Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf

18 May, 2012, 1:32 pm IST Web services

Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened on Thursday to take legal action against Google for dropping the name Persian Gulf from its Google Maps and leaving More

Iran criticizes Google for nomenclature of the Persian Gulf

07 May, 2012, 10:19 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

Iran has lashed out at Google for leaving a body of water separating the country from the Arabian peninsula ... More

Google Maps launches labyrinth game called Cube

30 Apr, 2012, 10:55 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

Google teased its upcoming Maps game, back in January with a demo video. The game was supposed to ... More

Indian Railways to deploy train tracking software

30 Apr, 2012, 10:36 am IST Naina Khedekar General 1 Comments

Indian Railways has been striving to get some modern technologies in its kitty to better serve the passengers. More

Google fined $25,000 for impeding FCC investigation

16 Apr, 2012, 9:18 am IST General

Google Inc has been fined $25,000 for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search leader's data collection for its Street View project, which allows users ... More

Indian Railways may introduce GPS systems in trains by 2013

02 Apr, 2012, 12:41 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 6 Comments

We’re surely looking into the future with this technology. Officials behind the world’s fourth largest railway network, ... More

Frenchman sues over Google Views urination photo

02 Mar, 2012, 5:52 pm IST General

A Frenchman took Google to court on Thursday over a photo published online by its Street View application showing him urinating in his front yard ... More

Study brings the Great Barrier Reef to YouTube

23 Feb, 2012, 5:04 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai General

A study will have you diving in the Great Barrier Reef without the need of certification. It's called the Catlin Seaview ... More

Google Latitude for Android gets check-in abilities

20 Feb, 2012, 12:09 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Android 1 Comments

Google Latitude for Android got a sneaky update, last Wednesday, where Google without announcing anything, ... More

Google Maps teams up with the World Bank

20 Jan, 2012, 12:52 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Android

Google and the World Bank announced a collaborative deal, where Maps would be used for disaster preparedness ... More

British Telecom sues Google over Android and other services

19 Dec, 2011, 10:59 am IST Naina Khedekar Android

British Telecom (BT) sues Google over latter’s Android and other services. British telecom states that Google ... More

Google Transparency report reveals Govt. demanded omission of 358 items

08 Dec, 2011, 11:42 am IST Anuradha Shetty Android

Whether freedom to speech and expression really exists in the online space in India, is now debatable, after ... More

Short film uses Google Maps Street View for footage

05 Dec, 2011, 10:40 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Android

Here is an example of how technology gets charming. The video embedded below is that of a short film entitled, ... More

Hack allows quick access to redesigned Google navigation bar

01 Dec, 2011, 3:45 pm IST Naina Khedekar Android 1 Comments

Google has been on a makeover spree and yesterday it disclosed yet another redesign element. The navigation ... More

Google Maps goes indoors

30 Nov, 2011, 12:34 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Android 1 Comments

Google Maps is useful when you're walking in an unfamiliar territory. It gives you a pin for your position with a blue circle ... More

Google redesigns the Navigation Bar

30 Nov, 2011, 10:37 am IST Naina Khedekar Web apps 1 Comments

The horizontal black bar at the top of the page is replaced by links to the services in the new drop-down style. More

Google Maps to charge for use

01 Nov, 2011, 1:08 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web apps 6 Comments

From the 1st of January 2012, onwards, Google will start charging for its Maps API usage. According to the BBC, More

Google adds 3D to Maps

14 Oct, 2011, 2:37 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web apps

Imagine looking up directions to your favourite restaurant or museum in a city and your destination comes alive in Maps More

Googling for 13 years and counting

08 Oct, 2011, 1:15 pm IST Kamakshi S Web apps 2 Comments

Thirteen years ago, that is on 27th of September, 1998 Google Inc was registered as a company. As it turns an awkward teen, we look at the growth ... More

Google adds +snippets to Google Maps

15 Sep, 2011, 10:52 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

Google recently launched +snippets for users and publishers, allowing them to visit web pages and share content on Google+. More