Robin Williams tops Google Canada’s 2014 trending list

With over two trillion searches done around the world in 2014, what got Canadians talking this year? The passing of Robin Williams had Canadians looking him up and making him the highest-trending search term for the year. The World Cup and Winter Olympics also made it to the Top Trending Searches list. Listed below are some of the highlights of Google Canada’s year in search:

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Google talks Hodor, helps you woo your partner

Google's infusing a bit of humour into its Search app with its latest update. If you've been missing Game of Thrones and are bummed that Hodor isn't in the next season of the show, just say "Hodor" into the Google Search app and it'll say it right back with one hearty "Hodor!"

If you have absolutely no clue what we're talking about, the other new features infused into the Google app include asking it to feed you a love quote, flip a coin, and roll a six-sided die. The update is in the middle of being rolled out.

Source: CNET

Google adds video game panel in search

You were only able to find out about music, TV shows, movies and like when using Google Search. Now, Google has updated its Knowledge Graph to show video game information as well. It includes things such as what series the game belongs to, initial released date, developers, publishers, designers, supported platforms, as well as review scores. Knowledge Graph is used by Google to map out real world objects, landmarks, and famous people. So, now if you want to find out more information about the games you are playing or want to play, Google is making it easier for you to find these things out.

Source: VentureBeat

Google Voice Search adds multi-language support

When doing multi-language Voice Search before, Google would need you to change the language settings. Now, they are rolling out an update that will support multiple languages. The latest version of Google Search (version 3.6) should be up on Play Store. To activate this feature, you just need to head to the Settings menu and then select Search & Now > Voice > Languages. You can then pick up to five languages you want Google Search to understand. But Android Police points out there are still shortcomings with the update, including the lose of "Ok Google" detection. Hopefully they fix that soon.