HAPPY APPS FOR NEWS

– Google “Currents” is a free magazine app for Android devices, iPads and iPhones. It starts you out with six covers showing on the screen, and… Read more

DO THE MATH

You can type anything you want into the Google search bar, and the more specific the question, the better the answer. Now you can also use Google to… Read more

STILL APP HAPPY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

Google Maps now come indoor as well as outdoor. You can get a map that’s the floor plan for an airport, a mall, or retail store. The maps come in… Read more

FREE AT THE CHROME STORE

If you use the Chrome web browser instead of Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer, you probably saw an on-screen notice for the Chrome web store…. Read more

GOOGLE TV

Google TV was roundly criticized when it first came out. Who needs a TV that goes on the Internet? But it’s recently been upgraded to include more… Read more

BEYOND PICASA

We’re big fans of Google Picasa, the free photo editing and organizing program, but there are a lot of other free programs out there, and a reader… Read more

BEYOND FACEBOOK

If Facebook doesn’t feel private enough, there are other social networks out there. — Posterous, formerly a blogging site, has reinvented… Read more

YOUR PHONE WILL BE YOUR WALLET

We remember when people who weren’t paying cash, wrote checks at the grocery store. Some still write checks and hold up everybody in line. Most… Read more

JUST HANGING OUT

GPhangouts.com has public places where you can hang out with others on Google Plus in a group video chat. We met a travel writer there, some business… Read more

OUTSMARTING GOOGLE

“Outsmarting Google,” by Evan and Bradley Bailyn, $25 from quepublishing.com. Evan Bailyn’s websites have been visited by more than 50… Read more