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Let it snow! And five other super-fun Google tricks

Let it snow? Just in time for the holidays, Google has rolled out the latest in a string of neat tricks that you can play with the search engine.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (30) | comments 1

Google launches next phase of voice-recognition project

Google on Tuesday switched on a new program that will dramatically improve the accuracy of its speech recognition service, which allows people to use verbal commands to search the Internet, send an e-mail ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 12

Madrid duo fire up quantum contender to Google search

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Madrid scientists from The Complutense University think they have an algorithm that may impact the nature of the world's leading search engine. In essence, they are saying Hey, world, ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog

Google targets spam-laden websites

Google on Friday said it has made it harder for spam-packed websites to rank high in results at the world's top Internet search engine.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Google searches get smarter (Update)

Google on Wednesday began making its search engine smarter, in what the Internet giant called a major upgrade that looks beyond query words to figure out what people are actually seeking online.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Google alerting searchers to hacked websites

Google on Friday announced search engine upgrades that included alerting people to hacked websites that make it into query results.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 18, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 14

Google accuses Microsoft's Bing of 'cheating, copying' search results

(AP) -- Google is accusing Microsoft Corp. of cheating as the two duel for Internet search supremacy, but Microsoft denies the charge, saying it's just using all the tools available to lessen its rival's dominance.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 20

Google lets searchers sidestep unwanted websites

Google on Tuesday began letting people sidestep unwanted websites by eliminating them from Internet search results.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Google goes social with Facebook rival (Update)

Google, the king of Internet search but a bust on the social front, launched its rival to Facebook on Tuesday, a social networking service called Google+.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 13

Google's moves raise questions about 'don't be evil' motto

With its "Don't Be Evil" motto, Google Inc. has always held itself to a higher moral standard.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 24

Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads

Microsoft Corp. took out full-age ads in major newspapers Wednesday, slamming privacy policy changes at search rival Google Inc. that allow it to merge user data across its services.

Technology / Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Italian professor launches challenge to Google

An Italian computer science professor whose research helped inspire Google launched a new search engine and social media network on Monday that he hopes will challenge the US technology giant.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Google+ the fastest-growing social network ever

Google is a latecomer to social networking but its new site, Google+, is growing much more rapidly than Facebook, Myspace and Twitter did in their early days, technology experts said.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Mathematically ranking ranking methods

In a world where everything from placement in a Google search result to World Cup eligibility depends on ranking and numerical ratings of some kind, it is becoming increasingly important to analyze the algorithms and techniques ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Siri a challenge to Google search: Eric Schmidt

The voice-activated Siri assistant on Apple's iPhone 4S is a direct challenge to Google's search engine, chairman Eric Schmidt said.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 6