Google updates core search engine algorithm
27 Sep 2013
Google hit by service disruption
24 Sep 2013
Google looks to voice-based interface as web search goes mobile
21 Sep 2013
Google, which on an average handles 100 billion searches a month, needs a new voice-based interface as web search enters the next frontier of mobile search
Google Glass enters operation theatre in Chennai hospital
18 Sep 2013
For the first in India, a doctor in a Chennai hospital wearing Google Glass, successfully operated on two patient and live-streamed the entire procedure
Google’s data collection in Street View project in violation of wire tap law court rules
12 Sep 2013
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Google violated federal wire tap laws, with its sweeping data collection including such data such as passwords and email from internet users, for its Street View photo mapping
Google planning 'robo taxi' fleet
27 Aug 2013
Google goes down briefly in flash outage
17 Aug 2013
Microsoft accuses Google of spamming Gmail users with ads
13 Aug 2013
Microsoft has accused Google of going beyond reading emails to target users by sending them ads marked as unread mails directly into their accounts
Google India shuts down its music search service
01 Aug 2013
Can’t type it, write it says Google
27 Jul 2013
Google unveils Nexus 7 and net-to-TV dongle
25 Jul 2013
Google yesterday unveiled a sleeker but more powerful tablet PC in its Nexus range along with a thumb-sized device to enable users of popular mobile gadgets to send online content to television sets wirelessly
Google unveils plans for £650-mn UK HQ
29 Jun 2013
The plan for the UK headquarters, one of Google's largest office complexes outside its global headquarters in Mountain View, California, has been announced at a time when the search engine is under a UK Parliamentary probe over tax evasions in the country
India among countries interested in balloon project : Google’s Todd Rowe
28 Jun 2013
Google recently launched internet-enabled balloons into the stratosphere, floating 20km above the earth carrying internet signal antennas that would provide connectivity and act as a hub for users
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