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 […]

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

While Google has never shied away from building its apps and services for iOS, some have taken time to appear on iPhones and iPads around the world. Almost 18 months after Apple introduced third-party keyboards with iOS 8, Google is reportedly set to release a keyboard with a slew of user-friendly features. Search, search, search

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck….it’s a Google Ad? A new update from Google sees new ad units that look suspiciously like the pins used in Google Maps. Pin the tail on the product Google announced the launch of local search ads in a blog post. “If you run a

Google has just launched an experimental new service called Posts, a social network that lets you post through search results. Search and be social Posts is currently in beta and being trialled in real time during the US Presidential Election. This means candidates can send content such as images, video, and text straight to Google,

Google might want to own everything, but the reality is even it can’t be everything to all people. Recognising it must play nicely with others, Google Apps for Work has just released an update for customers who use its competitors’ products. One big happy digital family Users who don’t necessarily want to use Google’s web-based

Google Forms, Google’s solution for managing surveys, has just received a sleek update that includes a range of new templates intended to jazz up its questionnaires. Formula for success? Google Forms now lets you choose from a variety of templates that cover everything from customer feedback to quizzes. Users can now sign-up directly from a

Google Chrome for Android just got a lot more real – literally and figuratively. Let's get physical Google's Physical Web, the clever feature that lets smartphones connect with other online devices close by, is now available on Android. This means your Android phone can potentially connect with seemingly inanimate object such as parking metres and

With everyone now back from holiday and on-the-go, Google has released an update that makes it easier to access its suite of Docs products from mobile. Mobile mover and shaker Google has updated the way users can add comments and leave feedback on the Google Docs, Sheets and Slides apps. The update is aimed at

Images can be worth their weight (and then some) in gold when it comes to digital and social. With this in mind, Google now lets you save images to your account directly on your mobile. Imagine that Google Chrome on mobile now features a star below images when you perform an image search. Simply tap