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Now, Google Glass apps for kids with autism

Now, Google Glass apps for kids with autism

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

So far, 200 people have signed up for Brain Power's beta programme, which will be conducted in three stages next year, and include research conducted under the protocols of Harvard Medical School by Brain Power's team members.

Google is now a verb!

Google is now a verb!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2006

'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'

'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.'

Hands on review: Google Nexus 6P

Hands on review: Google Nexus 6P

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

How capable is the latest mobile phone from the Nexus bloodline? Himanshu Juneja reviews the Nexus 6P.

Coming soon: The 'Google Tax'

Coming soon: The 'Google Tax'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Downloading songs, movies, books? You may have to pay tax on it.

15 amazing Google projects that failed

15 amazing Google projects that failed

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Success of Google is built on its failures and learning from projects that seemed revolutionary initially but were discontinued.

Meet Pixel - the 1st phone designed inside and out by Google

Meet Pixel - the 1st phone designed inside and out by Google

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Google is all set to launch its newest line of smartphones and maybe a whole bunch of other hardware products

Google's NEW Nexus 7: What's new!

Google's NEW Nexus 7: What's new!

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Google's latest in the series of Nexus 7 tablet has full HD display along with heavily upgraded processor and an extra hour of battery usage.

Will Godi Media Change In Modi 3.0?

Will Godi Media Change In Modi 3.0?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

'The election results mean that the Opposition can no longer either be ignored or attacked in the way that it has been.' 'For this reason it will be interesting to see how it behaves from here on and whether there is any change in its behaviour,' notes Aakar Patel.

How Google+ plans to take on Facebook

How Google+ plans to take on Facebook

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

Finally, the news we've all been waiting for close to a year now. Google last night unveiled the Google+ project, its counter-weight to try and balance the growing power of Facebook as a social network on the Web.

Google+ continues to confuse users

Google+ continues to confuse users

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

Google+, with a little over three million users in October, offers a mixed view of its popularity. But social media experts and brands seem to believe in Google+.

Free group SMSes from Google soon

Free group SMSes from Google soon

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

Google is testing its SMS channel in India and intends to launch it to global audiences later. It supports English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. It was fully conceptualised by Google India Labs. Prasad Ram, head (R&D), Google India, says, "The SMS channel is in line with our endeavour to connect the 250 million mobile subscribers who have no access to information."

Google Now comes to iPhone, challenging Siri

Google Now comes to iPhone, challenging Siri

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Apple's software is a growing threat to the No. 1 search engine.

Google Glass poses threat to user privacy

Google Glass poses threat to user privacy

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Hackers may be able to exploit Google Glass' 'root capability', which is enabled by attaching it to a desktop computer and running some commands, allowing them to access the user's information, the Guardian reports.

Google making software to aid newspapers

Google making software to aid newspapers

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

In a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America, Google said it is working on a software that would help newspapers to charge money from 'micro-payment', a payment vehicle which would be available both to Google and non-Google properties within the next year.

Google's bread and butter business declines

Google's bread and butter business declines

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

More people are using the search engine on their mobiles leading to a fall in its average cost-per-click.

UPI credit line: NPCI may go easy on interchange fee

UPI credit line: NPCI may go easy on interchange fee

Rediff.com8 May 2024

To increase the adoption of credit on United Payments Interface (UPI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is looking at an interchange fee for transactions lower than that for a credit-card transaction. Sources in the know said these charges could be 1-1.2 per cent. Fintech participants concur with the view that the interchange fee is expected to be lower than that for a credit-card transaction.

Google unveils video viewing software

Google unveils video viewing software

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

Google Inc. unveiled a video-viewing channel on its Internet-leading search engine Monday, creating another media outlet that may open new moneymaking opportunities for a company already so profitable its stock has tripled to above $300 in 10 months.

Google launches Product Listing Ads in India

Google launches Product Listing Ads in India

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

Everyday, millions of shoppers use Google search to research and discover products to purchase online and offline, and this new format connects users to rich product-information like looks, price and brands, Google India said in a statement.

