Ever at a loss for words? Gmail might have a solution for that: answering your emails for you. First responder The Inbox by Gmail app now scans the contents of your emails and suggests succinct responses. The idea is to help users on-the-go keep in contact with tapping out lengthy missives. Smarty pants? The new […]
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Facebook has revealed a massive increase to its search functionality – with all 2 trillion of its publicly listed posts are now searchable. Needle in a haystack Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "Today, we’re updating Facebook Search so that in addition to friends and family, you can find out what the world
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While you could never accuse them of being BFFs, Facebook and Google aren't open to working together when it's mutually beneficial. The latest teaming of the superpowers is over access to Chrome. Push button Now Facebook mobile users will be able to receive Push Notifications on Google Chrome. The feature can be activated via Chrome’s
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Google doesn't like to do anything by halves. The Search giant has just launched Android Pay, a service aimed at usurping Google Wallet for contactless payments. At the same time Google also announced a standalone Google Wallet app aimed at peer-to-peer payments. There's both sort of the same, but different. Pay up Android Pay is
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Who says digital giants can't play nice? Google and Twitter have just got a little cosier: now tweets are discoverable in Search. #Search Google announced the news, appropriately enough, in a tweet. It means that users can now search for, and view, tweets and hashtags directly from Google on desktop. For example, if you were
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Google has just increased its security for brands with an update to Google Drive. In the Driver's seat Now users can prevent users from downloading, copying or printing shared documents. The feature can be accessed via the Information Rights Management tool in Drive. Safety first The update will help brands who share documents with multiple
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From day one, Facebook users have always been able to login as themselves. By contrast, Google users have to deal with multiple logins and accounts across numerous devices. Cookies are good enough for me This means Google must algorithmically infer who the actual user is, and assemble this information in the cookie. Since Facebook knows who the user is
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Much maligned, often misunderstood, Google+ holds a unique place among the social platforms. Google+ has the active (some might say pushy) endorsement and considerable resources of Google behind it, and on paper should have had every chance to succeed. Yet a few years on, it's not unkind to say that Google+ has failed to live
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Google has just made it easier for individuals and brands to protect their online privacy with the launch of a new Accounts hub. Aladdin's Cave Google revealed the updated security boost in a blog post. "Today, we’re rolling out two significant improvements to our privacy and security tools: a new hub for managing your Google
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Apple has just pipped Google to once more be crowned the world's most valuable brand. Appleword The tenth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study found Apple is now worth US$247 billion, a rise of 67% year on year. This leap is largely attributed to strong iPhone 6 sales. Google took out second spot
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