News for '-google'

Buying Google Pixel XL? 8 things you must know

Buying Google Pixel XL? 8 things you must know

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Himanshu Juneja reviews the best phone yet from Google

Internet drives mobile in India, says Google

Internet drives mobile in India, says Google

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

In classifieds, over 41 per cent job searches were from mobile phones.

By end 2017, Google to have its India Cloud Region in Mumbai

By end 2017, Google to have its India Cloud Region in Mumbai

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

It will compete with rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure

Google doodles Bharatanatyam dancer Rukmini Devi

Google doodles Bharatanatyam dancer Rukmini Devi

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

The Indian dancer and choreographer's 112th birth anniversary was celebrated with a doodle.

Sergey Brin spotted testing new Google glasses

Sergey Brin spotted testing new Google glasses

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

Straphanger Noah Zerkin spotted Brin riding a downtown train on Sunday evening, holding a plastic bag and sporting a winter hat.

Google gets taste of its own strong medicine

Google gets taste of its own strong medicine

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Google won't miss the revenue.

How Smart TV Is Changing India

How Smart TV Is Changing India

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.

Google is the most attractive employer in India

Google is the most attractive employer in India

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Google is followed by Sony India who won the runner-up position.

Children's Day: Chandigarh boy doodles for Google

Children's Day: Chandigarh boy doodles for Google

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Class 9 student Arun Kumar Yadav's award winning doodle is displayed on the Google home page today.

Google acquires Slide for $182 mn

Google acquires Slide for $182 mn

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

Internet giant Google has acquired Slide, maker of applications for social networking websites that allow users to create and share virtual activities and goods.

Fernandes concerned about Google

Fernandes concerned about Google

Rediff.com5 Apr 2006

Google Earth's display of pictures of key Indian installations including military bases, offices of the prime minister and the President, as well as nuclear facilities, had raised concerns from various quarters in the recent past.

Google in talks to buy Indian startup InMobi

Google in talks to buy Indian startup InMobi

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

InMobi helps companies target the users of phones.

India's chess players robbed in Spain

India's chess players robbed in Spain

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

Women's IM Mounika Akshaya and WGM Srija Seshadri were away for an evening walk and IM CRG Krishna was sleeping inside the room while burglars entered the apartment.

Airtel ties up with Google

Airtel ties up with Google

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

Bharti Airtel entered into a strategic partnership with Google on Thursday to offer search services to its customers.

2nd Google Developers Group in Kochi soon

2nd Google Developers Group in Kochi soon

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

The group, once activated, would be catering to the software developers community with events such as tech talks, code sprints, and hackathons, a press release said.

Why Google chose this firm for its first Indian start-up investment

Why Google chose this firm for its first Indian start-up investment

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

After the Google investment, the company's monthly transactions have spiralled up from 65,000 to nearly one million in just a year. According to reports, the start-up is in fresh talks to raise about $6 million from investors, including Google, says Samreen Ahmad.

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

Can Uday Shankar Recreate At Reliance-Disney What He Did In Star TV?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

'The whole narrative will change from TV is dying to TV-plus-digital is the future.'

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.

Mahua Moitra moves HC to restrict 'defamatory' content

Mahua Moitra moves HC to restrict 'defamatory' content

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

Trinamool Congress (TMC) member Mahua Moitra on Tuesday approached the Delhi high court seeking to restrain Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, an advocate and several social media platforms and media houses from posting, circulating or publishing any alleged fake and defamatory content against her.

Indian American whizkid behind Google Chrome

Indian American whizkid behind Google Chrome

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

Sundar Pichai, a technology whiz-kid and an IIT-ian, was responsible for the development of the Google browser as the company's vice president of product development.

Battered currency hits a 100 in Google search

Battered currency hits a 100 in Google search

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

On a relative worldwide scale of 0-100, the search value index of the rupee stood at 100 in August so far.

