Are you on the move and feel the need to reach out? Now Google Maps lets you share your location in real-time, if you really want to. Map it out Android and iOS users can now share their location with their friends in a few quick swipes. Either tap on the blue dot (that's you) […]

Google search algorithms will soon be trawling the visual contents of videos, in the same way they currently search for words in pages of text. Searchable video Google’s newly announced Cloud Video Intelligence API makes video files genuinely searchable. Even without pre-existing metadata, the visual contents of a clip can be catalogued in seconds. The

Hangouts—Google’s G Suite communications solution—is being divided in two: a live calling app and a team messaging app. Hangouts Meet First, there’s Hangouts Meet. It’s an app that focuses on video and audio communications, much like Google Duo does at the consumer level. Hangouts Meet promises to streamline the process of getting into virtual meetings

Google has released a set of new guidelines that outlines which organisations can be featured on Google My Business. Here's what you need to know. Keep it real First off, virtual offices are out. Only businesses with a physical location can be featured, and they must make in-person contact with customers during its stated hours. Ineligible

Last year Google made two surprising physical product launches.   Google Home, the voice driven home assistant, and Google Pixel, the iPhone beating fully integrated Google-from-the-ground-up phone. Smart tech Both devices have very different functions, but there is one common feature which PPC advertisers should be paying attention to: Google Assistant.   Both the Google

A new Chrome security update gives Mac users better protection when they go online. Poisoned Apple Long gone are the days when Macs were a malware-free zone. Over recent years, Macs have been increasingly targeted with OS X/macOS-specific forms of online nastiness. To help make the online experience safer for Mac users, Google Safe Browsing

In the latest indication that Google is still committed to letting people direct their own videos with the tilt of their head, they’ve been granted patent for two new wearable tech, camera-based devices. New fashion photography Google's received had two new patent applications approvals—this time, for more wearable tech: a hat and a bracelet. The

Google has recently released a laundry list of updates and feature add-ons for Google Analytics. Google Data Studio at zero cost Google Data Studio is removing its five report cap. Users will now be able to share aesthetically pleasing dashboards and reports without limit. Google Tag Manager AMP Containers AMP (Accelerate Mobile Pages) brings sophisticated

Google is getting serious about making the internet a safer, friendlier place. Their new tech, called Perspective, takes aim at nothing less than the nastiest of online nasties: the comments section. Recognising that trolls are a mainstream problem The comments section of websites, in particular those of online news outlets, often showcase the very worst

Beam me up, Google. Whilst it's not quite ready to handle galactic transportation, Google Home can now purchase items at your command. Buy in Using Google Assistant (a feature of Google Home), you're now able to issue voice commands to buy things from retailers signed up with Google Express. These include Costco, Bed Bath and