. The “complete” redesign is much better suited to mobile browsing than its predecessor.


Entertainment

Google’s Rad Synth Doodle Explained By Moog Music Chief Engineer

We first got a look at the Google Doodle celebrating Robert Moog’s 78th birthday on Google.jp yesterday, and now it’s live in the US. Synthtastic! But, uh, how do all of those knobs and sliders work?


May 23, 2012
Online

At IBM Headquarters, Siri Is Persona Non Grata

This week, IBM CIO Jeanette Horan told MIT’s Technology Review that Siri, best pal of Zooey Deschanel and oft snarky gal Friday of the iPhone, has been banned from the company’s internal networks, over concern that spoken queries might be stored somewhere.


Online

This Incredible Analogue Synth Google Doodle Celebrates Pioneer Robert Moog

Google just turned its Doodle into a fully functioning analogue synth attached to an old-fashioned reel-to-reel tape machine. Today is is Robert Moog’s birthday. OH MY GOD, this is incredible. There goes my day.


Online

Google CEO Blasts Facebook For ‘Holding Users Hostage’

Even as news spread that Chrome was now the world’s most popular web browser, Facebook ended up as the focal point in last night’s discussion between Google CEO Larry Page and talk show host Charlie Rose. Rose asked what’s on a lot of people’s minds: Given Facebook’s mammoth IPO, was Larry Page worried?


News

Google’s Motorola Buy Is Official Now

Google chief Larry Page has announced that the company’s $US12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility is finally official.


May 19, 2012
News

Iran Vs Google Is Your Lawsuit Of The Day

In what was meant to have been a peace-keeping move, Google may have inadvertently brought upon itself the wrath of Iran in its entirety. And now the otherwise mighty corporation is facing one rather intimidating lawsuit.


May 17, 2012
Geek Out

Sergey Brin And Larry Page Accept A Webby Before Google Was A Juggernaut

Back in the year 2000, Google was a humble search startup with a killer algorithm. For that the company was awarded a Webby for Technical Achievement. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are positively adorable in this interview with Sam Donaldson.


Software

What Google Could Learn From Windows 8 About User Experience

Windows 8 is built on the idea that the web has great functions but a lousy user experience — and it uses apps to pull everything into a bright, clean parallel world. FastCo Design’s Austin Carr shows how Windows 8 will make using the web a better, more pleasant experience.


Online

Google Knowledge Graph: Search Results Packed With Worlds Information

Google search has always been about connecting you to information. The new Google Knowledge Graph makes the process faster than ever by delivering a summary of important info on your search results page.