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Those who just type in an address and go should know that there's so much more to the app than that.
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Debbie Mayo-Smith: Saving time and money in the office
COMMENT: I'd like to share a little secret with you to save you time and the business money.
Google's project wing delivery drones to be tested
Google's Project Wing drone delivery services will be tested at a US site, the White House has announced.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: Two easy, helpful productivity tips
COMMENT: At the end of the day take five minutes to review your time at work.
Gender experiment reveals tech gender gap secret
A website founder says the gender gap in recruiting requires 'a lot of different approaches to fix.'
Debbie Mayo-Smith: The woe of a parent - make Pokémon go away
COMMENT: I love technology but what a pity it is that it makes games so accessible.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: When you don't need fans to bring in more business
COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.
April Fool's joke hits the big time
Pokemon Go, the location-based mobile game that has become a massive hit, began as an April Fool's joke.
Tech giants: Trump would be 'disaster for innovation'
From Apple's co-founder to the CEO of Yelp, Silicon Valley is going after the GOP candidate.
Google emoji aim to combat gender inequality
You can grow up to be anything you want to be -- and now so can your emoji.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: MicroMoments and what you need to know
COMMENT: A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need.
Google can forget embarrassing searches
You can see what information Google is stockpiling, and ask it to forget your history.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: What can I use my smartphone camera for?
COMMENT: A selection of ways you can use your smartphone camera.
Google feature to bring local quake data
New Google feature to collate local seismic information and display it after a quick search, avoiding trawling through websites
John Drinnan: Digital not pulling its weight
COMMENT: Spark chief executive Simon Moutter hit a nerve calling for Google, Facebook and other global media players to pay their fair share of taxes.
Google is killing song lyric websites
The sites that serve up song lyrics are in danger of being devoured by Google.
Dear Google: Please make smartphones interesting again
Google is turning its attention to the smartphone market again.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to easily view your website traffic
COMMENT: Who is going to give you all these answers and without payment of money? Google!
Brits frantically Google 'what is EU?'
What have we done? Brits frantically Google 'what is the EU?', hours after voting to leave it as Brexit remorse spreads.
Google aims to stop terrifying you when you search medical symptoms
Even if you're not a hypochondriac by nature, jumping on Google to do some research when you have a mysterious headache or cough has been enough to make you one.
Spark boss calls out tech giants on tax
COMMENT: Tax - it's about doing the right thing, writes Spark managing director Simon Moutter.
Google Maps: Some mysteries explained
Here are just a few explanations behind the strangest mysteries involving Google Maps.
Apple and Google can't stand app store chaos
Allowing the app economy to develop chaotically has led to incredible clutter.
Google NZ gets less revenue from parent
Google New Zealand, the local unit of the global search engine, received less revenue from its parent and related companies in 2015.
Google's computers are now creating songs?
Artificial intelligence is making it possible to create new songs in just seconds.
Google's settings getting more user-friendly
What's the first thing you would do if you lost your smartphone?
Is this search engine smarter than Google?
ANALYSIS: Omnity, a new search engine, tries to put things in context.
Google raided over $2.6 billion tax fraud
Google's offices in Paris have been raided by police in an investigation into money laundering and "aggravated tax fraud".
Snowden calls for boycott of Google's newest app
If users want their messages to be encrypted, they will have to opt in.
Google embeds AI to make searchs ubiquitous
Google is turning to artificial intelligence to make sure people keep using its search engine.
Billions are being invested in unwanted driverless cars
Brian Lesko and Dan Sherman hate the idea of driverless cars, but for very different reasons.
Tech hubs and money pop up away from Silicon Valley
The Bay Area has long been the center of the technology world, and it remains the undisputed king of startups.