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Some Google Now users can now ask about a place they're near without mentioning it by name. For example, you might be standing in front of the Eiffel Tower and simply ask "How tall is this?" and Google Now will be able to discern what you're asking about based on your mobile device's location data.

Google paying US$3.2 billion for smart thermostat company Nest gave an indication of the company's vision for the connected home. Now it has integrated control of the thermostat with its Google app, letting owners control their Nest via voice commands and enabling location-based services.

Gizmag has spent some time with Android 5.0 Lollipop and now we share our impressions of the first major version release of Android in three years.

A Russian company is working to perfect an interesting new digital personal assistant that could bridge the gap between Google Now and Siri and more futuristic artificial intelligence concepts like Samantha, Joaquin Phoenix's digital companion in the movie Her.

The newest version of Android has been officially released, although it may take a while to reach most phones, get a taste of what's to come.

Google has released the new look of Gmail to an invite-only group of beta testers. We tried out the new app and web interface for a week and found it to be a long overdue upgrade.

Gizmag has had some time to get to know the new Moto X and found it to be even better than its unappreciated predecessor from last year. In fact, we've reached the conclusion that it may be the best phone history will forget.

Motorola has gone big with it's flagship Android phone, with not just a larger screen, but a growing selection of unique accessories and customizations.

The most anticipated Android Wear smart watch is finally here, but Motorola prefers to call its Moto 360 the "reinvention of the modern timepiece." Eric Mack got his hands on one and thinks it may just be the timepiece we've been waiting for since, well... since the beginning of time.

LG's G Watch is at the low-end of the first crop of Android Wear smartwatches debuting this year, but Gizmag's Eric Mack took it on a summer road trip and he says it could still change your life for the better.

From the moment Google kicked off its I/O developers' conference on Wednesday, it was clear that wearables and Android Wear would feature prominently, as a parade of Google employees took the stage wearing mostly big-screened bulky-looking watches on their wrists.

Google has announced the roll-out of Google Now for Chrome. Google Now users will be able to receive their automated updates in their browser once it has been updated and if they are signed into Chrome. The roll-out is expected to take up to a few weeks.