They say two hands are better than one. But how about two platforms? Google Play Music thinks so, and has teamed up with TripAdvisor to provide playlists for popular tourist destinations. Music to your ears? Music and travel lovers can now access a variety of playlists via TripAdvisor’s Android app. The feature is available in …
Popular organisation platform Evernote has just got more handy, thanks to a new partnership with Google Drive. Happily ever after Evernote now features a Google Drive button, which allows files to be embedded directly into notes. Files feature rich notes, and multiple files can be embedded at once. Another bonus is that Evernote can now …
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Think Facebook couldn’t possibly get bigger? Think again. The social network’s advertising reach is about to extend to non-users across the web. Gate keepers Facebook has long used its extensive demographic information to serve targeted ads to its 1.6 billion users. Now a new feature called Audience Network will bring that know-how to third party …
Google has just launched Spaces, an app designed to give users its most powerful tools to communicate. Gimme some Space Spaces works like this: you create a 'Space' around a specific topic, then invite your friends to have a chat about it. People can be invited through other messaging apps, contacts, and social media. Sounds basic …
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Never scared to tinker with its search algorithms, Google will soon implement a change that demotes websites that obstruct content. The move is specifically aimed at making the search experience better for mobile users, whose touch-screens have less leeway for popups. Right ideas Two years ago Google added a mobile-friendly label to its search pages …
Google has just released Gboard, a new keyboard for iOS that lets users bypass a browser when searching for content. G spot Google announced the news in a blog post. "Searching and sending stuff on your phone shouldn’t be that difficult. With Gboard, you can search and send all kinds of things—restaurant info, flight times, …
One of the essential skills for any modern marketer is the ability to text and send emails with one hand – preferably while tweeting, 'gramming, and pinning with the other. Now a new update from Google makes it easier to juggle the demands of the modern digital workplace. The sound of one hand texting Google …
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It might be a bit early to call, but 2016 is already looking like the year of the emoji. Facebook recently released Reactions, letting users respond to posts with a variety of new emojis. Now Google Photos is getting in on the game, letting you search for photos via the cute little critters. Oh Snap …
The lines between traditional and new media continue to blur with the latest update from Google. Viewers will soon be able to vote for reality TV contestants directly from Google Search. X-Factor? While details are still scant, it appears Google will now display a list of remaining contestants from reality TV shows in its search …
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Despite all our labour-saving devices and smart gadgets, it can be hard finding time to squeeze everything into a work day. Never fear: Google Calendar's on the job post-haste. Time traveller Google Calendar for Android (running with Google Apps for Work or Edu), now has a feature that looks for the best time to schedule business …
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