Todd R. Weiss

Google Maps is again expanding its bicycling directions services for travelers by adding six more European nations to its roster of countries where the popular feature is available. “Back in 2012, we added biking directions to our maps for a number of countries in Europe,” wrote Kai Hansen, a Google product manager, in a May […]

Google has reached a deal with customer service ratings vendor STELLAservice to provide buyer satisfaction data to online customers who want to buy items from Google Trusted Stores merchants and other Google partners. The program is aimed at boosting the confidence of buyers before making their online purchases from companies that they haven’t dealt with […]

Google’s Gmail service is now rolling out a new appearance for users’ email accounts by adding tabs that organize incoming mail into individual “compartments.” Google hopes that the new tabs will make it easier and quicker for users to find the messages they are seeking. The tab feature was unveiled May 29 in a post […]

Google’s Chrome Experiments project just unveiled two free new mobile video games aimed at slot-car-racing and Skee-ball fans. “We spend huge chunks of our lives on our phones and tablets,” wrote Iain Tait, a Google Chrome creative director, in a May 28 post on the Google Chrome Blog. “And since life shouldn’t be all work […]

Google Maps is used everywhere, from helping people map their trips to playing prominently in cool Websites where visitors can use Google Maps to find amazing online content. Now Google is creating a free online course where participants can learn much more about Google Maps, including how they can use it to expand their own […]

Google is making it easier for online users to keep up with the latest people, places, products and subjects that are trending in Google Searches through its new Top Charts feature on the Google Trends Web page. The company touted the new feature in a May 22 post on the Google+ page. “Who’s the most-searched […]

Google is starting up a new Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab to find ways to make computers much smarter so they can help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems, from diseases to environmental threats. The idea, according to a May 16 post by Hartmut Neven, director of engineering for the Google Research team on […]

Google invited the general public back in February to submit their innovative, fun and cool ideas for how they would use Google Glass if they could put their hands on the eyewear-mounted computers. Now Google is getting ready to ship those devices out in waves to those whose ideas were approved—once they each pony up […]

Google’s 2-month-old pilot project to provide same-day delivery service for online shoppers in some areas of San Francisco is apparently being expanded to more Bay Area neighborhoods. The Google Shopping Express service, which was unveiled at the end of March in select areas, will now be available across the entire Bay Area, according to a […]