Great news for new Google boss Sundar Pichai, and good news too for India - his appointment makes him the latest Indian to earn a massively high-profile job in the US technology industry.

Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.

Google marks the 229th anniversary of the first ascent to Mont Blanc, the largest peak in the Alps mountain range in Europe.

Samsung, LG and Google pledges to provide monthly security updates for smartphones running the Android operating system.

London becomes the most googled city in the world for its art galleries, performing arts and innovative design.

A year after both Apple's Car Play and Google's Android Auto in-car smartphone connectivity systems were announced, the technologies are finally arriving in mass-market cars.

Google is to defy France's ruling that the "right to be forgotten" should be applied globally and not just in Europe.

Internet search giant Google pays respect to former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away on Monday, by marking its homepage with a black ribbon, reports the Indian Express.

Half of the world's estimated online population now check in to the social networking giant Facebook at least once a month.

Microsoft is looking to test a brand new web version of Bing Maps, which really resembles the service already provided by Google Maps.

Google says it is "appalled" that its new Photos app mistakenly labelled a black couple as being "gorillas".

Google announces the launch of a new site called News Lab, a destination that aims to connect journalists with programs, data and other resources to aid in their reporting.

YouTube is creating an online arena devoted to video game play, jumping onto a hot "e-sports" trend and challenging Amazon-owned Twitch.

Google Inc is launching a live streaming gaming service called "YouTube Gaming", creating a rival to Amazon.com Inc's Twitch service.

Google announced it is working with iconic US jean maker Levi Strauss to make clothing from specially woven fabric with touch-screen control capabilities.

Google has filed a patent for toys that pay attention to who is in a room and can interact with other media devices.

Google wants to make it easier for you to buy things when you search from your phone.

Social networking site Facebok is testing an internal search engine to help users find links to post.

Google pays tribute to mothers all over the world to mark Mother's Day. Its doodle showcases a mother's unconditional love for her offspring.

A new application lets people send self-destructing messages from whatever email accounts they fancy.