Enlarge ImageGoogle said Android Pay is coming to more than 1 million locations in the US. James Martin/CNET For Google, the second crack at mobile payments could be the charm. Android Pay, the search giant’s latest attempt to spur people into paying for items using their smartphone, launched Thursday, the company said in a blog …

Enlarge ImageNew Apple Watch apps like Facebook Messenger will run directly on the device. James Martin/CNET Apple Watch’s new operating system has an official release date of September 16. The smartwatch also has a host of new apps to run on it. The consumer electronics giant on Wednesday showed off apps including Facebook’s Messenger chat app, a GoPro camera remote …

Enlarge ImageGoogle will compete with Amazon in fresh-food delivery. Google Google wants to bring you your groceries. The search giant on Tuesday confirmed it will test a same-day delivery service for fresh foods later this year. Bloomberg earlier reported the news. Google will first test the service in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as one other, to-be-named US …

Google’s new productivity features are geared toward students. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Google is ready to go back to school. The search giant has updated its suite of productivity apps with an eye toward helping students with school projects. Changes to the apps, which include word-processing program Google Docs and spreadsheet program Google Sheets, include the addition of voice …

Google says its new logo is better for a world where people use more devices. Google Google, in the process of reinventing itself as an empire of companies, gave its colorful logo a face-lift. The search giant unveiled a new corporate logo Tuesday, a few weeks after surprising the world with a massive restructuring that will make Google part of …

The LG Watch Urbane will be able to run on an iPhone with the latest update to Android Wear. LG Google wants to make sure it gets smartwatches powered by its software on as many wrists as possible — even if that means treading into enemy territory. The search giant on Monday said smartwatches that run Android Wear, the Google-made …

Google is just the latest tech giant to pile on against Flash. Adobe Systems The largest tech companies in the world — from Apple to Facebook — have a death wish for Flash, the Adobe-made Web animation software. Add another heavy-hitter to the list: Google. On Tuesday, the search giant will no longer automatically play advertisements made with Flash on …

Google’s message to Europe: Its industry-dominant search engine doesn’t hurt competition in the European Union, it actually helps. That was the Internet giant’s latest volley Thursday to antitrust charges first made by European regulators five years ago. “We believe that Google increases choice for European consumers and offers valuable opportunities for businesses of all sizes,” wrote Google General Counsel Kent …

UnderArmour’s watch face lets you see how many calories you’ve burned. Google Google wants to make it quicker to get information from a smartwatch. To do that, the search giant on Thursday announced new options for watch faces on Android Wear devices, which are powered by Google-made software tailored specifically for wearables. The new watch faces will let people immediately …

Google said it’s testing a new technology to make sure its Project Ara smartphones don’t fall apart. Lynn La/CNET Google earlier this week said it was delaying the launch of Project Ara, its initiative to let people build their phones from interchangeable parts. Why? The company on Thursday said it’s testing new hardware and software to make the project work …