 Google sharpens its image search results

Google sharpens its image search results

Rediff.com6 May 2010

With a clear intent to capture the mobile phone consumer's attention, Google has redesigned its image search results on mobile phones in such a way that the screen's real estate is fully optimised.

Google to train 2 million developers on Android in India

Google to train 2 million developers on Android in India

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

The training is available for both students as well as mid-career developers.

'Google not violating trademark rights'

'Google not violating trademark rights'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

A top European court has ruled that Google has not infringed rights of entities, including French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, by allowing online advertisers to buy keywords similar to their competitors' trademarks.

Copyright infringement: Chinese writer sues Google

Copyright infringement: Chinese writer sues Google

Rediff.com27 May 2010

Shanghai-based writer Wang Shen, who uses the pseudonym Mian Mian, alleged her copyright on the book, Acid Lover (Yansuan Qingren), was infringed and required a public apology from Google, as well as 61,000 yuan ($8,900) in compensation.

Google's doodles set to get more interactive

Google's doodles set to get more interactive

Rediff.com18 Apr 2011

Google's doodle has been famous for recreating the search giant's logo to mark an important event or artiste.

Google opens research centre in Paris

Google opens research centre in Paris

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

The centre will work on open data, improving Google video search technologies and the Chrome operating system.

Google doodles for Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday

Google doodles for Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The Nightingale of India's 135th birthday is celebrated with a doodle on Google's home page.

Google may reveal China plan today

Google may reveal China plan today

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

Internet major Google could reveal today the closure of its Chinese search engine, says a media report.

Google launches free public Wi-Fi service at five railway stations

Google launches free public Wi-Fi service at five railway stations

Rediff.com9 May 2016

With these launches, the service is now live and available to users at 15 stations across the country.

Uber lets go of senior VP over sexual harassment plaint at Google

Uber lets go of senior VP over sexual harassment plaint at Google

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

Amit Singhal had joined Uber in January as senior vice president of engineering after working for 15 years at Google, where he oversaw the internet giant's search efforts.

Modi@Google: A tour of the 4 crucial projects in progress

Modi@Google: A tour of the 4 crucial projects in progress

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

"We are proud of what is happening in India and share Prime Minister's vision of digital India," Pichai said.

Google-maps search for 'anti-national', 'patriotism' leads to JNU

Google-maps search for 'anti-national', 'patriotism' leads to JNU

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

The students of the university have taken strong objection to the "technical certification".

How Facebook, Google tools are helping ease Nepal jitters

How Facebook, Google tools are helping ease Nepal jitters

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

With many searching their loved ones after the Nepal earthquake, Google has launched its 'person finder' tool and Facebook has activated its 'safety check' feature to help locate and report missing persons.

Children's Day: Pune girl Vaidehi Reddy doodles for Google

Children's Day: Pune girl Vaidehi Reddy doodles for Google

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

The doodle you're seeing on Google's home page today is created by Vaidehi Reddy, a class 9 student of Army Public School, Pune.

The most searched for destinations on Google Maps

The most searched for destinations on Google Maps

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Results are based on the review of the search activities on maps.google.co.in for August 2012.

India will lead the world on 6G: Modi

India will lead the world on 6G: Modi

Rediff.com27 Oct 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Friday reeled out statistics to show how India has turned into an exporter of mobile phones from being an importer and how big tech companies -- from Apple to Google -- are lining up to become manufacturers in the country. He said after the fastest rollout of 5G mobile telephony services, India will lead the world on 6G. Recalling the launch of 5G technology in the country on October 1, 2022, he remarked that within a year there are about 5 lakh 5G base stations across the country.

'Modi most searched politician on Google in India'

'Modi most searched politician on Google in India'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was the most searched politician, followed by Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, on Google in India during March-August period of this year, the internet giant said.

Google launches 'super' phone Nexus One

Google launches 'super' phone Nexus One

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

The search giant scores a point with the touch-screen Android cellphone, but needs to do more.