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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 21, 2013
Google Now voice search goes live in the latest Chrome desktop builds
Ladies and gents, it's time to upgrade your Chrome browser. Google Now style voice search has just went live in the late...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 17, 2013
Specific partnerships not yet named; hotels, flights and reservations are the focus
Speaking on one of the countless Google Developers Live talks at Google I/O, one of the creators of Google Now...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Reminders. Music albums. TV shows. Public transit. Books. Video Games.
Update: The newest version of Google Search has just been pushed out to the Play Store
In among the host of other search f...
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by Richard Devine
May 12, 2013
Google Now "What's This Song?" also reported to be working for some users
Following the branch out of the Google Play Sound Search widget from the U.S. in selected European countri...
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by Alex Dobie
May 08, 2013
Google's predictive search app is alive and well on the Galaxy S4 -- and there are a few ways to get to it quickly
On many Android phones with on-screen keys, getting to Google Now -- the ex...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2013
Android version is more fluid, and is still the best Google Now experience
There's a little excitement this morning in the iOS camp as the Google Search app has been updated, brining Go...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 03, 2013
Real time package tracking from select carriers and subtle UI tweaks make it into this update
The Google Search app, better known for its transition into the Google Now interface on Jelly Bean d...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 03, 2013
"What's this song?" working in Google Now as well
Google's Sound Search, which lets users identify music tracks and artists by letting their phone listen to them, is branching ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2013
A Google Watch would be an ideal first step into the world of wearables, and putting Google Now at its heart makes too much sense for it not to happen
The future of computing is mobile, and the ...
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by Rene Ritchie
Feb 26, 2013
Marc Edwards of Bjango, Guy English of Kicking Bear, Loren Brichter of Atebits, Sebastiaan de With of DoubleTwist, and Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations talk human interfaces of the future, including Si...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 15, 2013
The recent Google Search update brought more than just a Google Now widget. As discovered by the development team of utter!, a slick voice command application, the update allows the use of the offli...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 14, 2013
A nice little treat this morning -- Google Now is now pulling in Google Doodles following yesterday's update. Whereas those of us outside of major metro areas would see a stock image, we're ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 13, 2013
Seems like it was only a couple days ago that we were tipped to home screen and Android 4.2 lock screen widgets for Google Now, and today that update has come, along with a few other trinkets.
Firs...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 11, 2013
There's not a lot to look at, but the minimalism is part of what makes is great. We're talking about Google Now, and the fact that reference to a widget has appeared on a Google support page...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 10, 2013
Google just aired their latest Android-specific commercial during the Grammys (as well as posted it online), and it's all about the Nexus 4 and Google Now. We've long said that Google Now is...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 25, 2013
Back at Google I/O last year, our very own Phil Nickinson posed the question -- might Google Now become an Android home screen? Well, a new custom launcher in the Play Store brings a little tas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 16, 2013
We've heard from a few folks this morning saying that Google Now apparent has gone quiet, refusing to verbally answer any of the usual questions. We're seeing it, too. Asking "What...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 08, 2012
Google just keeps on closing the gaps between its products, as today we're seeing that the Chrome team is getting ready to put Google Now into the Chrome browser. An eagle-eyed user spotted code...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 07, 2012
If you've got a Jelly Bean device -- say a shiny new Nexus 4 -- and open up Google Now today, you'll likely be greeted with a notice about Google's location policy. The notice reminds us...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2012
We just finished having a look at how well the new Google Now music ID service works, and here we are with some not-so-good news. It's broken on HTC Sense. At first, you'd get an ugly error,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2012
With the big update to Google Search today, there were a few really cool features dropped into Google Now. They're all pretty useful, but the "what's this song" feature...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2012
Android's Google Search app just got a pretty good update, and that means we've got new features for Google Now as well.
Of note are improvements for travelers. If Google Now knows you'...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 15, 2012
Since its launch alongside Android 4.1 Jelly Bean back at Google IO in the summer, Google Now has become an intriguing, and in some cases integral part of every day life. Android nerds aren't th...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 02, 2012
Google Now continues to try and improve our daily lives one little step at a time, and the latest addition seems to be doing just that. Some users are reporting this card now appearing when they ope...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 29, 2012
For those of you making use of an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean device and wondering when Google Now might be updated with some new features, we now know. The latest update has gone live in the Google Play...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 10, 2012
Google's continuing to transform its search product into a knowledge engine, as evidenced by the new Google Search app on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and its Google Now features. Today some of that ...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 04, 2012
Back during Google I/O 2012, we saw the unveiling of Google Now for Jelly Bean devices. Sadly, Google never released it as a stand-alone app so any device running Ice Cream Sandwich now essentially n...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 30, 2012
Jelly Bean's new Google Now voice assistant clearly knows its stuff.
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by Richard Devine
Jun 28, 2012
Read enough about the Google Nexus 7 yet? Just in case you haven't, and you need some light reading while waiting for your shiny new Nexus 7 to arrive, Google's got you covered. Downloadable...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2012
Let's just throw this out there. Google Now is pretty awesome. A little scary, maybe, which we talked about a bit in last night's Google I/O podcast, but awesome nonetheless. The ability to ...
