Google has fine-tuned Gmail for users to refer easily old messages when composing a new one.
Previous implementations of the search giant’s email service restricted users who wanted to create a new email from the rest of the inbox’s contents. Gmail users had to close the compose box – automatically saving the message as draft – to dig into other email messages for some details.
New emails now open in a floating window hovering above the Gmail page, allowing access to all other messages …

Google services went pitch black for six minutes on Thursday morning, November 1 (UTC+8), as the search giant experienced some undisclosed difficulties, throwing about 10 percent of its users into utter bewilderment and panic.
Google users who logged into Gmail exposed the problem after they were welcomed with a temporary message on desktop and laptop computers, while iPhone users encountered a message about either a wrong username or password. A multitude of confused, panicky users vented …

The search giant has lately been revamping Google Drive in an effort to make the applications quicker to locate  and simpler to open and utilize, while tech rival Apple has been launching new products.
Google is constantly working on the user-friendliness and the convenience when it comes to using Drive.
One of the steps Google took to revamp their free file storage service was to change the names of their 3 most widely-used apps, which are spreadsheets, word processing, and graphical …

As more and more people today access the Internet using their mobile phones or tablets, it seems that Google’s profits are set to decrease. What’s more, the trend is happening at a much faster rate than is actually expected.
A Drastic Plunge
Over the course of three months up to September 30, Google’s profits have declined by 20%, amounting to £1.3 billion. A major reason for the drastic plunge is the decrease in the cost-per-click amount; this is the price Google charges from …

In view of human beings’ continuous need to know more about our history, Google has launched its “Cultural Institute”, an online collection of 20th Century landmark events and personalities. The archive was created in conjunction with 17 museums and institutes from around the world. According to Google’s Mark Yoshitaka who was speaking during the launch in Warsaw, Poland, Google aims to bring to use its expertise in mapping, products and services, in the cultural sector.

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Google executive chair Eric Schmidt has claimed the current legal skirmish between Apple and Google for utter domination in the mobile industry is the only struggle worthy of mention and discussion, ignoring subjects related to Microsoft and Research In Motion.
In his privilege speech at the AllThingsD conference on Wednesday, Schmidt said as the two tech giants battle for supremacy of the mobile market, the eventual winners will be consumers.
“The Android-Apple platform fight is the …

For over a year, Google has been the target of U.S. and European antitrust investigations, but now the search company has fired back. In a report commissioned by Google and released today, two acclaimed antitrust experts dismiss Google’s critics’ claims as lacking any compelling legal or economic argument for a government antitrust case.
What Does the Chicago School Teach About Internet Search and the Antitrust Treatment of Google? is the work of Judge Robert Bork and Professor …

Motorola Mobility, acquired by Google in May 2012, has closed the deal to purchase Ukrainian IT company Viewdle, which offers face, object, and gesture recognition technology products, allowing, among other features, an automated photo tagging.
Reportedly, Google paid USD 30-45 million for the venture and could use face recognition technology in its Picasa service, as well as for Android devices.
This purchase confirms the great IT potential of Ukraine, as well as high professionalism and …

The government of Iran announced a local replacement to Google and G-mail in light of the ban on the e-mail service, which was caused by an anti-islam movie.
This decision by some Iranian officials has been criticized by the local media. Gmail was blocked last week in the country, but the parent search engine Google remains unblocked.
The anti-islam movie which was produced in the United States was found by a court to be distributed by YouTube, owned by

By making one of the small changes that make our lives easier, Google announced today the open standard support for CardDAV, allowing easy synchronization of contacts with any operating system compatible with it. CardDAV joins CalDAV, which offers the same service for calendars, and iMAP.
Users wishing until now to synchronize mobile devices could choose a detour by using Exchange ActiveSync protocol.

 
For example, iOS users who otherwise are the main target audience of the new CardDAV …