Google is likely to tell us about the Google Goggles project; their own Android tablet; a voice system to take on Siri; how to control your house via Android ...and probably a few surprises along the way. full story ![]()

Google's senior execs have taken to the stage at San Francisco's Moscone Center for its annual I/O keynote. The search giant is widely expected to unveil the future of Android, Chrome , Google Glass and more. Who knows, they might even talk about search? Watch the live stream as it happens, above.
huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)

Recently, I got to visit Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters and chat with Amit Singhal, the company’s search honcho, and other employees about their vision for the future of search. (I wrote about that experience here.) Singhal in particular waxed enthusiastic about the possibility of building something as smart, helpful and effortless as Star Trek’s computer. The whole...
time.com (5 days ago)

Less than an hour to go until the Google I/O 2013 kicks off and the search giant is obviously finding it quite hard to keep all its upcoming announcements under wraps. The Android version 4.3 has briefly showed up on the Google developers website. A webpage detailing the security enhancements in Android 4.3 was uploaded, and Google's own web crawlers have caught it, leading...
gsmarena.com (6 days ago)

Google announced the rather stark "end of search as we know it" at its annual Google IO conference today. Really, the search engine giant is looking to change that way users go about finding information through its various Google services. This is done with the expansion of Google Now across all Chrome devices, with Answer, Converse and Anticipate experiences. Developing...
techradar.com (6 days ago)

The idea that the technology behind search is a done deal is far from the truth, according to Google, as the company appears to still have plenty of tricks up its sleeve to improve it. Google’s Patrick Pichette “Everybody’s mindset is that search is a solved problem,” said Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette, during a Q&A session Thursday at Morgan Stanley’s...
pcworld.com (2 months and 22 days ago)

Search giant's co-founder confuses TED audience as he promotes Google Glass headset – and may irk Android usersSmartphones are "emasculating" – at least according to Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, who explained his view while addressing an audience wearing a computer headset that made him look slightly like a technological pirate.His comment at the TED conference in...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 23 days ago)

Google chairman also rejects suggestions there is tension with Samsung, the world's biggest mobile phone makerGoogle chairman Eric Schmidt has denied that there is any tension with Samsung, the world's biggest mobile phone maker and the only Android handset manufacturer making substantial profits.He also said it would be "against our religion" to try to block Facebook Home,...
guardian.co.uk (1 month and 4 days ago)

In August 2011, I outlined why I believed that Chrome was more important to Google than Android. At first blush, this sounds kind of crazy, but when you look at the bigger strategic picture it makes sense. With former Android head Andy Rubin relocating to work on other projects at Google, and Chrome head Sundar Pichai taking over Android, it means that the Android and Chrome...
time.com (2 months and 5 days ago)

'We want to bring our products to all of our users,' says Android product management director Baris GultekinGoogle has launched its Google Now service for iOS devices, as an update to its existing Google Search app.Accessed by swiping upwards from the bottom of the app's homescreen, Google Now learns about its user through their activities and their history in various Google...
guardian.co.uk (22 days ago)

These high-tech specs are about to propel us into a sci-fi future few could have envisaged a decade ago, writes TOM LEONARD.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 5 days ago)
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