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Google Reader shutting down
We’re announcing more closures, bringing the total to 70 features or services closed since our spring cleaning began in 2011.
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A new approach to China
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Google Inbox
Years in the making, Inbox is by the same people who brought you Gmail, but it’s not Gmail.
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Google Kills Wave
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Eric Schmidt: On April 4th I Will Step Down, Larry Page to be CEO
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Introducing Google Drive... yes, really
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes
We’re excited to announce three great new Nexus devices … in small, medium and large.
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Using Google without a Google+ profile
Over the next few months, we’re going to be making some important changes. Here’s more about what you can expect.
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Microsoft’s Bing uses Google search results—and denies it
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Introducing free voice calls from Hangouts
Keeping in touch is easier and more affordable than ever.
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Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham
It’s been nearly five years since we offered to build a fiber-optic network in one U.S. city as an experiment — and were met with overwhelming enthusiasm. Now, Google Fi…
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Introducing Chrome for Android
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app
Google Allo can help you make plans, find information, and express yourself more easily in chat. And the more you use it, the more it improves over time.
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Save more with Google Drive
Thanks to a number of recent infrastructure improvements, we’re able to make it more affordable for you.
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Android coming to wearables
Today we’re announcing Android Wear, a project that extends Android to wearables.
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When patents attack Android
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Introducing the Google Chrome OS
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Android 5.0 Lollipop
Good things happen when everybody’s invited. A few years ago, we had the thought that phones (and stuff that hadn’t even been invented yet like tablets and smart watches…
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Introducing the new Google+
If you head over to Google+ today, you’ll see that things look a little different.
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Google Now on your iPhone and iPad
Google Now for iPhone and iPad is available as part of the updated Google Search app.
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Google Killing Off Buzz and Code Search
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Google agrees to buy ITA Software for $700 million
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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YouTube wins case against Viacom
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Google Duo, a simple 1-to-1 video calling app
Google Duo is an app available for Android and iOS that takes the complexity out of 1-to-1 video calling.
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Google+ Opens to All
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Get away with Google Flights
A few tips to help you book this year’s dream vacation.
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A new approach to China: an update
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Gboard: Search, GIFs, emojis and more from your iPhone keyboard
iPhone users—this one’s for you. Meet Gboard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard.
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Google Labs Winding Down
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture