Google | - Part 11

You Can Now Queue Google Searches When You’re Offline

Google is rolling out an update to the Google app for Android. This update means you can now queue web searches even when you’re offline. The idea is to enable people with spotty network coverage to still use Google all day, every day, regardless of their network coverage. Before this update, if you tried to… read more »

How Does Google Maps Work?

Google Maps has been a staple of the internet for over a decade now, but few actually know how it works. For the rest of us, Google Maps is pretty much one step away from magic. For example, how does Google create such accurate maps for so many different regions? How can it collect so much data… read more »

20 Best VR Apps for Google Cardboard

Cardboard is the simplest and most affordable way to try virtual reality today. There’s already so much content for Android devices (it works on iPhone too), and it’s getting better all the time. But where do you start? Here’s our pick of 20 of the best Cardboard apps and games for Android. The Essentials Before… read more »

Google Makes It Easy to Switch From iOS to Android

Google just made it much easier to escape the clutches of the Apple ecosystem by switching to Android. Of course, you’ll then be buried deep within Google’s own ecosystem, but making it easier to switch between the two (and back again) can only be a good thing for consumers. Apple has engineered everything so that… read more »

Google Maps Tells You the Best Times to Shop

The other day I went on Google Maps and checked out one of the supermarkets near me to see what time they closed. What I found was an interesting feature that showed just how busy the supermarket was at every hour of the day. This feature is actually pretty easy to use, and you don’t… read more »

How to Remove Locations From Google Maps and Google Now

Google Now is an extremely powerful assistant on your Android phone. Without you even asking, it brings sports updates, shipping notifications, and news that you’ll enjoy reading. As it integrates with more apps and services, Google Now is getting even better. One of the most useful pairings is Google Now teaming up with Google Maps…. read more »

Google Earth VR Lets You Take a Virtual Vacation

Google Earth has been educating and entertaining many of us for years. However, the development of new technologies means Google has new ways of letting us all explore our home planet. Virtual reality is surely made for this kind of thing. Cue Google Earth VR. At 196.9 million square miles, planet Earth is rather big…. read more »

Take Virtual Walks in Google Maps Using Street View Player

Using Star Trek’s transporter to beam to distant planets is still a pipe dream, and letting our senses travel virtually is the closest we have come so far. Thank Google Street View for that. All you need is a comfortable bandwidth and a cozy couch and you can go on some fantastic virtual tours around… read more »

What Are Google Now Cards? 3 Tips to Get You Started

It’s amazing to see how far Google Now has come since it launched in 2012 — yet perhaps more surprising is how many people don’t use it, and more surprising still is how many don’t know what it is. In short, Google Now is a better, sleeker alternative to Siri. But the problem is that… read more »

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