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Smells -- coming soon to a theater near you?
by
Molly Wood
May 1, 2013
Maybe you saw the ‘Google Nose’ April Fool's prank, where users clicked on 'wet dog' and sniffed their laptops to find out what it smells like. Well new smell technology is not a joke -- or not only a joke.
Siri, meet your new competitor, Google Now
by
Queena Kim
Apr 30, 2013
Siri has some stiff competition in Google's Google Now, which just hit iPhone.
What Google search can tell you about the stock market
Apr 26, 2013
New research has found a link between Google search terms and the stock market. In other words, check out what people are searching for and then buy or sell.
Is Google Now's data mining coming to your desktop?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 23, 2013
Molly Wood, senior editor at CNET, joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to explain Google Now and how it works.
Google's CIO on how NYC compares to Silicon Valley
Apr 15, 2013
Chief Information Officer Ben Fried gives a tour of Google's New York headquarters and discusses how its culture differs from Silicon Valley.
Big Data creates big industry for storing data
Apr 4, 2013
Every purchase, online web search and even cellphone call generates data that companies hope to use to boost sales. But storing all that data is becoming a big expense, and it has spawned a multibillion-dollar industry.
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'If I Had Glass'...I'd throw it at your face
by
Molly Wood
Apr 1, 2013
What would you do if you had Google Glass? The public weighs in and the joke is on Google.
For public good, not for profit.
Digital Easter eggs: A developer's secret message to you
by
Molly Wood
Mar 29, 2013
In the digital world, an Easter egg is a hidden message snuck into a computer program, video game, or website where it shouldn’t be.
Google Glass to be made in the USA
by
Queena Kim
Mar 28, 2013
Made in the USA is coming back into fashion in Silicon Valley. Today, the buzz is that Google is planning to make its long-awaited 'Google Glass' in California.
Shopping Enhancer: Online shopping made equal
by
Molly Wood
Mar 20, 2013
A new web service called Shopping Enhancer aims to restore parity to online shopping by getting around Google's pay-to-sell system.