Although this year's Google I/O is all about developers and tools, Google unveiled a lot for the users too. No sign of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, just a 4.3 Jelly Bean update, but everything from search, chat, gaming, Maps, Music, and Google+ got a feature-filled refresh. We even got a bloat-free Samsung Galaxy S4 "Google Edition" to call our own. Here's everything Google fired out into the ether last night. Read More >>
Featured comment by Interleap:
"^This, plus virtual simcards so all we have to do when we buy a new phone is select our provider and log in at the initial start up page." More »
Canadian startup PaintBottle (100-per-cent-certified NSFW), is looking to bring a bit of modern programming and UI design to the online porn world, because, why not? Differentiating itself by providing a slick-looking interface and increased, err, usability, PaintBottle is notably devoid of grating flashing banner ads, and shoves high-quality, properly licensed content front and centre for your enjoyment. Read More >>
There's a new, cleaner Google web interface being tested out there right now, which does away with the black bar in favour of nicking the Chrome OS and Android grid icon and using it to to populate a nice little white dropdown. Read More >>
Featured comment by Someone Else:
""which then tricks the interface into thinking you have an Eric Schmidt level of access" - Youmean to say you don't have this access level? :-)" More »
Not all search engines are created equal—and when it comes to Microsoft's Bing, it seems that means malicious websites are happily returned far more often than by Google. Read More >>
Finding the perfect animated GIF to describe your feelings is about to get easier—Google is adding new filters to image search that let you designate the specific file type you're looking for. Read More >>
If you'd said about £600 million a year, you wouldn't be too far off. Apparently Google pays Apple some ungodly sum each year to stay put as the default search provider for the mobile Safari search box. Search really does cost the Earth. Read More >>
Featured comment by Glenbot3000:
"oops, hadn't refreshed the page since opening.
the "real" billion is a million million seeing as it came before the thousand million which is an am..." More »
There's a Google specifically for GIFs now. Giphy is a great and noble cause, and we hope it gets better some day. But as it stands now, it's humorously awful and painfully slow. Read More >>
Google's about to be hit by a huge privacy storm in the UK, thanks to a group legal case that claims it ignored privacy rules to track up to 10 million iPhone, iPad and Safari users. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"HeLP! I am StUck in the CraCKEr makINg machINE! I can:T get OUt. THE ROlLers WONt STopp...
and then some blood stains." More »
Google has just announced that it's given Images an overhaul. Placing an emphasis on speed, metadata and slick looks, image previews will now appear in an inline panel to make it easier to browse large previews. Read More >>
Featured comment by Etheos:
"On the verge of deleting my Facebook account now but seeing as this new Graph search is going to be enforced, I changed my profile settings so I can't..." More »
FB's glistening new search engine makes finding interesting things about yourself, your past, and all of your friends excitingly easy. It also makes it a cinch to find strangers who are openly racist, sexist, and generally embarrassing. This is fun! Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"Well atleast they can no longer hide their bigotry. It also means pratical jokes on friends could have a lot worse repercussions if they don't catch w..." More »