Google announced that Google Home will be available in the U.K. on April 6, along with the Google Wi-Fi router, according to TechCrunch. The Google Home connected speaker is looking to compete with Amazon’s Echo, which launched in the U.K. last fall. But while the U.S....
Stock of Google’s parent company Alphabet (GOOG) continued its upward trend through the first two weeks of March, reaching a new high of $847.35 during Monday (March 13) morning trading. GOOG was initially reported to have opened even higher on Wednesday morning, though that value...
The Open Internet Project (OIP), the consortium that claims to speak for 400 companies and groups in Europe, filed a complaint against Google for the second time due to its Android operating system. According to a report in TechCrunch, the group filed its second complaint...
It’s been an interesting month for Alphabet stock (GOOG). After a rise of over 6 percent in the first month of 2017 to hit a high of $858.45, stocks slid down following a Q4 earnings report whose bottom line missed analysts’ consensus. Alphabet saw its...
A software update to Google’s Pixel gives users the ability to control a variety of smart home devices straight from their smartphones. From a digital control panel, called Home Control, Pixel owners can use voice commands to control a number of smart home products straight...
We hardly knew ye, Google Hands Free. And many didn’t get the chance to know you at all… Less than a year after the tech giant began testing its touchless mobile pay system in San Francisco, Google reported it will soon be pulling the plug on...
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, saw its fourth quarter profit grow in the mid-single digit percentages for the fourth quarter to $9.36, lagging sales growth of as much as 22 percent to $26.1 billion. That bottom line number missed the consensus of $9.64, while...
The new year has been good to Google’s parent company, as stock prices have risen by over 6 percent since the ball dropped, from $792.45 on Dec. 30, 2016, to close at $844.43 on Jan. 23. At the time of writing, Alphabet’s market cap sat at...
Google announced Monday (Jan. 23) new updates to Google Voice, including a cleaner and more intuitive design. In a blog post, Google said the new design keeps everything organized for users. Take the inbox, for one example. Google said it now has separate tabs for...
