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Google redesigns the Assistant for touch and digital transactions
The new capabilities help developers and further Google's cross-platform Assistant strategy....
Google speeds up some searches by 2x with use of Service Worker and Chrome for Android
Google's pursuit of speed has led it to use Service Workers to make some repeated searches twice as...
Report: Google building China search query ‘blacklist’ with aid of 265.com
The site was purchased by Google in 2008 and has been used to compile lists of keywords and websites that will be banned....
Report: Google plans to re-enter China with government-approved search app
Company reportedly has been meeting with officials and developing prototype search apps that comply with Chinese censorship demands....
Google turns on ‘Continued Conversation’ in the Google Assistant
Users will be able to ask repeated follow-up questions without the need to say "OK Google."...
Report: EU about to fine Google billions in Android antitrust case
The first antitrust fine was roughly $2.8 billion; this one could be larger....
Google announces ads updates for app developers at Google I/O
Google says 94 billion apps were downloaded from Google Play last...
Google Assistant takes center stage at I/O, search takes a back seat
Search only mentioned twice in a nearly two-hour keynote that saw a long list of announcements....
Google voice-enables movie-ticket buying with Fandango
Enhanced capability is likely a preview of many similar Google Assistant integrations to come....
Study: Google Assistant most accurate, Alexa most improved virtual assistant
While one new study on voice assistants compares the quality of different providers' answers, the other drills into Google's data sources for 22...
Study: Majority reject ads on smart speakers
Just under 40 percent said they were open to ads if they were “relevant.”...
Google Lens comes to Android devices through the side door — Google Photos
This indirect rollout of visual search is intriguing but awkward....
Google Assistant to get multiple new languages, distribution and skills
The Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and be able to offer mobile carrier customer support....
Latest updates to Gboard for Android include a ‘search all media’ feature
Reports indicate the latest refresh for the Google-designed keyboard comes with a new interface that allows users to search all categories....
Survey: People becoming less inhibited about using voice search in public
Texting is the most common use case for voice, and men use voice search more than women, according to new data from Stone Temple Consulting....
What to watch for in 2018: Mobile SEO predictions
Mobile SEO expert Cindy Krum shares her predictions for where mobile is headed in 2018 and dives deep into how current trends fit into the...
The upcoming mobile app Monday: Be prepared
Christmas Day is one of the biggest mobile download days of the year, and columnist Bobby Lyons shares some app store optimization (ASO) tips to...
Google bringing the Assistant to tablets and Lollipop Android phones
The move comes against the backdrop of accelerating virtual assistant usage and intensifying competition....
Google Lens an impressive start for ‘visual search’
While it makes lots of mistakes, it also gets lots of things right....
Voice search: Content may be king, but context is queen in the new voice-first world
Yext VP of Industry Insights Duane Forrester discusses his new e-book, "How Voice Search Changes Everything," and what marketers can do to adapt...