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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he'll drop everything to resolve the correct ordering of ingredients in the burger emoji (if everyone can agree) after online debate exposed some ridiculous variations.

October 31, 2017 0 Comments

What is the correct order of ingredients for the Burger emoji?

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’ll drop everything to resolve the correct ordering of ingredients in the burger emoji (if everyone can agree) after online debate exposed some ridiculous variations.

Technology

Google is secretly recording our conversations, with devices switching to 'listening mode', even when we just say 'OK', as opposed to 'OK Google'.

August 24, 2017 0 Comments

Google secretly records conversations after ‘OK’ prompt

Google is secretly recording our conversations, with devices switching to ‘listening mode’, even when we just say ‘OK’, as opposed to ‘OK Google’.

Funny

A man who told his wife he’d given up smoking was caught out when a Google Street View car spotted him “lighting up” in his driveway.

July 22, 2015 0 Comments

Google catches ‘ex-smoker’ husband having a cheeky cigarette

A man who told his wife he’d given up smoking was caught out when a Google Street View car spotted him “lighting up” in his driveway.

Technology

Google has patented plans for a creepy toy that would encourage and record a child’s interaction and possibly send the collected data to Google HQ.

May 29, 2015 0 Comments

Google patents creepy toy to record your children!

Google has patented plans for a creepy toy that would encourage and record a child’s interaction and possibly send the collected data to Google HQ.

Technology

Swedish designer Einar Öberg created a 'Lego' style Google Street View called 'Brick Street View' by using code to add a layer of Lego on top of Street View

May 11, 2015 0 Comments

Brick Street View makes your street look like Lego!

Swedish designer Einar Öberg created a ‘Lego’ style Google Street View called ‘Brick Street View’ by using code to add a layer of Lego on top of Street View.

Technology

oogle could build a robot army after receiving a patent for methods and systems of allocating tasks to a series of robots over the cloud.

April 19, 2015 0 Comments

It looks like Google is building a robot army!

Google could build a robot army after it received a patent for methods and systems of allocating tasks to a series of robots over the cloud to complete tasks.

Funny

Former lecturer with PhD in Mechanical Engineering branded "world's hottest maths teacher" after student discovered he was 2014 European Fitness Model Champion.

March 30, 2015 0 Comments

Mechanical Engineer dubbed “World’s Hottest Maths Teacher”

Former lecturer with PhD in Mechanical Engineering branded “world’s hottest maths teacher” after student discovered he was 2014 European Fitness Model Champion.

Technology

With Google ending the Explorer program for Google Glass and ceasing sales of the current version to consumers, questions are being asked of its future.

January 19, 2015 0 Comments

Will Google Glass return better than ever?

With Google announcing it will end the Explorer program for ‘Glass’ and cease sales of the current version to consumers, questions are being asked of the controversial technology’s future.

Technology

On 30 June 2015, an extra second will be added to clocks to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation, and bring it into line with 'atomic time'.

January 9, 2015 0 Comments

Get ready for the ‘Leap Second’!

On 30 June 2015, an extra second (a ‘Leap Second’) will be added to clocks to compensate for the Earth’s slowing rotation, and align it with ‘atomic time’.

Technology

It's reported that Chinese users are no longer able to access Gmail via third-party services.

December 30, 2014 0 Comments

Gmail blocked in China

It’s reported that Chinese users are no longer able to access Gmail via third-party services previously used to get around China’s ‘Great Firewall’.

What is the correct order of ingredients for the Burger emoji?

Google secretly records conversations after ‘OK’ prompt

Google catches ‘ex-smoker’ husband having a cheeky cigarette

Google patents creepy toy to record your children!

Brick Street View makes your street look like Lego!

It looks like Google is building a robot army!

Mechanical Engineer dubbed “World’s Hottest Maths Teacher”

Will Google Glass return better than ever?

Get ready for the ‘Leap Second’!

Gmail blocked in China

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