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Weather predictions are always hit or miss, and more often than not, a giant miss. Thankfully for many, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and its Google unit are looking to fix this major pet peeve. According to Android Police, Google Now's new weather card has "gotten slightly better"...

According to more than two dozen investors and current and former Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) employees, things started to quickly unravel for the company after CEO Marissa Mayer failed to keep her secret 2015 pledge to investors to limit the company’s spending. The Wall Street Journal’s...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) started as a search engine, but it has evolved into a company that offers a wide variety of services -- everything from maps and e-mail to smarter phones and better homes. The company never stops experimenting with new ideas, many of which seem to come out of nowhere....

Through its just announced Nest Developer Program, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) wants to do no less than help create a “more conscious and thoughtful home,” according to the company in a blog post Monday. The post begins, “Wouldn’t it be cool if our homes...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new 4.0 version of its iOS search app now comes with a number of new features, according to 9to5 Mac. For starters, the app recognizes voice search “cues” and can participate in conversational input similar to the way Apple's Siri works. One example regarding version 4...

Strange as it seems, it would appear that is the case. Whether it is an “under the radar” feature by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or comes with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) blessing, was not known according to iMore. What is known is that Passbook, a feature of iOS 6 that allows users to store tickets,...

Asked about its acquisition of speech recognition technology company, Novauris Technologies, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) told TechCrunch, “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” According to TechCrunch the technology held by...

In an attempt to make Gmail more useful, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is reportedly in the process of developing several new features. One of them is a Snooze Button. According to Geek.com, email you consider important, but not critical, could be “snoozed.” This would cause the message to go into...

After asking Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Siri and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google Now a series of 800 questions on a variety of topics, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster concluded both are ever so slightly above average, with each achieving an overall grade of C+. Asking questions both indoors and...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) much-anticipated smartwatch is about to go into mass production, following some last minute tinkering with features and battery life, according to The Wall Street Journal. The new wearable computing device, which the newspaper said would be available within “months,”...

In a new report out Wednesday, Consumer Reports said Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s new iPhone 5S “Tops the already great iPhone 5 with a surprisingly reliable fingerprint reader, a faster processor, and better-than-ever camera.” So far, so good. In addition, the not-for-profit ratings organization...

Adapting device security to physical location is an idea whose time has come, at least for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Engadget reported Thursday that the company had applied for a patent on a system that alters the security system on your smartphone and other devices to fit your surroundings. If...

The ability to carry on an actual personalized conversation with your computer, tablet or smartphone is about to get a step closer. Over the next few days Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) plans to roll out an upgrade to Google Search that will allow you to ask questions like “When will my package arrive?”...