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9 cool features in Google Maps that you may not know about

9 cool features in Google Maps that you may not know about

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend–and Memorial Day weekend traffic, whoo!–I was so happy to get a chance to sit down with Google yesterday and learn more about some of the incredible changes they’ve made to the Google Maps app. I for one am an...
History of the World with Google Earth takes you on a tour through the ages.

History of the World with Google Earth takes you on a tour through the ages.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

We’ve used the cool virtual map Google Earth to get a bird’s eye view of our house, Disney World, and my mother’s tiny hometown in Europe. And now there is a really neat history book for kids, History of the World with Google Earth, that puts the...
Google launches Android Wear – First up, smartwatches

Google launches Android Wear – First up, smartwatches

by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware

With the huge popularity of wearable tech and smartwatches, it’s no surprise that Google is leading the fray with Android Wear which they just announced today. And from I can tell, it’s worth getting excited about. Along with allowing the Android Wear user...
Adaptxt Learning Keyboard for Android: No more damn you, autocorrect.

Adaptxt Learning Keyboard for Android: No more damn you, autocorrect.

by Kristin | Best Apps

When we recently moved to Long Island, I was a little overwhelmed with the town names — places like Setauket, Ronkonkoma, and Hauppauge all led to some pretty comical auto-corrects on my smart phone. If only I had had the Adaptxt keyboard app for Android, I...
Helpouts by Google: Expert advice that goes beyond “I googled it and some guy said…”

Helpouts by Google: Expert advice that goes beyond “I googled it and some guy said…”

by Jeana | Websites We Love

You’d think that when baby #3 came along, parenting would be old hat. But…nope. Forgot everything. Rather than comb the Internet for hundreds of different solutions (and I use that term loosely) it’s nice to know that expert advice from a live person...
The best Santa apps for kids: 4 magical ways to connect your kids with the big guy right through your phone or PC

The best Santa apps for kids: 4 magical ways to connect your kids with the big guy right through your phone or PC

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

Kids already bubbling over with excitement that Santa will be on his way in just a few more days? Santa apps for kids can be a really magical way to bring the story to life, only we’ve tried out plenty and sheesh, some of them belong on the naughty list. So here...
With Google’s Santa Tracker, the Christmas countdown is all fun and games.

With Google’s Santa Tracker, the Christmas countdown is all fun and games.

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

My son has told me at least four times today exactly how many days away Christmas is. I think you could say the countdown is officially on. So, I’m going to set the default home screen on our kitchen computer to Google’s Santa Tracker—a fun way for the...
The Moto X: The phone that makes the iPhone die-hards raise an eyebrow or two.

The Moto X: The phone that makes the iPhone die-hards raise an eyebrow or two.

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware

I’ve been a fan of Motorola phones since way back when I owned a fabulous new, silver, late-90’s Razr. (Now about $12.23 on eBay.) So leave it to Google, who now owns Motorola, to take an already awesome phone brand and together, one-up the iPhone in a...
Today’s Halloween Witch Google Doodle is a fun way to avoid work for 3 more minutes.

Today’s Halloween Witch Google Doodle is a fun way to avoid work for 3 more minutes.

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love

This has been a great month for Google Doodles (maybe those free lattes are keeping everyone inspired?) and today’s Halloween Witch is a perfect example.  Skip the auto-search in your address bar for one day and instead...
How to keep your profile off of Google ads with the new Google Terms of Service changes

How to keep your profile off of Google ads with the new Google Terms of Service changes

by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media

On November 11, Google will go live with three new changes to their terms of service, with one particular component regarding Google ads that you might want to pay special attention to. Especially if you don’t want your Google Plus profile showing up on...
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