The company breaks down language barriers a billion times a day, it reveals at Google I/O. On the to-do list: real-time conversation translation. more

The Chromebook Pixel may be pretty, but it can't talk to cameras -- among the many problems that keep it from being a prime-time laptop. more

Instead of gadgets, the message is clear: Google's personalized services are aiming to get into your head and be a part of you...and your social life. more

Google is happy enough with WebP to spread it across the company, including the Google+ app on Android. Also: new features coming to WebP. more

Google Maps users supply critical data that the company uses to customize maps based on the destination selected and to create cinematic fly-bys of popular locations. more

What about Google Glass for those who don't like contacts? A few glasses with Glass attached were lurking on the show floor. more

Lost among the service updates and new product features, Google has begun to make an aggressive push at eliminating some of its popular competition. more

The programming language for Web sites and Web apps is less complex and therefore easier to develop, Chrome programmers argue at Google I/O. more

During a Google I/O fireside chat, a team of Google Android engineers acknowledged continuing fragmentation issues with Android's software. Also: might Android get dramatically different camera abilities? more

At its I/O conference, two of Google's top-level security experts say the company is intensely focused on the issue, but passwords remain a thorny problem. more

A new technology offers Congress a new opportunity to preen for the cameras. more

Microsoft's proposal to build its unified mouse-pen-multitouch interface technology into Chrome gets a warm reception at Google I/O. more

Google's partner in documenting the ocean floor says it needs more help from developers to save the world's coral reefs. more

Suddenly a lot of big names are offering Glassware for Glass: Twitter, Facebook, CNN, Evernote, and more. The early days of Glass are all about not being as paradigm-breaking as you think. more

At its Google I/O conference, the company showed off the equipment it uses to gather its 360-degree panoramic imagery of the world. more

An ad that was originally made just for internal purposes osmoses onto the Web, coincidentally as Google's I/O conference is under way. more

Gmail adds the option to transfer money, Hangouts have a hidden Easter egg, and Bing beams you to the Star Trek universe. more

A massive hydraulic arm wowed the crowd at a Google I/O party Wednesday night. But the poor robotic appendage really needs a good caption. Can you lend us a hand, readers? more

Fear not, Glass fans. Google is working on video streaming and a development kit for Project Glass, the company promised on the second day of its annual I/O conference. more

A Googler takes to Google+ to say that texting via Hangouts is coming soon. But will it help Hangouts pull in a wider audience? more