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Google invented the best virtual reality app I've ever tried — you’ve gotta see it for yourself

The $800 HTC Vive virtual reality headset isn’t for everyone, but it can truly do some incredible things.<p>I've been a huge fan of the HTC Vive since I first tried it last year, and some of the best VR apps out there are exclusive to this device. One of those particular apps, which is owned by …

How to Build a Resume That Will Get Google’s Attention

Demonstrate an ability to be good on the job.<p><i>How can an average programmer get their resume noticed by Google? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.</i><p><b>Answer by Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Author of Cracking</b> …

Google's new robot is the craziest one we've seen yet

Although Google is selling Boston Dynamics to distance itself from "terrifying" humanoid robots, there's still plenty of robot projects underway. The latest: a humanoid robot with a whole lot of leg and wide range of skills.<p>SCHAFT, a Tokyo-based robotics company run by Google's parent company …

Google makes building apps easier with Android Studio 2.0

"Developing on the official Android Emulator is faster than a real device."<p>In 2013, Google launched an official integrated development environment (IDE) called Android Studio to make app development for its mobile platform faster and more visual. That must have worked, as the Play Store is now …

Google is building YouTube Connect, a livestreaming app to take on Periscope

EXCLUSIVE:<p>Google has quietly been building a new livestreaming app called YouTube Connect, VentureBeat has learned. This service highlights the company’s efforts to double down on live video while also placing it in a position to compete directly against Twitter’s Periscope and Facebook Live. …

Machine Learning Could Be Google's Secret Cloud Weapon

Now that Google has infused the brand of artificial intelligence known as machine learning into everything from search to speech recognition, it’s making the technology it views as tech’s next big wave available for other companies to use.<p>The search and advertising giant today announced an early …

Wrong house gets torn down based on a Google Maps error

It was going to be repaired, but demolition crews ended up a block away from their intended target.<p>We've seen our share of GPS-guided mishaps, but what happened to the owners of a Texas duplex is particularly heartbreaking. Their house was torn down by mistake (no, this isn't the first time that's …

Google’s Artificial Brain Is Pumping Out Trippy—And Pricey—Art

Neural networks are not only driving the Google search engine but creating art for which some people will pay serious money. The post Google's …

7 Ways You Can Make More Money With Google AdWords

AdWords, Google's advertising system, requires time and money--but thousands of companies have discovered it to be time and money well spent. Here's why.<p><b>Editor's note:</b> <i>"The First 90 Days" is a series about how to make 2016 a year of breakout growth for your business. Let us know how you're making</i> …

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Google is offering home phone service to select Fiber customers

Trusted Testers get the chance to try it out ahead of everyone else.<p>Google is expanding the Fiber line to include a home phone service, according to <i>The Washington Post</i>. A letter the publication has obtained is giving members of Fiber's Trusted Tester program a chance to get the product earlier than …

How to Use Google Analytics for Social Media Measurement

The importance social media marketing plays in long-term business growth is one of the most heavily debated topics among marketers and business …

9 Google Maps tips that will make your life way easier

Google Maps is constantly getting better with updates. Get to know the hidden tools you may have missed.

What Exactly Are Google And Ford Cooking Up Together?

Good Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important …

Someone Made a Google Chrome Filter to Block Donald Trump From Your Internet

It comes with three settings — mild, aggressive and vindictive<p>Few people have dominated the media — particularly online — in 2015 like Donald Trump has. Mentions of the business mogul and Republican presidential candidate are nearly impossible to escape on the Internet, but a new Google Chrome …

Nexus 6 retired from the Google Play Store

It is a new era for Google. One in which users don’t have to opt for a supersized smartphone just to get the Nexus experience. The Nexus 6P and Nexus …

Three Reasons Why Google Is Bringing Google+ Back to Life

Five years ago, the “Urs-quake” struck: A memo from Google SVP Urs Hölzle went out detailing how Google risked being left beyond on social, prompting the creation of Google+. Years, many millions of dollars and several tribulations later, one of the most beleaguered, storied products in Google’s …

YouTube adds stereoscopic 3D support for 360º videos

Today’s Lytro Immerge announcement isn’t the only big piece of news in the cinematic VR world, YouTube just announced support for stereoscopic 3D …

A 97-Year-Old Visits Google, Is Flabbergasted By 'The Future'

Olive Horrell got to visit the tech company's Mountain View campus thanks to Wish of a Lifetime.<p>"Certainly in my wildest dreams, I couldn't conceive of what I saw today."<p>Those were the awestruck words uttered by 97-year-old Olive Horrell after her recent visit to "the future" -- also known as …

This tour of Google's NY HQ was shot with the new Nexuses

Curious about the new Nexus 5X and 6P smartphones <i>and</i> what goes on inside Google’s New York headquarters? Well, Youtuber’s <i>Nat and Lo</i> can help you with …

Google Photos reaches 100M users in five months

Advertisement<p>0 Comments<p>Credit: Google<p>Google has announced that Photos, the image backup tool spun out of Google+ just five months ago, has already …

Turn an old laptop into a Chromebook

Well, sort of: Neverware's CloudReady lets you install Chromium on nearly any machine, and now supports dual-boot. Here's how to get started.<p>For as …

Googlers Living at Google: Tiny Spaces, Probably No Sex

It is really, really expensive to live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mountain View, Calif., the South Bay city that’s home to the Google campus, is no exception — the median home price there is more than $1.3 million.<p>Google, a multinational tech conglomerate with a famously quirky and insular …

Google Calendar gains new illustrations and support for more languages

Illustrations have long been a staple of Google products dating back to the the first Google Doodle in 1998. Now, with last year’s introduction of …

'Start now' teen Google Science Fair winners tell WIRED NextGen

WIRED 2015: Next Generation is our annual event dedicated to inspiring young minds, where innovators aged 12 to 18 years old gather at London’s Tobacco Dock for talks, hands-on workshops and Q&As. For more from the event head to our WIRED NexGen Hub.<p>You don't have to be a genius to do …

Google wins appeal in book-scanning copyright lawsuit

Google has won an appeal in what is now a decade-long legal dispute over whether the company violated copyright law when it scanned millions of books into its online database.<p>The original lawsuit was brought against Google by the Authors Guild in 2005 and claimed that Google had violated copyright …

Google News buries news of Google's FTC investigation under Daniel Lyons fluff

<b>1) Google is a search company.</b><p>Search is Google's primary product.<p>Its search engine is so widely used that "Google" has become a dictionary-approved verb, and the company makes virtually all of its money by selling ads connected to search.<p>But Google's ventures into self-driving cars and balloons …

Google's Search Dominance Is Eroding

Thanks to a partnership between Mozilla and Yahoo, Google has seen the largest drop in its share of the search market since 2009, Bloomberg reports — and amid rising tensions with Apple, further decline may be imminent.<p>Mozilla's Firefox web browser has historically come bundled with Google as its …

Sony Smartwatch 3 now shipping from Google Play

In mid-October the Sony Smartwatch 3 hit Google Play, though at the time it was listed simply as “coming soon”. For those interested in picking up …