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Android Jelly Bean (4.1)

You won't be left too far behind without it, but Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is a worthy update that brings improved voice search, notifications and sharing.

Review

TV Chrome

Here's a free way to watch world TV in your Google Chrome browser. You can certainly find some interesting offerings in its listings; however, we'd like to have more set-up options.

Review

Google Chrome 10

Google Chrome 10 comes with a full range of competitive features and is among the most standards-compliant and fastest browsers available.

News

Google: make websites mobile friendly or face search wrath

Google has said that it plans to demote websites in mobile search results if they don't work properly on mobile devices. That's a powerful incentive.

News

Google visualises top searches in real time

A new tool from Google Trends lets you see what searches are trending in real time.

News

Microsoft's harsh anti-Google ad 'leaks' onto YouTube

A strong anti-Google ad intended only for internal laughs at Microsoft has mysteriously leaked onto YouTube during Google I/O.

Latest News

Google: make websites mobile friendly or face search wrath

Google has said that it plans to demote websites in mobile search results if they don't work properly on mobile devices. That's a powerful incentive.

Google visualises top searches in real time

A new tool from Google Trends lets you see what searches are trending in real time.

Microsoft's harsh anti-Google ad 'leaks' onto YouTube

A strong anti-Google ad intended only for internal laughs at Microsoft has mysteriously leaked onto YouTube during Google I/O.

Google revamps Maps for web and mobile

The new version of Google Maps includes user-generated street views and live images of Earth's cloud patterns. According to Google: "The map is the user interface."

Google Search scratches its brain 500 million times a day

On a daily basis, 15 per cent of queries submitted have never been seen before by Google's search engine.

Google Drive triples free storage to 15GB

Google has announced just ahead of its I/O conference that free storage across Google services — Gmail, Google+ and Drive — is leaping from 5GB to 15GB. But why?

Google's Inactive Account Manager for afterlife planning

Learn how to use this new Google service that acts as a sort of digital will for the data you have stored with Google in the event of your demise.

My Google spreadsheet fail

Google wants it to be a "non-issue" when Google Docs and Chrome OS users work with Microsoft Office files. CNET News' Stephen Shankland ran into hitches and glitches that show that's not the case.

Google looks to unify chat services under 'Babble'

That's going to be the new name of a collection of Google instant-messaging services, which the company may present at Google I/O in May, according to a report.

Google Images adds filters for animated GIFs

Google has confirmed that it is adding filters to make the popular image format easier to find.

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Review | Mobile Phones

Android Jelly Bean (4.1)

CNET Rating8.0

You won't be left too far behind without it, but Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is a worthy update that brings improved voice search, notifications and sharing. 7
Review | Software

TV Chrome

Here's a free way to watch world TV in your Google Chrome browser. You can certainly find some interesting offerings in its listings; however, we'd like to have more set-up options.
Review | Software

Google Chrome 10

Google Chrome 10 comes with a full range of competitive features and is among the most standards-compliant and fastest browsers available. 14
Review | Software

Google Chrome 8

Google Chrome 8 is not only stable to use, but comes with a full range of competitive features. It lacks some of the fine-tuning customisations in Firefox, but overall, users browsing with Chrome will find it a pleasant, fast and standards-compliant experience. 4
Review | Software

Google Chrome 4

The fastest web browser on the market, Google Chrome is a valiant and speedy attempt to redefine how we surf the internet. 9
Preview | Software

Chrome (beta)

Google has rethought the Internet browser — some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel — but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today. 17
Review | Software

Google Home

Google Home is a breezy service that lets you create a custom sign-in page chock-full of news and widgets. 8
Preview | Software

Google Apps for Your Domain

Google Apps for Your Domain lets you brand online services with your own URL, but it doesn't eat the costs of domain registration as Microsoft Office Live does. 2
Preview | Software

Google Talk beta

With an interface that lacks ads, the simple Google Talk beta dresses up its features by allowing you to leave and receive free voicemail messages, transfer files, and find out what music your buddies are tuning in to. 7