Play solitaire and tic-tac-toe in Google Search

Just in case you didn’t have enough distractions on the internet, Google goes ahead and hides more Easter eggs into its search engine. The web browser now has solitaire and tic-tac-toe embedded into it. If you type in either words into the search bar—while you’re on your PC, doesn’t work on mobile—the game will boot up there and just let you play right from the search results.

Aside from that you can also decide things with an automated coin flip, simply type “flip a coin” or “coin flip.” You can even search for what sounds a number of animals make. You can start it off by asking “What does a cat sound like?”

Source: The Verge

Google app on iOS now faster than ever

Google’s giving its iOS users more reason to continue using its app—it’s now faster than ever, which the company says will help you save time. And while the speed difference might not be noticeable, Google says it’s there. Google promises these improvements save all iOS app users a combined 6.5 million hours this year. The Google app for iOS also now supports Accelerated Mobile Pages, which are news articles from different publications that are optimized to load instantly (think Facebook’s Instant Articles). You’d see the word AMP and a lightning bolt for articles that support this feature. You’ll see them when you’re in the Top Stories section. Aside from that, sports fans will now be able to watch highlights from your favorite teams right from Google Now cards. Just tap the sports highlight card and you’re good to go.

Source: Google Search blog

Google brings saved image searches to the desktop

The Pinterest-style photo bookmarking you can do with Google Image Search makes its way out of your mobile devices and into your desktop. Google’s released an update so you can save photos from your browser and organize them by folder on your desktop. The features are similar to what you get on mobile. You just need to click on the star to favorite an item. After that you can tag said photo and add this to a collection. This way you can save those images no matter what device you use. It’s currently available in the U.S. and we’re hoping it makes its way here soon, too.

Source: Google Inside Search | Via: The Next Web

Google Search on Android brings more detailed entertainment-related results

Your search on your favorite artists just got a bit more detailed on Google for Android. The app will now show you tabbed results pages for your favorite artists, TV shows, and the like. For example Android Central tried out The Avett Brothers. The results showed an overview that had things like songs, albums, and upcoming events. Each of these items even get their own tabs so you can delve further in what you want to find out. You even get the option to listen to these artists on your installed music apps.

Android smartphone and tablet users should be seeing this feature now. iOS users have to wait for a bit for the feature will roll out on iOS soon.

Source: Google | Via: Android Central