If you thought last week’s Chrome news were awesome, you will be surprised by all the awesome things that happened this week! Here are the hottest topics this week.
Tag: Google Now
Google Now rolling out to all desktop Chrome users starting today
Starting today, Google Now cards will be showing up on your Chrome browsers for desktop and laptop. The update process will last a “few weeks”. Learn all about it here.
Google announces Android Wear – LG G Watch and Moto 360 first in line
Google has just announced Android Wear, a platform that will standardize Android on wearable devices. Here are the details and first announced devices.
Google Now recognizes your family members!
Google Now has been updated to recognize who your close ones are. You can say things like “call mom” to get in touch with your family! Check it out.
Google Now notifications available with Chrome Beta
Have you been loving Google Now cards on Android and iOS? Now you can have them on your Desktop thanks to Chrome Beta.
“OK Google” hotword feature for Chrome OS now launches apps and websites automatically
Google continues to improve its Google Now/hotword features for Chrome OS. It is now able to launch the first result after 3 seconds, making it much more functional.
Knowledge Graph helps Google answer more complex questions
Google’s voice search responses are no longer limited to a few questions. Thanks to the Knowledge Graph, Google can now responds much more complex questions. Here is an example.
“OK Google” hotword extension now being integrated into Chrome
We have been using the Google Voice Search Hotword (Beta) for a while now. This feature is expected to be embedded in Chrome and now we know Google is working on that.
Google Now cards now available for Chrome OS Dev
Google Now has only lived within mobile devices until now, but we have been hoping for it to come to the desktop. Google’s hotword search function get’s closer to it, but we still haven’t tasted full Google Now on Chrome. The latest Chrome OS Dev update changes history by giving us Google Now cards, though […]
“OK Google” hotword not working after last Chrome Beta update for Android
Chrome Beta for Android was recently updated with a slew of performance improvements and bug fixes, but it also brought one issue users across the web have been complaining about.
How to use Google Now (infographic)
Google has been investing a lot of effort into making Google Now as widespread as possible. The digital assistant is in every Android device and now it’s slowly being migrated to other devices and platforms. Chrome is getting Google Now functionality via conversational voice search, which was announced during Google IO. It will be slightly […]
Chrome rich notifications come to Mac
Chrome’s Rich Notifications are not only better-looking, they are also much more useful. Mac users can now enjoy them, so come in and see how you can get Rich Notifications!
Google Now released on iOS [VIDEO]
Google Now has been exclusive to Android for quite some time, but Google does not want to stay locked to its own mobile OS. The idea is to spread Google’s services to every screen out there, and today it is iOS’ turn to shine. The Search Giant has released Google Now to iPhone and iPad […]
Google Now could be coming to Google’s homepage
Google seems to be planning to make Now a multi-platform service. Rumors of the Android-exclusive service coming to iOS and Chrome have been present for a while, but it seems Google Now is not limiting itself to other operating systems. Recent discoveries in code could prove that Google Now is coming to the Search Giant’s […]
Google Now shows up in Chrome Canary – solid evidence that it’s coming
We have been hearing rumors about Android’s Google Now coming to Chrome, but today we have some solid evidence of the service’s existence. Google Now has shown up as an experimental feature in Google Chrome Canary! If you haven’t heard of Chrome Canary, it is a version of Google Chrome that is purely meant for […]
Google Now coming to Chrome for desktop?
Google Now’s exclusivity to Android may soon become a thing of the past. A rather important discovery was made after the latest update to Chromium. Developer François Beaufort discovered some dormant coding in Chrome’s backbone with support for Google Now cards. Presumably, Google Now cards will appear in Chrome users’ screens via Chrome Notifications. Google […]