'Prajwal Revanna is completely trapped'

'Prajwal Revanna is completely trapped'

Rediff.com2 May 2024

'Pura phas gaya woh... barbad, satyanash ho gaya woh.' 'Usko ticket bhi diya, election bhi ladha woh; ganda video bhi bahar aa gaya; hamara izzat bhi nikal diya woh; abhi letter ke baare main pooch ke kya hota hai?'

Google to unveil glasses with comp displays

Google to unveil glasses with comp displays

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

Speculation is rife that hi-tech 'heads up display' glasses are being developed at Google's secret 'Google X' lab for months.

Meet Google's most searched people of 2018

Meet Google's most searched people of 2018

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

Demi Lovato and Meghan Markle top the list.

Is Pichai being groomed for top job at Google?

Is Pichai being groomed for top job at Google?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Pichai and Page may prove to be a great partnership - one an ace executor and other a tech visionary

Google to put ads on refrigerators, car dashboards?

Google to put ads on refrigerators, car dashboards?

Rediff.com22 May 2014

According to a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in December and disclosed on Tuesday, the search giant may serve ads on a different set of 'mobile' devices, including thermostats, glasses and watches.

Google Chromebooks in India from Oct 17

Google Chromebooks in India from Oct 17

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

Search giant Google on Thursday said Chromebooks will be available in India from next week, more than two-years after they were launched globally.

Nikesh Arora, Google's new sales boss

Nikesh Arora, Google's new sales boss

Rediff.com17 Apr 2009

The Independent reports that Arora, who is nearly 40, was recruited by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in an interview conducted among the artefacts of the British Museum.

Former Microsoft MD to head Google India

Former Microsoft MD to head Google India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

Rajan Anandan, the former Managing Director of Microsoft, has joined search giant Google as the Vice President (Sales and Operations) and Head of India region.

Google goes on hiring spree in China to stage a comeback

Google goes on hiring spree in China to stage a comeback

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

The buzz that Google Inc may move back to the Chinese mainland became louder this week.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to visit India

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to visit India

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

This would be the first visit to India as Google CEO.

Google follows Apple with GPhone

Google follows Apple with GPhone

Rediff.com4 Aug 2007

The reports suggesting that the nearly $13.5 billion Internet giant Google is finally developing a 'GPhone' are growing stronger in the foreign media and cyberspace.

JNU violence: Court notice to WhatsApp, Google, Apple

JNU violence: Court notice to WhatsApp, Google, Apple

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

The petition was filed by JNU professors Ameet Parameswaran, Atul Sood and Shukla Vinayak Sawant seeking necessary directions to the Delhi Police Commissioner and Delhi government.

Investors' desire for buybacks, dividends highest in 9 yrs: BofA

Investors' desire for buybacks, dividends highest in 9 yrs: BofA

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Investors' desire for companies to prioritise returning cash to shareholders through share buybacks, dividends or mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is at the highest level since July 2015, said a survey by BofA Securities (BofA). Nearly 30 per cent of respondents wanted companies to do so. As many as 226 respondents with $572 billion worth of assets under management (AUM) participated in the March fund manager survey (FMS), said BofA.

Google delays TV-set offerings: Report

Google delays TV-set offerings: Report

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

Google Inc has asked some television-set makers to delay the launch of TV sets based on the internet company's software, says a media report.

Google executive goes missing in Egypt

Google executive goes missing in Egypt

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Wael Ghonim has not been seen since late Thursday evening in central Cairo.

This is the next battleground for PhonePe, Amazon and Google

This is the next battleground for PhonePe, Amazon and Google

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

The size of the Indian financial services market could touch around $340 billion in the next few years.

Google emerges world's most attractive employer

Google emerges world's most attractive employer

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

According to global employer branding firm Universum's global talent attraction index 'The World's Most Attractive Employers 2012', Google has retained the top position in both categories -- business and engineering -- for the fourth year in a row.

HC directs Google, YouTube to give user details

HC directs Google, YouTube to give user details

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

YouTube and Google filed a memo in the high court before the division bench stating that the IP address of the user resolved outside of Indian jurisdiction and as per prevailing Indian law they are not in a position to provide user details

'Skills Required In A Graduate Are Undergoing Changes'

'Skills Required In A Graduate Are Undergoing Changes'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

'Today's engineering graduates have to learn the skills to solve problems which is actually a higher order skill.'