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Microsoft Excel turned 40 and almost nobody noticed - world's most popular spreadsheet now faces tough competition from Google Sheets after crushing Lotus 1-2-3 and Borland Quattro Pro
By Wayne Williams published
Microsoft Excel celebrates 40 years of spreadsheet dominance, but the rapid rise of Google Sheets with its real-time collaboration tools presents a challenge.

Google adds eyes to AI Mode with new visual search features
By Eric Hal Schwartz published
Google's AI Mode search tool is blending images with its conversational search features.

T-Mobile boosts its Starlink satellite service with support for more apps and phones, but quietly loses a Google Photos perk
By Alex Blake published
T-Mobile’s Starlink service now works with more apps, but the company has ended an exclusive Google One perk.

Why Google rebranded to Alphabet - and why it paid dividends
By Ross Kelly published
Google's decision to rebrand to Alphabet made shocked the industry at the time, and it's since paid dividends.

The new Google Home Speaker comes in some fun color options in the US, but elsewhere it's gray all the way
By Cat Ellis published
Not in North America? You're missing out on funky colored speaker and cameras, as well as the new Nest Doorbell.

I tested NotebookLM and found it very useful for academic, technical, and general research
By Brian Turner published
NotebookLM is very useful for academic, technical, and general research.

Gemini is coming to every Google smart home device from the last decade – here's how to get early access
By Mark Wilson last updated
Google has just launched Gemini for Home, a replacement for the aging Google Assistant in smart home devices. Here's how to get an early look at the Alexa+ rival.

Google Home Speaker vs Amazon Echo Dot Max – here’s how the two big smart speaker rivals compare
By Rowan Davies published
From AI smarts to subscription plans, this is how Google and Amazon's new smart speakers compare.
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