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Google now offering 15GB of free storage, shared across all services
- Google announced on Monday that storage capacity across Drive, Google+ and Gmail is climbing to 15GB. The changes, revealed just ahead of the company’s annual Google I/O developers conference, will begin to roll out over the coming weeks according to…
Users can simultaneously video chat and troubleshoot with Google Hangouts update
- Another avenue for helping your parents with their borked OS just opened up in Google+ Hangouts with the addition of a remote desktop feature. The application, found in “Hangout Apps,” allows you to remotely control the computer of any member…
Prescription version of Google Glass coming later this year
- Last month Google product director Steve Lee said the company was working on a Google Glass reference model for prescription lenses for people that must wear glasses to correct vision problems. Following up on Lee’s statement, Google has officially confirmed…
Google+ profiles updated with Local reviews tab, larger cover photos
- Google+ users have spoken and the search giant is taking action. Starting today, Google is launching some profile and page updates that members of the social network have been asking for according to a post from Google’s Sara McKinley which…
Google enables Google+ sign-ins, now on par with Facebook, Twitter
- Earlier today Google introduced a new developer tool that will allow users to sign in to third-party apps and services using their Google+ credentials. Officially known as Google+ Sign-In, it’s a feature that members of other services like Facebook and…
Google+ now has 400 million users, 100 million active each month
- Google has revealed that more than 400 million users now have Google+ accounts and more than 100 million people are active on the service each month. It’s quite the accomplishment considering their social network has only been online for just…
Google Takeout lets users merge Google+ accounts
- Shortly after Google+ was introduced for Google Apps users, the company promised a migration tool which would allow those users to transfer data from their personal account to their Google Apps account. Several months have passed, but the search giant…
Congress aims to outlaw employers from requiring Facebook passwords
- In response to a recent (and dubious) phenomenon where employers require employees to fork over the proverbial keys to their online accounts, U.S. House Democrats are working to pass legislation which will prohibit this practice all together.
Gmail gets better Google+ notifications on desktop, mobile
- On the Official Gmail Blog, software engineer Zohair Hyder has announced that Google is introducing improved Google+ notifications in Gmail. Users will now be able to reply to Google+ notifications directly from their Gmail accounts and +1 posts, further intertwining the…
Googling "zerg rush" destroys your search results
- One of the attributes which makes Google great has to be its whimsical sense of humor and fun. There are a plethora of Easter eggs for Google's services and products (see more below) but this latest surprise will have you…
Google adds Google+ data to search results, Twitter cries foul
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Google has kicked off a new initiative dubbed "Search, Plus Your World" that aims to bring you more personalized search results. In the next few days, you should see two small icons on the top right of your search page that lets you toggle the type of results you see...
Google+ earns 49 million visits in December, up 55 percent from November
- Unofficial estimates indicate that Google+ experienced its best traffic month ever in December 2011. The site garnered more than 49 million visitors in the US, according to web analytics firm Experian Hitwise in a recent Tweet.
Google+ believed to be closing in on 50 million users
- Google+ has attracted over 43 million users since opening the doors to their new social network less than three months ago. Ancestory.com co-founder and self-proclaimed Google+ unofficial statistician Paul Allen (no relation to the Microsoft co-founder by the same name)…
Google+ introduces nine new features, no longer invite-only
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Google has announced nine new Google+ features which bring the total number of key features to 100. Perhaps the most important of them all is number 100: anyone can sign up for Google+ - no invitation required. The search giant’s social network...
Google+ pulls in 20 million users in three weeks
- The social network scene became even more diversified a couple of weeks ago when Google launched their new Google+ service on an invite-only basis. Just three weeks later, digital marketing monitor comScore Inc. estimates that Google+ had more than 20…
Google releases Google+ app for iPhone
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Google has released the official Google+ app for the Apple iPhone. You can download it directly from the Apple App Store. Make sure that the version you grab is 1.0.1.1809 or later. Google mistakenly released a previous test version which didn't have the stability and fixes that the latest version has.
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