Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...

Google has improved its Google Desktop PC and Web search application by adding to it a panel that provides information from a variety of sources, the Mountain View, Calif., company announced Monday.

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Google's desktop app, called Google Desktop or Google Desktop Search, was introduced for Windows back in 2004. Three years later, the company released the app for Linux and Mac OS X. The Mountain View ...

Google Inc. is bringing its proven search capabilities to a Windows XP- or Windows 2000-equipped computer near you, helping users to catalog most of the files and content on their PCs through its ...

Google Desktop for Enterprise can index and make searchable the text of e-mail, files, viewed Web pages and chats IBM Corp. has made available for free a plug-in that integrates its WebSphere ...

In its first major innovation since its August IPO, Google has launched a desktop search engine tool that allows users to search personal computer files at the same speed they “google” the Web. The ...

Google Drive for desktop on macOS and Windows is adding AI-powered ransomware detection that can stop syncing and allows for easy file restore. This new approach complements antivirus software.